> Here's a thought, though I'm not serious, but a narrow tire should run over > less glass and debris than a wider tire right? So statistically less flats? > If you had a tire 1/2" wide, you'd hardly ever get a flat!
Someone posed the notion seriously on Peter White's bicycle lifestyle thread a while back. Peter offered that thinner tires may ride over less debris, but when they do hit something are more likely to flat. The thinner the tire, the higher the pressure, meaning the tire wall is less apt to give when it comes in contact with nasties. On Mar 5, 10:55 am, Ron Farnsworth <r2far...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I got 2 flats last year in about 1000 miles with JB Greens which I ride > mostly on paved but with a little gravel and offroad thrown in now and then. > Both times it was small glass slivers that made it through (no goatheads > around this part of MA). I'm guessing these slivers would not have made it > though something with a thicker or tougher tred. I love the way the JB's roll > though. For this season I put some of those kevlar strips sold by Riv > inside the tires and will try that. > Here's a thought, though I'm not serious, but a narrow tire should run over > less glass and debris than a wider tire right? So statistically less flats? > If you had a tire 1/2" wide, you'd hardly ever get a flat! > > --- On Fri, 3/5/10, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: [RBW] Re: Schwalbe Kojak vs Jack Brown > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 11:13 AM > > Hi Mike, > > I've been running the Jack Brown Greens on my AHH. I weigh the same as you > and with fenders,a rack and a bag, and other accoutrement, the bike/rider > combo is far from svelte. I commute on this bike quite a bit and haven't run > into any difficulties yet. The Greens are nice and supple and ride quite > well. They've handled gravely areas and glass-strewn areas and unexpected > debris with aplomb. The real question is what kind of roads you ride on. If > there are things that tend to flatten your tires (such as goatheads, etc) > then maybe go with the tougher tire. > > For some reason, I have always had worse luck with belted tires versus their > unbelted counterparts. The Ruffy Tuffys, Flak-Jacketed tires, and the Conti > Gator Skins have all flatted more for me than other tires. > > Joe > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:26:18 -0800 > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Schwalbe Kojak vs Jack Brown > > From: mjawn...@gmail.com > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > So I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on some new tires to use for > > my brevet series this year and am not sure what to do. Last year I > > rode JB blues and they worked well, only one flat for the entire > > series. They do seem just a tad sluggish but they do corner well. The > > sidewalls on my rear seemed to give out before the tread. That said, > > like a moron, my 190lb self is considering some Greens? I'm also > > considering Schwalbe Kojaks but am worried they'll run under size. > > Folks out there have any thoughts. I had also briefly considered > > Schwalbe Marathon Supremes but they seem like overkill. > > > I guess my number one priority is durability in which case I should > > probably go with JB blues but I just can't help wanting to try > > something new and something that might roll a little better. All of > > these tires are rather pricey so I'm just a bit hesitant to pull the > > trigger on tires I may not like. Hmmm... Probably not a decision to be > > made when I'm this caffeinated. Perhaps I'll go for a ride this > > morning and make my decision when I get back. > > > --mike > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bu...@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.
