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I’ve been using Specialized Nimbus Armadillos for the last 5 or so years. While I’ve been happy with them, I need to buy a new tyre & am wondering if there’s now anything better (ie more puncture resistant / better grip / faster / lighter / longer wearing)? I did try a Schwalbe Marathon Plus a few years ago, but found it almost impossible to fit (it took me over an hour) and it then blew off the wheel. I’ve also noticed the Panacrer RiBMo (“the tyre that commuters and tourers have been craving” according to one cycle shop website). My bike's a hybrid with 700 x 28 wheels & it's used mostly for commuting across London. Any recommendations / knowledge would be welcome. Michael |
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On Jul 29, 11:48*am, wrote:
I’ve been using Specialized Nimbus Armadillos for the last 5 or so years. *While I’ve been happy with them, I need to buy a new tyre & am wondering if there’s now anything better (ie more puncture resistant / better grip / faster / lighter / longer wearing)? I did try a Schwalbe Marathon Plus a few years ago, but found it almost impossible to fit (it took me over an hour) and it then blew off the wheel. *I’ve also noticed the Panacrer RiBMo (“the tyre that commuters and tourers have been craving” according to one cycle shop website). My bike's a hybrid with 700 x 28 wheels & it's used mostly for commuting across London. Any recommendations / knowledge would be welcome. Michael I've had no problem at all with Schwalbe marathons, kevlar fitted, you'd have to cycle through a Greek wedding to get a puncture. |
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On Jul 29, 12:51*pm, Tosspot wrote:
* 6,500+ miles on Marathon Pluses without a puncture, look good for another 1,000. People seem to speak very highly of the Marathon Pluses ... I just had a boatload of problems fitting one & gave up in the end. I'm not sure if it was incompetence on my part, if it's a known problem or I just got a duff one. Michael |
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On Jul 29, 2:40*pm, wrote:
On Jul 29, 12:51*pm, Tosspot wrote: * 6,500+ miles on Marathon Pluses without a puncture, look good for another 1,000. People seem to speak very highly of the Marathon Pluses ... I just had a boatload of problems fitting one & gave up in the end. I'm not sure if it was incompetence on my part, if it's a known problem or I just got a duff one. Michael I nearly blew a fuse when I first tried fitting an M+ a year or two back - it was mostly incompetence on my part - since then I've learned to only use one rim-tape. And when fitting, just as putting the tyre back on with your hands starts to get difficult - hold it in place and then use the heel of your thumb on the free hand to go round the rest of the tyre pushing the bead into the hollow of the rim - then re-try (pinching and rolling) the last bit of the tyre on by hand - if that doesn't work repeat the pushing of the rim into the hollow and then try again. After practice it gets so you can fit any 'orrible combination without levers. It can also make it easier if you fit the tyre first without a tube (so there's nothing to damage) using long tyre-irons for max leverage, then take it off again. Now the tyre's stretched a little you can fit it as above (i.e. without any irons) Others recommend washing up liquid or talc around the rim. Never had any talc handy to apply.. Tried the washing up liquid but it's just more mess than it's worth! Regards, Duncan |
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:31:08 +0200, "Pete Biggs"
said in : Panaracer Pasela or Vittoria Rubino Pro would be lighter and faster and /reasonably/ puncture resistant. I wasn't impressed by the Pasela, I have to say. I now ride Schwalbe Marathons on most bikes. And yes, every day there are one or two guys I can't catch, but I am pretty quick for a middle-aged asthmatic on a Brompton. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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