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landotter <
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> On Apr 30, 8:37 am, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> > In article
> > <[email protected]>,
> >
> > landotter <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Apr 29, 10:37 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > The 26 x 1.25 are the same width as the 700 x 32, I think.
> > > > Very cushy ride but they seem to roll fine. I've ridden them
> > > > on brevets and have been very happy with them. The tread does
> > > > throw up more water than slicks, so that is at least one down
> > > > side.
> >
> > > True, but not a dealbreaker.
> >
> > I agree. I use these tires on all my bikes, they are IMHO the best
> > option readily available now that the old Avocet tires are gone
> > (and no shops locally stock them, anyway).
>
> Funny, the Avocets used to be so popular in the 80s--I remember a
> friend having them on his rigid mtb. I believe they were 2.0"
> Fasgrips. Odd that the Paselas have hung in there in all the sizes--
> must be that tread giving consumer confidence.
Nah, it was Avocet's resolute insistence on being a pain in the ass for
dealers to cope with that cost them their market. They had high minimum
order requirements, high shipping costs, etc. and most dealers got fed
up and just bought other products. Avocet's computers were the gateway
product that established the benchmarks for bike computers, but once
Cateye and others caught up with Avocet in that market, that was about
it. The original- and pretty creative- owners of Avocet sold the
business a while ago, or so I have been told. Had Avocet gone with
selling to wholesalers like QBP and Island, they'd have not only saved
themselves a bunch of headaches in terms of order fulfillment but would
probably also still be a player in the market today.
Arguably the most popular road tire brand is Michelin and their top road
tires are all slicks. Their tires from the early 90s (Super Comp HD,
IIRC) were virtual clones of the Avocet tires.