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All Terrain Cycles selling poor quality Panaracer tyres
This will be old news to some but will be useful information to some.
I've just discovered that there are two versions of 2.1 folding Panaracer Fire XC Pros on the market - the 'normal' one and a poor quality OEM version. Panaracer say that the OEM version is not intended for sale but unfortunately some retailers take advantage of the confusion. All Terrain Cycles (www.allterraincycles.co.uk) sell the OEM version but not the normal version and don't indicate this on their website. Now that I know this I won't be dealing with them as I can't be sure of the quality of their other products. The OEM Fire XC Pro tyre weighs over 10% more than the normal 2.1 folding version and is only 60tpi instead of 127tpi and the compound is not the same. They are made in Taiwan instead of Japan and they are both called Panaracer Fire XC Pros - interestingly All Terrain Cycles don't call them pros on their website but that is what's printed on the tyre and on the packaging. I hope this email stops a few people buying these tyres by mistake as I daresay many people buy the tyres based on their reputation and don't realise they're not getting the real thing. I'd like to think that pressure from consumers would get them to provide more information on their site but I imagine they make a lot of money in this way. Jeremy |
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"Jeremy Hughes" wrote in message om... This will be old news to some but will be useful information to some. I've just discovered that there are two versions of 2.1 folding Panaracer Fire XC Pros on the market - the 'normal' one and a poor quality OEM version. Panaracer say that the OEM version is not intended for sale but unfortunately some retailers take advantage of the confusion. All Terrain Cycles (www.allterraincycles.co.uk) sell the OEM version but not the normal version and don't indicate this on their website. Now that I know this I won't be dealing with them as I can't be sure of the quality of their other products. The OEM Fire XC Pro tyre weighs over 10% more than the normal 2.1 folding version and is only 60tpi instead of 127tpi and the compound is not the same. They are made in Taiwan instead of Japan and they are both called Panaracer Fire XC Pros - interestingly All Terrain Cycles don't call them pros on their website but that is what's printed on the tyre and on the packaging. I hope this email stops a few people buying these tyres by mistake as I daresay many people buy the tyres based on their reputation and don't realise they're not getting the real thing. I'd like to think that pressure from consumers would get them to provide more information on their site but I imagine they make a lot of money in this way. Jeremy They've been doing this for ages, I sent mine back and got a refund. Poor show - they've been hassled loads of times but have done nothng. |
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All Terrain Cycles selling poor quality Panaracer tyres
"Jeremy Hughes" wrote in message om... I've just discovered that there are two versions of 2.1 folding Panaracer Fire XC Pros on the market - I did wonder. I had one with a stencilled effect labelling that was easy to dismount from the rim without levers.Then I bought a pair mail order and noticed the different, more standard, labelling and the fact I need levers to remove them. Investigation revealed "Made In Japan" embossed on the original and "Made In Taiwan" on the newer pair, other than those facts I never appreciated any other differences so thanks for the further info. At the end of the day I suppose there's no such thing as a free lunch! Pete |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:14:56 +0000, Ken wrote:
fyi - this has been going on for many years. I think the cheap Panaracers used to be made in Korea, but I guess they are now made in Taiwan. IRC does this as well. Mythos XCs are OEM if they're not redwall. They can be had for very cheap, and mine have held up fine. Maybe if you ride them on lots of rocky stuff they wouldn't fare as well. -- -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) |
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"Peter B" wrote in message ... Investigation revealed "Made In Japan" embossed on the original and "Made In Taiwan" on the newer pair, other than those facts I never appreciated any other differences so thanks for the further info. All Terrain show the two different tyres (ahem, tires) in the images. The big white letters are the Japanese ones. The small flaming letters are the OEM Taiwanese ones. Deviating slightly, has anyone tried Panaracer Trailrakers yet ("designed for British conditions")? Dave |
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"Jeremy Hughes" wrote in message
om... This will be old news to some but will be useful information to some. I've just discovered that there are two versions of 2.1 folding Panaracer Fire XC Pros on the market - the 'normal' one and a poor quality OEM version. Panaracer say that the OEM version is not intended for sale but unfortunately some retailers take advantage of the confusion. All Terrain Cycles (www.allterraincycles.co.uk) sell the OEM version but not the normal version and don't indicate this on their website. Now that I know this I won't be dealing with them as I can't be sure of the quality of their other products. The OEM Fire XC Pro tyre weighs over 10% more than the normal 2.1 folding version and is only 60tpi instead of 127tpi and the compound is not the same. They are made in Taiwan instead of Japan and they are both called Panaracer Fire XC Pros - interestingly All Terrain Cycles don't call them pros on their website but that is what's printed on the tyre and on the packaging. I hope this email stops a few people buying these tyres by mistake as I daresay many people buy the tyres based on their reputation and don't realise they're not getting the real thing. I'd like to think that pressure from consumers would get them to provide more information on their site but I imagine they make a lot of money in this way. Jeremy I have run both the Taiwan and Japan made tires. I can't tell the difference, only that my wallet's a lot lighter when I buy the "made in Japan" tires. -- DTW .../\.../\.../\... I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing. The rest I've just wasted. |
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