I may be unusual (some would say that's obvious), I've never paid more than $20 for a Pasela. Usually in the $15 range.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 7:04 PM, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > These don't seem to have a boutique price to me. $50 per tires at a brick > and mortar shop seems about right for a Pasela PT in (almost) 2015. Last > time I priced Pasela TG in 700c they were $45ish. This same 650b tire in > wire bead has a riv retail of $38 which seems pretty swell by my wallet. I > bet there is a non PT (new style of TG tires) version for even less. Online > retailers often have Paselas on sale at a very low margin but that is a > different economic model and I don't feel the comparison is fair. > > I would buy these tires if I had a 650b that I didn't ride that often and > just wanted tires on it for the occasional trip. Unfortunately Panaracer > used the thicker and less comfortable tread pattern they have on this run of > tires. > > Jason > > > On Dec 17, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Chris Cullum <cullum.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:52:55 AM UTC-8, William Lindsay wrote: >> >> Another gap in the lineup is now filled. If Compass or GrandBois tires >> are too expensive and/or too flat prone for you, but you don't want to go >> uber heavy with Schwalbe or other stiff casing tires, there is now a 42mm >> 650B Pasela. Riv has it for $50 650B x 42 Pasela > > > It's nice that these are available but it's kind of a bummer that there is a > boutique premium on the 650B size compared to 700C or 27" or 559 sizes. The > non-Tg wire bead Paselas are commonly available in the low $20 range > (sometimes even lower on sale) and the folding TG models in the $30 bracket. > As Steve P said I don't feel a folding TG Pasela should be in the same price > bracket as a Hetre (which is already about the same price as high end > Challenge clinchers for example). > >> >> Presumably that means Merry Sales has them, so your LBS can get it for you >> as well. If, like me, you've had decent luck with the 650Bx38 Soma New >> Express, then this is a nice add to the list of choices. > > > Chris Cullum > Vancouver, BC > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "650b" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to 650b+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to 6...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/650b. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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.
