On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 10:24 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > I agree, Steve, if we're talking about tire "connoisseurs" (i.e. many > people reading this group), that some are willing to use a > no-compromise tire. Among 95% of my usual clientèle, however, a tire > that is somewhat delicate for the sake of efficiency is a > deal-breaker. No matter how nicely a tire rolls, most > less-than-obsessive cyclists will pronounce it "junk" if it gets a > flat under any circumstances. Even some of the most racer-ish cyclists > will proudly boast that their lightweight tires/rims/whatever are > "bomb-proof" (I cringe to type that), until they get a flat, which > sends them in search of yet another lightweight, fast, flat-proof > tire.
I routinely see people with high end ($6,000 and up) carbon racing bikes sporting Armadillo tires because they fear and hate flats. I've never used a 23mm Armadillo, but I did once try 38mm Armadillos on my commuter... and took them off and threw them away after 2 weeks because they rode so bad. -- 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.
