On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 09:33 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > I don't know anybody who wants a puncture-prone tire, or expensive > tires that are worn to the threads after 2000 miles. Most of us find > that some middle ground is suitable. >
Many are willing to accept < 2,000 miles per tire for a high performance "event tire." Most racing 23mm tires will give less than 2,000 miles service life. And there's a wide range of acceptable "puncture resistance." Some, indeed many, find the level of puncture resistance provided by the Grand Bois Cypres to be entirely acceptable, while others demand far more and find the Cypres to be unacceptably puncture prone. Some of this may depend on local riding conditions: if your rides are entirely on glass and trash-strewn roads, or if you live in goathead country, a tire that gives a flat per thousand miles on clean roads may give you a flat every five miles. -- 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.
