Eric- In the pics, the folded tire on your rear rack is obviously kevlar bead - are the tires on the bike wire bead or kevlar? It seems from what I have found that all kevlar Paselas are TourGuard, but wire bead Paselas can be TG or non-TG. Just curious which you were riding.
Thanks, Pete On Jan 6, 12:38 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > Scroll down a bit and you can see my Quickbeam (with Paselas) in some photos > taken at the check-in before the start of PBP: > http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/p-b-p/0xa12a94c.htm > > --Eric N > > On Jan 6, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm glad bictourist asked this question, because I was considering the > > exact same thing. > > > Last thing I'd want on a century or brevet is to be fixing flats all > > time.... but reading about all these "magical" tires I thought I was > > riding real dogs with my Paselas, Hearing that Eric did PBP on them I > > feel much better! > > > -Pete > > > On Jan 6, 12:03 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > >> I'll also weigh in for the Paselas. I've used them for many epic rides, > >> including PBP '07 (no flats in 765 miles). I've seen the 700x32 size for > >> sale as low as $8 (annual sale at the UC Davis Bike Barn last year). > > >> --Eric N > > >> On Jan 6, 2011, at 7:40 AM, bicitourist <ejro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> Hi everyone, The time has come to get some tires for my new ride. I've > >>> been running a loaned pair of Schwable Marathon 700x32 @ 80-85psi from my > >>> commuter. I've been running these for a couple of years now with no > >>> problems but I wanted something more supple. New bike = New tires right? > >>> I know I'm giving up some puncture resistance for comfort, but I'm sure > >>> there is a sweet spot out there! I tried some continental gatorskins > >>> 700x28 (but they were too skinny and made my bike feel unstable maybe it > >>> was all those miles on the 32s?). I'm looking for an all-round tire, but > >>> most of my miles are on pavement (I'd say 80%). I'm also planning on my > >>> first 200K and 300K this year! > > >>> From my research it looks like I've narrowed it down to: > > >>> Jack Brown Blue's (I'm 6 ft 215lb so i don't think Greens will do) > >>> Pasela Wire bead > >>> GB Cypres > > >>> Thanks in advance for the advice! --Eduardo > >>> -- > >>> 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.
