It's interesting that Fatty Rumpkins don't get much discussion attention when people talk about 650b general purpose tires. I have had them for 4 months and 1000 miles on my commuter and not a single problem. They measure fairly close to the hetre in width on synergy rims (40mm) and they are fairly silent, especially after the initial period of wear. I have used it on a few mixed-terrain rides and they grip fairly well in shallow gravel and semi-wet dirt paths. They are not as fast as the hetres, but they are also plenty comfortable and puncture proof. I got them for $22.50 a piece (not foldable) from Universal Cycles in Portland. I love my Hetres and Cypres, but I love the FR as a do-it-all tire
Franklyn On Jun 15, 4:10 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Mon, 2009-06-15 at 15:46 -0700, Gino Zahnd wrote: > > Well if one were budget-minded or budget-impaired, one could purchase > > plush 650b tires for less than $20 (CDLV). They don't offer the same > > performance, but they do get you there in comfort, and last this side > > of forever. It's mostly that context that I was speaking to. > > Well, here we are in complete agreement. CdlVs do last a long time and > hold up well in poor conditions, and they're a real bargain. I switched > my Saluki to Hetres, but the new P/R, which will be built as a > porteur/city bike is getting CdlVs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
