I've been riding Panaracer Nifty Swiftys on my Bleriot since 2007. I was happy with their flat resistance and the durability of the rubber, but the sidewalls seemed to get brittle and tear after a while. When a second sidewall rip occurred, I decided to look for other options. I somehow talked myself into splurging on the Loup Loup Pass Ultralights, and wow... what a difference. I always thought casing suppleness was marketing BS, but apparently not. Despite the Compass tires being considerably wider than the Nifty Swifties, they roll much more smoothly, and along with the reduced weight, I feel like I've gained a couple mph when riding with no extra effort!
Regarding mounting on Velocity Synergy rims, I have 2007 era Synergies, and mounting was mildly annoying, in that some attention was required to get the tire evenly seated. Once inflated, though, as far as I can see the tire stays put. I have a hundred miles or so commuting miles on the tires so far and they are still evenly mounted. Anyway, so far it appears to have been money well spent. Does anyone know if Rivendell's own online store no longer carrying Nifty Swifties is because Grant has recognized that they are actually not very good tires? -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
