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$95 Tyres, What the
"L'acrobat" wrote in message ... "Kurt Green" wrote in message ... I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each. What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ? It depends on what they are designed to do - they may have better grip, be more punture resistant, have better rolling resistance, be lighter, etc They can also tell the time, do the dishes, walk the dog and pedal for you. Not to mention scare off magpies, answer the latest "clipless pedal" thread and pick up the kids from school. |
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$95 Tyres, What the
flyingdutch Wrote: would that come down to contact area being more concentrated... and the ****e condition of most roads in the lefthand 1-2 metres mmm let me think about that... yes and yes, but I'd add that a car tyr is very very thick by comparison with a bicycle tyre. Ritc -- ritcho |
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$95 Tyres, What the
NickZX6R wrote:
and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km, bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune. Hmm, work Commodore SS ute. Four tyres, 30,000 kms, $1200. Four cents per kilometer. Theo |
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$95 Tyres, What the
"hippy" wrote in message ...
[snip] I have recently swapped to cheaper tyres though because once ProRace hit ~4000k they puncture if you look at 'em funny and I didn't want to keep shelling out on them just for training k's. hippy I use ProRaces as well for training and get about 4000-5000 km out of them then it's puncture time. However that seems to be about what I get for most road tyres no matter what they are. So I stick to the ProRaces and buy them on line at around $ 50 instead of $ 100. My race wheels have Vittoria Corsa's pumped up to 140-150 psi. You get only 2,000 km max on those, but they do seem/feel faster (maybe just the harsh ride giving the illusion ?) I am forced to use them as Michelin tyres are too hard to get on off the rim (Campag Shamals), but once again, buying them on line will save you. Rick |
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$95 Tyres, What the
"Theo Bekkers" wrote in message
NickZX6R wrote: and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km, bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune. Hmm, work Commodore SS ute. Four tyres, 30,000 kms, $1200. Four cents per kilometer. $300 per tyre for a work ute is insane. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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$95 Tyres, What the
This thread has really made me tick! On Sunday, I rode up Mt Tamborine and on my way down the Canungra sid (fast), all I managed to hit was 74km/h and I was squeezing the brake as hard as I could because the bike felt so sketchy it's not funny. I now believe it has more to do with the tyres ($30 Vittorias) than th bike. I was sort of thinking "Hey, this new bike is nowhere near as stable a my old bike" and couldn't quite work it out as the new bike has carbo rear stays and fork as opposed to aluminium... Anyway, I'm positive it has to do with my sh!tty tires... I've onl been running these since I started commuting and didn't want to wast my $90 Michelins on that -- Lotte |
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$95 Tyres, What the
"Lotte"
On Sunday, I rode up Mt Tamborine and on my way down the Canungra side (fast), all I managed to hit was 74km/h and I was squeezing the brakes as hard as I could because the bike felt so sketchy it's not funny. I now believe it has more to do with the tyres ($30 Vittorias) than the bike. Could be the new frame geometry. The Pug is HEAPS twitchier than my older road bikes. Makes a good crit bike. Could it also be the road surface? Do you mean sketchy as in losing traction around corners or twitchy as in fast steering/responds to minimal rider input? I was sort of thinking "Hey, this new bike is nowhere near as stable as my old bike" and couldn't quite work it out as the new bike has carbon rear stays and fork as opposed to aluminium... I'm sure frame materials would make little difference. Anyway, I'm positive it has to do with my sh!tty tires... I've only been running these since I started commuting and didn't want to waste my $90 Michelins on that. The Schwalbe's on the Pug are doing okay so far.. hippy |
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