David's tire suggestions are exactly what I would have counseled. It's interesting that the Challenge site doesn't list the Eroica anymore. That'd be a shame if they stopped making them — they are wonderful tires!
However, it looks like they've introduced another "gravel" racing tire: the Almanzo. Same width as the Eroica, but with nibbly tread, like the one found on the Grifo XS: http://www.challengetech.it/products/road/almanzo-open-030/00521/en That would be pretty awesome too. Good options out there! Aaron On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 6:51:53 AM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > If so, then a really short product run. They just came out last year. Glad > I picked up a pair, although hope they aren't as delicate as you found the > PR to be. If so, back to Jack Brown! > > FYI, here are some for sale, possibly get 'em while you can: > http://www.treefortbikes.com/product/333222384290/421/Challenge-Eroica-Gravel.html?gclid=CLqs7Ieb_LQCFUjZQgodSDMAIg > > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:01 AM, Steve Palincsar <pali...@his.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> On Mon, 2013-01-21 at 21:21 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: >> > Challenge Eroica is a 30mm tire. I have a set waiting to be installed >> > when my Jack Browns wear down. >> > >> >> I'm not sure they're still available anymore. I checked Challenge's web >> site and found it was no longer listed. Given how plush the almost >> identical, but narrower, Parigi Roubaix rides, I'm sure the Eroica will >> be even more plush. Note, however, the PR is the most flat-prone tire >> I've ever used, and since the Eroica is the same thing only wider, I'm >> pretty sure it too will be equally flat-prone. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby > can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/HrIw6qk4ffEJ. 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.
