Hi Bernard, Since nobody else has spoken up yet:
I ride a lot, but I haven't done any proper loaded touring in a while. My tire experience is mostly in the 700c size, and it's like this: For fast rides on pavement and on dirt roads that are in decent shape: Continental GP5000 in the widest version, 32 mm. Notably fast, and by some miracle, no flats. I'm careful where I ride, though. If I were going on a light & fast solo tour with mostly pavement and outside of cities, that'd be the tire I choose. For city riding with glass expected, the answer is Schwalbe Marathon. No flats for a decade, and I live in a mid-Michigan college town. Problem with these is, they don't flex, so pick your width carefully and realize you'll inflate them pretty hard if you want to GO. In that sense, my 40 mm tires are too large, because there's no extra comfort over the 35 and 37 mm versions I also ride, once they're pumped up so they roll. In the dark, the reflective strip around the tire is excellent. These tires are more than twice as heavy as the GPs. Panaracer Paselas, especially in the Kevlar-belted version, pretty much split the difference in terms of rolling resistance, comfort, and flat protection. I just fixed a tiny hole that took me minutes to find.. it was caused by a small glass shard that had worked its way through the Kevlar, but just barely. I have the 700x35c ersion on Dyads on my touring bike, and they actually measure 36 mm wide, the same as the "40" mm Schwalbes did. These are a good choice if some bad dirt roads are part of the mix, and at < 40 PSI, they're quite comfortable over the rough stuff. Expensive tires from Herse are on my list to try on the rando bike I'm looking to build up over the winter, but for touring, one of the three tires listed above would be my choice. cheers -mathias On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 12:59:24 PM UTC-5 ber...@bernardduhon.com wrote: > I first, wish my biker friends a happy new year! > > > > I am new to the list and enjoy the tales & profit from the advice. > > > > On the touring tire subject I was over thinking it. Just cause I have a > great set up my touring bike (26 inch Marathon Supremes) Doesn’t mean the > Gravelkings sitting in the garage won’t do just fine and fresh tires are > always a good idea. > > > > Happy riding > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/29a88a1e-5f67-4823-9cd2-8f15084f98ecn%40googlegroups.com.
