Source for nice fat 27" slicks?

[datakoll]

Dear Jim,

please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss

all of us , well most of us, at RBT

 

[Tim McNamara]

In article <[email protected]>,
Jim Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

> datakoll wrote:
> > BEFORE yuo drift away... buying a gator or spec turbo before
> > thinking toward a set of 700c's what are you on now?
>
> These days I ride the Michelin karbon 700x25 on my regular road bike.
> I find that they give the best combination of handling and wear. On
> my commuter bike I ride 26 x 2" slicks which are very comfy. My
> tandem has mtb wheels and I use the 26x1.6 Conti Sport Contact. Those
> are comfy, feel fast, and turn nicely.
>
> The touring bike in question currently wears Chen Shen 27 x 1 1/4
> that are almost exactly the same width as my Michelin 700 x 25. They
> do not feel comfy nor do the turn nicely. This whole thread is my
> attempt to find a tire that will allow me to commute as comfortably
> on this bike as on my current fat-tire commuter.

Try the Paselas.

 

[landotter]

On Sep 26, 9:43 pm, Ozark Bicycle
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 26, 8:55 pm, Jim Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > datakoll wrote:
> > > BEFORE yuo drift away...
> > > buying a gator or spec turbo before thinking toward a set of 700c's
> > > what are you on now?
>
> > These days I ride the Michelin karbon 700x25 on my regular road bike. I
> > find that they give the best combination of handling and wear. On my
> > commuter bike I ride 26 x 2" slicks which are very comfy. My tandem has
> > mtb wheels and I use the 26x1.6 Conti Sport Contact. Those are comfy,
> > feel fast, and turn nicely.
>
> > The touring bike in question currently wears Chen Shen 27 x 1 1/4 that
> > are almost exactly the same width as my Michelin 700 x 25. They do not
> > feel comfy nor do the turn nicely. This whole thread is my attempt to
> > find a tire that will allow me to commute as comfortably on this bike as
> > on my current fat-tire commuter.
>
> Are you sure the tires are the source of your dis-satisfaction?
> "Feeling comfy" might just be over-inflation. "Turn nicely"? Meaning
> what? If they feel "squirrelly", that might be over-inflation, too.
>
> Some of the Cheng Shin tires are quite decent, IMO/E. They also make
> "private label" tires for others; the Serfas Seca tires recommended
> earlier in this thread are one example.

The Nashbar Prima Plus is another. Great tire.
http://tinyurl.com/35o5yr

 

[Ozark Bicycle]

On Sep 27, 10:16 am, landotter <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 26, 9:43 pm, Ozark Bicycle
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Sep 26, 8:55 pm, Jim Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > datakoll wrote:
> > > > BEFORE yuo drift away...
> > > > buying a gator or spec turbo before thinking toward a set of 700c's
> > > > what are you on now?
>
> > > These days I ride the Michelin karbon 700x25 on my regular road bike. I
> > > find that they give the best combination of handling and wear. On my
> > > commuter bike I ride 26 x 2" slicks which are very comfy. My tandem has
> > > mtb wheels and I use the 26x1.6 Conti Sport Contact. Those are comfy,
> > > feel fast, and turn nicely.
>
> > > The touring bike in question currently wears Chen Shen 27 x 1 1/4 that
> > > are almost exactly the same width as my Michelin 700 x 25. They do not
> > > feel comfy nor do the turn nicely. This whole thread is my attempt to
> > > find a tire that will allow me to commute as comfortably on this bike as
> > > on my current fat-tire commuter.
>
> > Are you sure the tires are the source of your dis-satisfaction?
> > "Feeling comfy" might just be over-inflation. "Turn nicely"? Meaning
> > what? If they feel "squirrelly", that might be over-inflation, too.
>
> > Some of the Cheng Shin tires are quite decent, IMO/E. They also make
> > "private label" tires for others; the Serfas Seca tires recommended
> > earlier in this thread are one example.
>
> The Nashbar Prima Plus is another. Great tire.http://tinyurl.com/35o5yr

Agreed. I have a pair of the non-belted (i.e., Prima) 27 x 1 1/4 on my
"mule". I rode tis bike on some 30+ milers in the spring, including
quite a bit of dirt and gravel. The tires seem quite satisfactory.
Unfortunately, some people confuse high priced goods with quality
goods. The Cheng Shins are cheap, but good quality.

"The best goods are necessarily expensive; the reverse isn't
necessarily true."

 

[datakoll]

paselas are really cool tires: an ebullient cushiony ride.
like, the Conti TT possessing tread plus response on the TT level,
the Paselas gain with a sensoitive sidewall MADE FROM COTTTON THREAD.
PASS ELLA is joke no?
Just looks like a whitewall. OK if yawl avoiude cracks, rock sides,
cement ridges, rabid squieerl.
Butbut but ifn yawl fall into a crack it's boot time.
very deligad

 

[Tim McNamara]

In article <[email protected]>,
datakoll <[email protected]> wrote:

> PASS ELLA is joke no?

Wave to the man you love.

 

[datakoll]

better keeping your eyes on the road looking for debris.

 

[datakoll]

to be serious for a moment.

so, at the end of the road, the answer to your question is
there are no more tires. nada.
the tires you ask about were made 15 to 20 years ago then warehoused.
the supply began to thin out 7 years ago.
the reason is right in back of you.
I have a similar problem with the car I keep - no more SP 44 Dunlops.
Gone.
So I went to look for new rims to fit 185mm, and hahaha the rims were
gone.
check out the Velocity wheelsets in MO

 

[A Muzi]

datakoll wrote:
> to be serious for a moment.
> so, at the end of the road, the answer to your question is
> there are no more tires. nada.
> the tires you ask about were made 15 to 20 years ago then warehoused.
> the supply began to thin out 7 years ago.
> the reason is right in back of you.
> I have a similar problem with the car I keep - no more SP 44 Dunlops.
> Gone.
> So I went to look for new rims to fit 185mm, and hahaha the rims were
> gone.
> check out the Velocity wheelsets in MO

27-inch hasn't been common on new bikes since abut 1985. Sure, you can
buy a tire, about a dozen or so models yet, just not everything imaginable.

Michelin dropped the VR series speed-rated tires for Corvair rims too. A
mere 30 some years and they walked away. Go figure.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

 

[Tim McNamara]

Road song tenderly tudo bem!

 

[Tom \Johnny Sunset\ Sherman]

datakoll aka gene daniels wrote:
> ...
> Just looks like a whitewall. OK if yawl avoiude cracks, rock sides,
> cement ridges, rabid squieerl....

So the rabid squirrels bite tires, while the non-rabid variety just jump
into the spokes?

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
A Real Cyclist [TM] keeps at least one bicycle in the bedroom.

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