Jude, "Al paid the price. I believe that he is referring to his use of Airfree tires, HookWorms and
Ashpalts etc. Also some IRC Metro tires of various widths." You're right. I blotted these clunkers
out of my mind. But you're also right that best tire depends on road conditions. On bad roads,
especially roads with thorns mentioned by some Texas riders, Airfrees would be my choice.
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"Jude T. McGloin" <
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> David, I ride with Al quite often. Well I did till the weather got so lousy. When Al first started
> benting he went for durability vs. speed. I always went for speed. Al paid the price. I believe
> that he is refering to his use of Airfree tires, HookWorms and Ashpalts etc. Also some IRC Metro
> tires of various widths. He currently uses Hutchenson PRO lite tires as I do. I also run
> Verdenstein Fortezzas. For the 406 rim I like the Comp Pool. I have also used the 406/559 Schwalbe
> Stevelo less durable but fassst. Please take all tire recommendations with a grain of salt. Why?
> Because IMO conditions dictate tire choice. My riding is normally on very well maintained roads
> with no potholes and advoidable hazards. I can use a light, less durable tire/tube combo.
> Incidently, The last tire problem I
had
> was last year, my Hutchenson Top Lite 559 came apart. My fault It had over 4K on it. Prior to that
> it was a Stevelo 559 on my V-REX a piece of glass the size of a glazier point. Asking a product to
> perform in a enviornment that its not suited to and expecting not to have problems is well...IMO
> unreasonable. You tires should suit the conditions and use. Having two sets of wheels/tires is
oftem
> my recommended way to go. Many of my DF and bent customers that commute
and
> compete do this. Beefy wheels with 25/28 kevlar belted tire during the
week
> and Zipps/Rolfs with 20/23 mm tires on the fast rides with the
hammerheads.
> Your choices of performance tires are also wheel size reliant. Some sized have lots of
> choices some don't.
>
> Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and
> Sports, Inc 1-800-586-6645 <Dave Miller> wrote in message
>
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> > On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:09:34 -0500, "Al Kubeluis" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >Lon, My experience with non-performance tires even without liners and
> slime
> > >has shown slower speeds of about 2 mph in 16-17 mph range. That's about
> 12%.
> >
> >
> > Al, What do you classify as "performance" & "nonperformance" tires? I've used Vreds and Comets
> > on my VRex and it's time to replace again.
> >
> > Thanks