and to clarify, this was not a side-wall cut. The thorn left a 16th" slit in the center of the tread. When I spread it to inspect it, the thorn dropped out. I didn't expect it to cut so cleanly through the kevlar belt. As far as the latex choice, my rims are so narrow, with wide tires, butyl tubes will blow themselves out trying to stretch into the rim.
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 8:13:59 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: > > I love Pasela TG, but I had a thorn utterly destroy one Sunday. When I > patched the tube (latex) and loaded her back up, the tube balooned through > the tiny opening in the tire and exploded. It was loud. Luckily, I had a > fold-up spare and tube. > I still love the ride and nimble feel of these tires. > > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.