Re: Advice for touring tyre 26" wanted..

[Ian]

Torben Scheel must be edykated coz e writed:

> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
> Torben
>
>
I tend to stick to Verdestein, good puncture resistance and sem to roll
well, the conti's on the trike puncture too easily.

Ian

[Mikael Seierup]

"Torben Scheel" skrev...
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?

559? I got an S-Licks somewhere that I took off my TE-clone.
Its a bit worn but not totally worn out so you can give it a test if you want.

It has nada grip in snow, slush or mud tho.

M.

[Mikael Seierup]

"Torben Scheel" skrev...
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?

559? I got an S-Licks somewhere that I took off my TE-clone.
Its a bit worn but not totally worn out so you can give it a test if you want.

It has nada grip in snow, slush or mud tho.

M.

[Cletus Lee]

In article >, says...
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?
The best (fastest) general purpose 559 in that width is the Vred S-Lick as others have noted.

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Cletus D. Lee
Bacchetta Giros
Lightning Voyager
http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -

[Cletus Lee]

In article >, says...
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?
The best (fastest) general purpose 559 in that width is the Vred S-Lick as others have noted.

--

Cletus D. Lee
Bacchetta Giros
Lightning Voyager
http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -

[Ken Kobayashi]

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:30:53 +0100, "Torben Scheel"
> wrote:

>I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
>It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
>yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
>will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
>Any ideas?

I used the Panaracer T-serv on my Stealth and it seemed to work well.
It's marketed as a messenger tyre. It has kevlar belt and kevlar bead,
and the 26x1.25 version is 125 psi. It's spelled "T-serv" but if you
do a web search, also try "T-Serve" since most on-line catalogues
spell it that way.

Ken Kobayashi

http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/

[Ken Kobayashi]

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:30:53 +0100, "Torben Scheel"
> wrote:

>I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
>It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
>yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
>will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
>Any ideas?

I used the Panaracer T-serv on my Stealth and it seemed to work well.
It's marketed as a messenger tyre. It has kevlar belt and kevlar bead,
and the 26x1.25 version is 125 psi. It's spelled "T-serv" but if you
do a web search, also try "T-Serve" since most on-line catalogues
spell it that way.

Ken Kobayashi

http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/

[bentcruiser]

Torben Scheel wrote:
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my
> evita.



I am really in awe of the Avocet Cross II. It is 1.5 width, has a kevlar
belt and low rolling resistance.

This model comes in widths from 1.25" to 1.9". Take a look:

http://www.avocet.com/tirepages/cross_2.html



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[bentcruiser]

Torben Scheel wrote:
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my
> evita.



I am really in awe of the Avocet Cross II. It is 1.5 width, has a kevlar
belt and low rolling resistance.

This model comes in widths from 1.25" to 1.9". Take a look:

http://www.avocet.com/tirepages/cross_2.html



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[Mikael Seierup]

"Torben Scheel" skrev...
> Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
> picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
> have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
> carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
> Boy?

Jensen Cykler på Jagtvej 72-74 har nye S-Licks som foldedæk.
Mit indtryk af dem er dog efterhånden, at de gerne snyder dig på prisen,
hvis de kan slippe af sted med det.

mvh
Mikael

[Mikael Seierup]

"Torben Scheel" skrev...
> Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
> picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
> have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
> carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
> Boy?

Jensen Cykler på Jagtvej 72-74 har nye S-Licks som foldedæk.
Mit indtryk af dem er dog efterhånden, at de gerne snyder dig på prisen,
hvis de kan slippe af sted med det.

mvh
Mikael

[Denny Voorhees]

I've run Fat Boys before and I really liked them. Of course I got them cheap
on Close out some time back. I did have some flats with them, but I think it
was before they got the flack jacket thing going. One downside of note they
wore down pretty fast. About 1100 miles on a 1 1/4" rear tire is all I could
get out of one. My riding weight is 250 + the bike and other stuff and your
looking at about 290. I seem to do better on other tires.
I'd ride them again if I could get them.
Denny in Sayre, Pa
"Bent but not broken"
WWW.recumbentstuff.com

"Torben Scheel" > wrote in message
k...
> Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
> picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I
should
> have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
> carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the
Fat
> Boy?
>
> Thank's a bunch so far..
>
>
> "Torben Scheel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my
> evita.
> > It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> > yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick
preferred).
> I
> > will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for
commuting.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > TIA
> > Torben
> >
> >
>
>

[Denny Voorhees]

I've run Fat Boys before and I really liked them. Of course I got them cheap
on Close out some time back. I did have some flats with them, but I think it
was before they got the flack jacket thing going. One downside of note they
wore down pretty fast. About 1100 miles on a 1 1/4" rear tire is all I could
get out of one. My riding weight is 250 + the bike and other stuff and your
looking at about 290. I seem to do better on other tires.
I'd ride them again if I could get them.
Denny in Sayre, Pa
"Bent but not broken"
WWW.recumbentstuff.com

"Torben Scheel" > wrote in message
k...
> Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
> picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I
should
> have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
> carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the
Fat
> Boy?
>
> Thank's a bunch so far..
>
>
> "Torben Scheel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my
> evita.
> > It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> > yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick
preferred).
> I
> > will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for
commuting.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > TIA
> > Torben
> >
> >
>
>

[Paul Bruneau]

Don't throw out that Fat Boy! That tire came on my Ryan Vanguard and it
never flatted on me in 3 years of moderate use, including 3 centuries. I
replaced it more out of paranoia than need and hunted for a local one
but settled on a bontrager copy.

