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I just compleated a tour from bend Oregon to indianopolis Indiana. I
bought two new specialized armadillo tires 26 by 1.5 before the tour
and put 98 miles on them over a two week period to make sure they were
not defective then did the tour 2226 miles in 22 days.
The rubber tread has delaminated from both tires and is pealing away in
one place on the front one. The weight on the bike was 135 pounds on
the front and 150 pounds on the back. The tire pressure was 80 psi in
the back and 70 in the front. Kevlar belted tires from trek cycle pro
and irc have all given me about twice the life of the armadillos cost
about 9 dollars less per tire and they all had a bit less rolling
resitance.
bought two new specialized armadillo tires 26 by 1.5 before the tour
and put 98 miles on them over a two week period to make sure they were
not defective then did the tour 2226 miles in 22 days.
The rubber tread has delaminated from both tires and is pealing away in
one place on the front one. The weight on the bike was 135 pounds on
the front and 150 pounds on the back. The tire pressure was 80 psi in
the back and 70 in the front. Kevlar belted tires from trek cycle pro
and irc have all given me about twice the life of the armadillos cost
about 9 dollars less per tire and they all had a bit less rolling
resitance.