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Durable 23c or 25c Road Tires - Recommendations?
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Steve Sr. wrote: On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:38:18 -0400, Steve Sr. wrote: Hello, I am looking for some recommendations for some durable road tires that are fairly resistant to punctures and more importantly avoiding tube pinches. The roads that I ride on are mostly rural with varying surface qualities. The worst being tar and gravel. I only weigh about 160 pounds but the bike has a fairly upright riding position which transfers most of the weight to the rear tire. I am finding that this leads to pinch flats even with tires inflated to 120psi which is the current tires maximum. I think the issue on the tire is too many pounds and not enough square inches to distribute it. Any preference between wire bead (non folding) or kevlar (folding) bead types? I guess the folding variety weigh less but may also have limitations on how much pressure they will hold. Any particular brands/styles of tires to avoid? It also wouldn't hurt if they were periodically on sale at a place like Performance. : - ) Thanks, Steve Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I finally decided on a pair of Continental Ultra Gatorskins. The ultra 2000 came in a close second. I'll give them a test run tomorrowon n metric MS training ride. So, what has Continental done with their new run of tires that now have a black sidewall instead of the older brown sidewall? Was there a reason behind this change? I wrote them a letter telling them that the brown does not go with my silver and black bicycle, and that I would not buy their tires until they changed to black side-walls. -- Michael Press |
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Durable 23c or 25c Road Tires - Recommendations?
: So, what has Continental done with their new run of tires that now : have a black sidewall instead of the older brown sidewall? Was there a : reason behind this change? : I wrote them a letter telling them that the brown does not : go with my silver and black bicycle, and that I would not : buy their tires until they changed to black side-walls. : : -- : Michael Press Hey, Thanks Dude! |
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