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  #11  
Old July 1st 03, 05:08 PM
Mikael Seierup
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..


"Torben Scheel" skrev...
Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
Boy?


Jensen Cykler på Jagtvej 72-74 har nye S-Licks som foldedæk.
Mit indtryk af dem er dog efterhånden, at de gerne snyder dig på prisen,
hvis de kan slippe af sted med det.

mvh
Mikael

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  #12  
Old July 1st 03, 09:01 PM
Denny Voorhees
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

I've run Fat Boys before and I really liked them. Of course I got them cheap
on Close out some time back. I did have some flats with them, but I think it
was before they got the flack jacket thing going. One downside of note they
wore down pretty fast. About 1100 miles on a 1 1/4" rear tire is all I could
get out of one. My riding weight is 250 + the bike and other stuff and your
looking at about 290. I seem to do better on other tires.
I'd ride them again if I could get them.
Denny in Sayre, Pa
"Bent but not broken"
WWW.recumbentstuff.com

"Torben Scheel" wrote in message
k...
Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I

should
have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the

Fat
Boy?

Thank's a bunch so far..


"Torben Scheel" wrote in message
...
I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my

evita.
It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick

preferred).
I
will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for

commuting.
Any ideas?

TIA
Torben






  #13  
Old July 1st 03, 09:01 PM
Denny Voorhees
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

I've run Fat Boys before and I really liked them. Of course I got them cheap
on Close out some time back. I did have some flats with them, but I think it
was before they got the flack jacket thing going. One downside of note they
wore down pretty fast. About 1100 miles on a 1 1/4" rear tire is all I could
get out of one. My riding weight is 250 + the bike and other stuff and your
looking at about 290. I seem to do better on other tires.
I'd ride them again if I could get them.
Denny in Sayre, Pa
"Bent but not broken"
WWW.recumbentstuff.com

"Torben Scheel" wrote in message
k...
Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I

should
have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the

Fat
Boy?

Thank's a bunch so far..


"Torben Scheel" wrote in message
...
I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my

evita.
It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick

preferred).
I
will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for

commuting.
Any ideas?

TIA
Torben






  #14  
Old July 2nd 03, 01:25 AM
Paul Bruneau
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

Don't throw out that Fat Boy! That tire came on my Ryan Vanguard and it
never flatted on me in 3 years of moderate use, including 3 centuries. I
replaced it more out of paranoia than need and hunted for a local one
but settled on a bontrager copy.

Torben Scheel wrote:
Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
Boy?

Thank's a bunch so far..


"Torben Scheel" wrote in message
...

I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my


evita.

It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred).


I

will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
Any ideas?

TIA
Torben






  #15  
Old July 2nd 03, 01:25 AM
Paul Bruneau
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

Don't throw out that Fat Boy! That tire came on my Ryan Vanguard and it
never flatted on me in 3 years of moderate use, including 3 centuries. I
replaced it more out of paranoia than need and hunted for a local one
but settled on a bontrager copy.

Torben Scheel wrote:
Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
Boy?

Thank's a bunch so far..


"Torben Scheel" wrote in message
...

I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my


evita.

It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred).


I

will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
Any ideas?

TIA
Torben






  #16  
Old July 2nd 03, 07:36 PM
Denis Rivest
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

(Steve Baker) wrote in message . com...

I had a good experience last week. When I left for the GITAP ride here
in Illinois, I forgot to put on a beefier rear tire on the
Windcheetah, as I had planned to do. I made the run on a Hutchinson
Top Slick (on sale at Nashbar) and it really performed well. No flats,
not even any signs of stress after 500 miles of pretty rough roads and
trails. It's light and rolls really well. (Besides, it's pretty with a
yellow trim that matches the WC.) I'm glad I stocked up.

FWIW.

Steve Baker


Unfortunately, my experience with the Hutchison Top Slick (on the rear
of my Stratus)last summer wasn't as good.

