On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:39 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The very nice rolling Kojaks that I bought from a listmember have faulty > (wire) beads that keep popping out and puncturing the tubes -- odd, after > cutting off some 6" from the rear in two sections, I feel no place on the > sidewall that does not have a bead: perhaps this was gross overlap? > > Anyway, while waiting to contact Schwalbe for recourse, I've installed an old > pair of Avocet Fastgrips, 559X1.25. They feel more sluggish than the Kojaks > which, for their part, seem as good rolling as the very supple and light 1" > Turbos. Odd, too, that they feel harder to my thumb at ~60 psi than did the > Kojaks, tho' they roll smoothly enough at 60. I've bumped up pressure to > ~75/70 f/r and will try that, but just may go back to the Turbos for the > nonce. > > Does anyone with experience of the Fastgrips, or well-informed scuttlebutt, > have comments on the rolling-nature of this tire? Apart from my perception > (and I'm always willing to be proved wrong) they look pretty good for my > purpose: a lightish, fastish, narrowish but durable tire for the Riv > Commuter than can carry a 30 lb rear load without worrying about pinch flats. The ones with a kevlar puncture belt were slower, but the other ones were reputed to be fast. They have great cornering grip IME. I found they lasted a long time but it's been years since I rode them. -- 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.
