In my experience w/ Paselas over the last 15 years or so, they have been the best tires I can find (light, roll great, cheap), but are prone to sidewall problems. They are much lighter and livelier than Marathons (total dogs, YMMV) and when I can get them on sale for $15 each, I don't mind the longevity problem. I've never (knock, knock) had a catastrophic failure. It's more a problem of the sidewalls getting brittle and easily damaged. I ride through plenty of rock gardens and gravel with them BTW. Just keep an eye out for splits and you'll be fine. I seal mine up with Brikenstock Corklife latex when I see one. This happens long before the tread gets worn down. Col de la Vies have this problem to a lesser degree. Ruffy Tuffies have been the worst for me. The treads consistently crack and fall apart on me, although the sidewalls remain good.
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 3:50 PM, scott <clankbonesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Marathon, 32-622 / 28 x 1.25 / 700 x 32c 21oz $ 37.00" > Those are the ones. > > Steve: I some folks have never had issues, others have sworn them off > from bad experiences. I think location, time of year, maybe weight all > might be factors, but I stopped using them after two sidewall failures > in a week (two separate tires). I've never had any problems with > Schwalbe tires, so that is my pony from now on. > > On May 1, 5:40 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 2011-05-01 at 15:12 -0700, Philip Williamson wrote: > > > I have had the same sidewall experience as you with the Pasela, but > > > have been very happy with other Panaracer tires, like the Fire XC Pro > > > > I have 32mm Paselas that are now in their 3rd year, having seen three > > winters on my VO Randonneur, and their sidewalls are fine. > > > > I used Paselas for years on my Bruce Gordon, and never had a sidewall > > issue. > > > > I have been using Panaracer Col de la Vie tires since 2005, and have > > never had a sidewall issue. > > > > I also have been using Panaracer-made Grand Bois tires since 2008 and > > have never had a sidewall issue. > > > > And I've used Rolly Poly and Ruffy Tuffy tires since 2002 and again, > > never had a sidewall issue. > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bunch@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.
