I've gotten more flats with the 32mm Pasela TGs than any other tire. The 37mm
(non TG) Paselas have yet to flat. I agree with you on Conti. The 28 mm Ultra
Gatorskins are hard to beat for flat free high mileage tires and are reasonable
comfy at 85 psi (116 max on the label). They are less comfortable than the 32
Pasela though. I also have a pair of 25 mm Grand Prixs that have yet to tried
out. They just look too skinny to me anymore.
YMMV. Literally
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From: PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com>
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, January 27, 2011 5:03:22 AM
Subject: Re: [RBW] 26 inch light?
Unfortunately, there is a big gap in 559 tires between the very few
top quality, supple ones, which are all skinny ("all"? Conti Grand
Prix is all I know of that is currently made) and fatter but wooden
utility tires, the Paselas, 1.25 and 1.5 being a rare exception: and
even the Paselas are not top of the line supple and fast, more like
halfway between utility/cheap and soft/fast. ...
I am currently using GPs on the 571'd gofast and 559 OS Specialized
Turbos (even better) on the Commuter, but these are respectively 23 mm
and 22 mm on narrow rims. But they are still nice! -- I'd rathe ride
them than Paselas: faster, softer (really: at 80/90 to 90/100, and
with the Rivs' long stays, they are surprisingly good over high freq,
low amp buzz; the 1.25 Paselas weren't much better and they flatted
more -- go figure; this is goathead land.
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