I was 800 miles into my tour, when without any warning, I got a
blowout. Fortunatly, I was able to come to a stop without falling.

There was nothing in the area that I could see to cause this, and
checking the tire, I found a jagged tear in the sidewall in an outward
pattern.

I checked my tire pressure every day, and kept it at 90 PSI.

Who knows, maybe I damaged the sidewall earlier, weakening it so that
is was ripe for a failure.

By great fortune, I was reasonably near (2 miles or so) a LBS in
Morrisburg Ont. that had a 26" Avocet Cross that he had ordered for a
client who then changed his mind. He sold it to me for the low price
of $19.00 as he wanted to get rid of it. It was then used by me for
another 1200 miles until last month when, checking the tire after a
flat, I noticed the rubber inside the z pattern of the tread was
cracking.
I replaced it with the original Primo Racer which still had a lot of
rubber left on it (I had replaced it before the trip with the
Hutchison due to concerns about wearing it out before the end of the
trip)

Point is, my experience with the Hutchison has left me leery of the
brand.

Regards,

Denis Rivest
  #17  
Old July 2nd 03, 07:36 PM
Denis Rivest
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

(Steve Baker) wrote in message . com...

I had a good experience last week. When I left for the GITAP ride here
in Illinois, I forgot to put on a beefier rear tire on the
Windcheetah, as I had planned to do. I made the run on a Hutchinson
Top Slick (on sale at Nashbar) and it really performed well. No flats,
not even any signs of stress after 500 miles of pretty rough roads and
trails. It's light and rolls really well. (Besides, it's pretty with a
yellow trim that matches the WC.) I'm glad I stocked up.

FWIW.

Steve Baker


Unfortunately, my experience with the Hutchison Top Slick (on the rear
of my Stratus)last summer wasn't as good.

I was 800 miles into my tour, when without any warning, I got a
blowout. Fortunatly, I was able to come to a stop without falling.

There was nothing in the area that I could see to cause this, and
checking the tire, I found a jagged tear in the sidewall in an outward
pattern.

I checked my tire pressure every day, and kept it at 90 PSI.

Who knows, maybe I damaged the sidewall earlier, weakening it so that
is was ripe for a failure.

By great fortune, I was reasonably near (2 miles or so) a LBS in
Morrisburg Ont. that had a 26" Avocet Cross that he had ordered for a
client who then changed his mind. He sold it to me for the low price
of $19.00 as he wanted to get rid of it. It was then used by me for
another 1200 miles until last month when, checking the tire after a
flat, I noticed the rubber inside the z pattern of the tread was
cracking.
I replaced it with the original Primo Racer which still had a lot of
rubber left on it (I had replaced it before the trip with the
Hutchison due to concerns about wearing it out before the end of the
trip)

Point is, my experience with the Hutchison has left me leery of the
brand.

Regards,

Denis Rivest
  #18  
Old July 3rd 03, 06:43 AM
L.M.Garcia
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

"Torben Scheel" wrote in message ...
I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
Any ideas?

TIA
Torben


Torben,

You did not specify your weight, the total load, and the front/rear
weight distribution, so my response may be invalid.

That disclaimer aside, I vote for 1) Schwalbe Stelvio front/rear, 2)
Vredestein S-Licks front/rear, 3) Conti Avenue Semislick rear/Tioga
Comp Pool front.


By the way, I love Schwalbe inner tubes.


Louis
  #19  
Old July 3rd 03, 06:43 AM
L.M.Garcia
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Default Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

"Torben Scheel" wrote in message ...
I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
Any ideas?

TIA
Torben


Torben,

You did not specify your weight, the total load, and the front/rear
weight distribution, so my response may be invalid.

That disclaimer aside, I vote for 1) Schwalbe Stelvio front/rear, 2)
Vredestein S-Licks front/rear, 3) Conti Avenue Semislick rear/Tioga
Comp Pool front.


By the way, I love Schwalbe inner tubes.


Louis
 




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