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Continental Ultra Sport tires
On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 11:18:36 AM UTC-7, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 12:59:12 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 12:26:01 PM UTC-7, Theodore Heise wrote: On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 11:21:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 6:42:00 PM UTC-7, Theodore Heise wrote: At any rate, I don't want tires that are sodamn hard to mount. It's okay in the shop, but not while riding--when as often as not there will be others waiting for me. So I'm going to order some of a different kind. I have the Marathons that Jay mentioned on my list, and the previous Continentals I've used with some success seems to be ULTRARACE and GRANDSPORT RACE. So I'll look for these as well as the GP 4000s. Was this a synthetic cord? (folding tire) If so these will stretch over time and will go on and off quite easily. Yes, I believe so, but after some months in use they haven't gotten noticeably easier to mount. Maybe it takes longer. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA It shouldn't take more than one installation and perhaps a week on the bike for them to stretch out. I think that you in some manner got a bad batch. So, you're saying that everyone that gets a folding tire that doesn't stretch over time has got their tire from a bad batch? Inconceivable! I stated that I did not have my tire stretch over time and A. Muzi said he doesn't see folding tires stretching over time either. Cheers The stretching is minimal and anyone that uses a folding tire can notice by how difficult it is to mount the first time and after that. When ever you weave the thread it is normally not pulled tight enough to be completely compressed to its limit. This is one of the reasons that you don't use braded rope in many uses. |
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Continental Ultra Sport tires
On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 6:40:48 PM UTC-7, Theodore Heise wrote:
Hi all, I've used mostly Continental tires for over 20 years and nearly 100K miles of road riding. Recently I got a half dozen Ultra Sports (700c x 25), and after putting a new on on the front noticed a definite bounce as it rolls. I've tried three now, with the same results. The wheel is very true and round, with no flat spots. This review includes a video that shows what miine look like: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-r...SIN=B00HPSCDBE On top of that, they are damn hard to mount on the wheels! I've met few tires I can't get onto the rim with just my hands, but these are almost impossible to mount even with levers. Is this a known problem with this model of tire? I've used the Gand Prix and other models before--mabey have used the Ultra Sport before, but don't keep close track. Any suggestions are welcome. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA Stop buying them for $10 on sale at Nashbar ? |
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Continental Ultra Sport tires
On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 18:14:00 -0700 (PDT),
Doug Landau wrote: On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 6:40:48 PM UTC-7, Theodore Heise wrote: I've used mostly Continental tires for over 20 years and nearly 100K miles of road riding. Recently I got a half dozen Ultra Sports (700c x 25), and after putting a new on on the front noticed a definite bounce as it rolls. I've tried three now, with the same results. The wheel is very true and round, with no flat spots. Any suggestions are welcome. Stop buying them for $10 on sale at Nashbar ? Fair point. I paid more than $10 (maybe ~$20?), but they were definitely low cost. Last week I picked up a couple of GPs. They were easier to mount (but still somewhat hard, requiring abit of levering). I ended up with a flat spot on each tire, but they have resolved (bead fully seating) in the last week or so of riding. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA |
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