Torben Scheel wrote:
> Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
> picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
> have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
> carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
> Boy?
>
> Thank's a bunch so far..
>
>
> "Torben Scheel" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my
>
> evita.
>
>>It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
>>yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred).
>
> I
>
>>will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>TIA
>>Torben
>>
>>
>
>
>

[Paul Bruneau]

Don't throw out that Fat Boy! That tire came on my Ryan Vanguard and it
never flatted on me in 3 years of moderate use, including 3 centuries. I
replaced it more out of paranoia than need and hunted for a local one
but settled on a bontrager copy.

Torben Scheel wrote:
> Amazing how fast the answers are rolling in.. I posted before i left work,
> picked up a Specialized Fat Boy slick on the way home (yes I know, I should
> have waited), and now I can see that I have to get a S-lick too. The shop
> carried a Schwalbe Marathon Slick as well, any opinions on this and the Fat
> Boy?
>
> Thank's a bunch so far..
>
>
> "Torben Scheel" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my
>
> evita.
>
>>It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
>>yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred).
>
> I
>
>>will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>TIA
>>Torben
>>
>>
>
>
>

[Denis Rivest]

(Steve Baker) wrote in message >...
>
> I had a good experience last week. When I left for the GITAP ride here
> in Illinois, I forgot to put on a beefier rear tire on the
> Windcheetah, as I had planned to do. I made the run on a Hutchinson
> Top Slick (on sale at Nashbar) and it really performed well. No flats,
> not even any signs of stress after 500 miles of pretty rough roads and
> trails. It's light and rolls really well. (Besides, it's pretty with a
> yellow trim that matches the WC.) I'm glad I stocked up.
>
> FWIW.
>
> Steve Baker

Unfortunately, my experience with the Hutchison Top Slick (on the rear
of my Stratus)last summer wasn't as good.

I was 800 miles into my tour, when without any warning, I got a
blowout. Fortunatly, I was able to come to a stop without falling.

There was nothing in the area that I could see to cause this, and
checking the tire, I found a jagged tear in the sidewall in an outward
pattern.

I checked my tire pressure every day, and kept it at 90 PSI.

Who knows, maybe I damaged the sidewall earlier, weakening it so that
is was ripe for a failure.

By great fortune, I was reasonably near (2 miles or so) a LBS in
Morrisburg Ont. that had a 26" Avocet Cross that he had ordered for a
client who then changed his mind. He sold it to me for the low price
of $19.00 as he wanted to get rid of it. It was then used by me for
another 1200 miles until last month when, checking the tire after a
flat, I noticed the rubber inside the z pattern of the tread was
cracking.
I replaced it with the original Primo Racer which still had a lot of
rubber left on it (I had replaced it before the trip with the
Hutchison due to concerns about wearing it out before the end of the
trip)

Point is, my experience with the Hutchison has left me leery of the
brand.

Regards,

Denis Rivest

[Denis Rivest]

(Steve Baker) wrote in message >...
>
> I had a good experience last week. When I left for the GITAP ride here
> in Illinois, I forgot to put on a beefier rear tire on the
> Windcheetah, as I had planned to do. I made the run on a Hutchinson
> Top Slick (on sale at Nashbar) and it really performed well. No flats,
> not even any signs of stress after 500 miles of pretty rough roads and
> trails. It's light and rolls really well. (Besides, it's pretty with a
> yellow trim that matches the WC.) I'm glad I stocked up.
>
> FWIW.
>
> Steve Baker

Unfortunately, my experience with the Hutchison Top Slick (on the rear
of my Stratus)last summer wasn't as good.

I was 800 miles into my tour, when without any warning, I got a
blowout. Fortunatly, I was able to come to a stop without falling.

There was nothing in the area that I could see to cause this, and
checking the tire, I found a jagged tear in the sidewall in an outward
pattern.

I checked my tire pressure every day, and kept it at 90 PSI.

Who knows, maybe I damaged the sidewall earlier, weakening it so that
is was ripe for a failure.

By great fortune, I was reasonably near (2 miles or so) a LBS in
Morrisburg Ont. that had a 26" Avocet Cross that he had ordered for a
client who then changed his mind. He sold it to me for the low price
of $19.00 as he wanted to get rid of it. It was then used by me for
another 1200 miles until last month when, checking the tire after a
flat, I noticed the rubber inside the z pattern of the tread was
cracking.
I replaced it with the original Primo Racer which still had a lot of
rubber left on it (I had replaced it before the trip with the
Hutchison due to concerns about wearing it out before the end of the
trip)

Point is, my experience with the Hutchison has left me leery of the
brand.

Regards,

Denis Rivest

[L.M.Garcia]

"Torben Scheel" > wrote in message >...
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
> Torben

Torben,

You did not specify your weight, the total load, and the front/rear
weight distribution, so my response may be invalid.

That disclaimer aside, I vote for 1) Schwalbe Stelvio front/rear, 2)
Vredestein S-Licks front/rear, 3) Conti Avenue Semislick rear/Tioga
Comp Pool front.


By the way, I love Schwalbe inner tubes.


Louis

[L.M.Garcia]

"Torben Scheel" > wrote in message >...
> I'm looking for a narrow (1.0 - 1.4), high pressure rear tire for my evita.
> It has to be puncture resistant (had two visits from the p.. fairy
> yesterday), and secondly have a low rolling resistance (slick preferred). I
> will use it for everything from touring to race, but mostly for commuting.
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
> Torben

Torben,

You did not specify your weight, the total load, and the front/rear
weight distribution, so my response may be invalid.

That disclaimer aside, I vote for 1) Schwalbe Stelvio front/rear, 2)
Vredestein S-Licks front/rear, 3) Conti Avenue Semislick rear/Tioga
Comp Pool front.


By the way, I love Schwalbe inner tubes.


Louis