On Jan 16, 5:18 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 20:14 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: > > Nathan, I think Steve's compare/contrast was pretty spot on. I can > > add that I flatted RTs pretty regularly via goathead thorns and that > > the tread started peeling off on my tires. > > What besides tank treads don't flat on goathead thorns?
http://www.schwalbetires.com/marathon_plus http://www.schwalbetires.com/images/e_img1_1152.gif Forget Kevlar belts, Schwalbe took a low-tech approach and put a layer of soft rubber under the tread that's thicker than a thumbtack is long. I suspect goatheads won't get through that. Never tried them myself, though. At least they should ride better than Air Free tires. http://www.airfreetires.com/ Bill
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