I have the Hetres on my Bleriot, tire pressure ranging from 45-60psi (depending on how if I'm too lazy to pump up my tires, heh.) So far, it's been great for roads and light trails. Yeah, they're a little pricier, but definitely great, responsive tires. Like riding on a quick couch.
Only warning I can think of are the sidewalls are extremely thin so you'd need to be mindful of where you're riding and how rough the terrain is. But again, aside from that, they're really good tires. Doesn't hurt that they're beautiful either. On Apr 23, 3:32 pm, James Dinneen <jfxdinn...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I also have a Bleriot. The bike shop was showing me some Hetres but at $60 or > so a piece, I was hesitant. I have adequate, $25 Cdlv's now. I would be > interested in a comparison of the two tires for the time when I need to > replace the Cdlv's. Jim D Massachusetts > > --- On Thu, 4/22/10, Jon Grant <jgr...@papagrant.com> wrote: > > From: Jon Grant <jgr...@papagrant.com> > Subject: Re: [RBW] New Bleriot Owner; Mushing thru turns > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 9:00 PM > > I have a 59cm Blériot. I weigh, um, more than you by 50 lbs or so. When I > used Col De La Vies, I kept them around 70-75 lbs. A lot of folks reported > that they felt a little squirmy, especially in corners, but I never noticed > it until I got Grand Bois Hetres and felt the absence of squirm. Noticeable, > but not a huge difference, at least to me. So, maybe add 10-15 lbs pressure? > > -- > Jon “Papa” Grant > Illustration + Information Graphics > Austin, Texas > jgr...@papagrant.com > 512-284-9599 > > Drawings — all sorts > > From: Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:12:37 -0700 (PDT) > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [RBW] New Bleriot Owner; Mushing thru turns > > So, as I mentioned, I purchased a cherry size 59 Bleriot from another > list member two weeks back. It came in a box last week, and I have > been commuting on it this week. Great fitting, comfortable bike. It's > different than my other Riv's in that it rolls along on 650Bs and 35mm > Col de la Vies. Aside from my slow uptake on remembering to keep the > inside pedal up when negotiating a turn (numerous bone-head pedal > strikes to my discredit) the next strangest thing are the tires. For > those of you who ride with these Col de la Vie tires, do they feel, > well, squishy to you in turns? I have the rear pumped up to 45 lbs, > and the fronts to about 42. When I corner, the rear feels like > cornering with a flat tire, yet I check, and they are still inflated > as per the sidewalls (max of 50). I'm not the kid I used to be, but I > still only weigh 175, and most of that is still distributed pretty > much like it should be. Any of you good folks have any thoughts on > this? > > This weekend I'm converting the cockpit from drops and bar-ends to > Albatross and thumbies. I'll post pix then. > > Regards, > Ray > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
