[RBW] Wondering about Avocet Fastgrips 559X1.25

2012-09-28 Thread PATRICK MOORE
The very nice rolling Kojaks that I bought from a listmember have faulty (wire) beads that keep popping out and puncturing the tubes -- odd, after cutting off some 6" from the rear in two sections, I feel no place on the sidewall that does not have a bead: perhaps this was gross overlap? Anyway, w

Re: [RBW] Wondering about Avocet Fastgrips 559X1.25

2012-09-28 Thread Tim McNamara
On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:39 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > The very nice rolling Kojaks that I bought from a listmember have faulty > (wire) beads that keep popping out and puncturing the tubes -- odd, after > cutting off some 6" from the rear in two sections, I feel no place on the > sidewall that d

Re: [RBW] Wondering about Avocet Fastgrips 559X1.25

2012-09-28 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I wonder if these are belted. They are very old, and nearly too dried up to use, but the tread is pretty new. Must check the sidewalls for information. The Kojaks are belted too (I think all Kojaks are) but they have much more supple sidewalls. My bro has been riding a new pair of Kojaks on his 2

Re: [RBW] Wondering about Avocet Fastgrips 559X1.25

2012-09-29 Thread Brewster Fong
On Friday, September 28, 2012 10:36:15 PM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote: > > On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:39 PM, PATRICK MOORE > > wrote: > > > The very nice rolling Kojaks that I bought from a listmember have faulty > (wire) beads that keep popping out and puncturing the tubes -- odd, after > cutting o