They look pretty similar in your photo. How do they feel in your fingers?
On Sunday, January 12, 2014 5:51:57 PM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote:
Pop quiz: There are two tires here. Which is the Grand Bois Hetre, and
which is the Col de la Vie?
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The casing on the top is, in fact, the Hetre. Point of my photo is that there’s
little to discern the tire casings—visually, at least. As one responder noted,
the Hetre has a folding bead, so that looks different; the casings, and the
density of threads in the plies, looks the same.
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The only diff I can tell is less rubber, as you can see the threads are
practically emerging from the rubber on the Hetre. But there must be
something else because the Hetres cost so much.
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Hi Mike. I think one reason the Hetre costs what it does is to pay for the
molding. The Col de la Vie tire has been around for a long time and thus,
that chunk of overhead is probably no longer a factor in its pricing.
Best,
Lee
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com
And well worth it.
On Monday, January 13, 2014 5:26:21 PM UTC-6, Michael wrote:
The only diff I can tell is less rubber, as you can see the threads are
practically emerging from the rubber on the Hetre. But there must be
something else because the Hetres cost so much.
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Making a tire with less rubber (i.e., a thinner casing) means there is less
room for error and tolerances need to be tighter. This is probably part of
what necessitates the extra cost. Also, I could imagine that making tires
to higher standards means there are fewer tires that meet those
The biggest difference between the Grand Bois tires (standard model) and
the lesser Panaracer tires (Pasela, Col de la Vie) is the angle of the
casing layers. Zero degrees would be a radial tire, but that doesn't work
without a steel belt to hold it all together. However, the closer you get
to
