Grand Bois Cypres - tried them. The Hutchinsons are more durable, and weigh about the same. When I do get around to swapping tires on the Bleriot, there are some Soma Xpress tires in the bin.
Hey! Steve, you are retired! Want to ride a perm pop with me out of Alexandria in October? On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 1:28:38 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 08/19/2014 03:22 PM, Lynne Fitz wrote: > > Like Steve, I keep a notebook. While I am not particularly proactive > about replacing things, I do keep an eye on the tires and chain. And am > usually amazed by the mileage I get on both. Actually, my riding buddies > are more amazed :-) > > The bike goes up on the stand for a clean and lube before most biggish > rides; I can look at the tires at that point. I have a chain-checker. > > As for tires - I had Marathons once, on my then-commuter. Never again, > although I never worried about getting a flat. > > > > > proof against even these things... > > > The Riv currently has mismatched tires - Michelin Axial Raid and > Michelin Megamium. I know, they don't even have matching sidewalls. But > neither is up for replacement. I do have some tires waiting in the wings. > > > Wow. If they're 650B tires, they must be truly ancient ancient by now. I > think it's been at least 10 years since the Axial Raid 650B was available, > and something like 5-8 for the Megamium, no? > > > > The Sweetpea (rando, big miles bike) is currently running the Hutchinson > 650b tires. I like them. I can ride them into the ground, barring any > seriously bad cuts. I'd go for the Compass tires, but there are no 650b 32 > or 34 ones available, and my bike doesn't do well with 38s - not enough > room. > > > How about the Grand Bois Cypres 32mm 650B? > > > > As long as it isn't raining, cleaning and lubing a bike is meditative. > If it is cold, fill the wash bucket with hot water. > > > When it's cold I bring the work stand indoors and do it in the basement. > > Somebody commented about chain cleaning being "messy." I use mineral > spirits in old coffee cans (stored between times in an old plastic mineral > spirits bottle, to allow the silt to settle to the bottom) and unless I'm > clumsy and knock the can over, there's neither mess nor smell (it's well > worth paying the premium for non-stink mineral spirits in this case!). > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
