Re: [CR] Modern gumwall clincher - PASELA

(Example: Framebuilders:Pino Morroni)

Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:35:50 -0700
From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Modern gumwall clincher - PASELA


my experience on pasela's and other brands: kevlar kills the tyre dead. richard cielec chicago, illinois; u.s.a.


--- On Thu, 6/25/09, cmontgomery wrote:


From: cmontgomery <cmontgomery15@cox.net> Subject: Re: [CR] Modern gumwall clincher - PASELA To: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 5:58 PM

Rich P.:
> Hi all,
> Is it just me, or do any of you feel the lower priced PASELA standard
> tires just feel so much nicer than the TourGuard versions (either wire
> or folding) ??  I tried the TG, but went back.

    Yes and Me Too. In fact, I did a little experiment as I had front wheels with each type. A week's commute with one  and another week's with the other, I rode over a series of pavement expansion cracks that have annoyed me for 20 years (I hold a grudge). These expansion cracks have sharp rises of 1-1 1/2" with gaping crevasses that are deeper. Using my Elbow Pound-O-Meter, I got a 37.5% increase in joint stress. I swear the non TG's were softer/gentler on the front end of the bike, a 1980 531 long-trailed Scottish built Wester Ross (for the classic element in this post). I much prefer the non-TG Pasela, the Gran Bois 30's, AND the Panaracer Urban Max. The Gran Bois is the best albeit the most delicate, but the others do offer cush without a too noticeable decrease in rolling resistance. Trust me.

    On a sidenote, I've been flipping thru my Cycling magazines from the early 50's and noting  the superlatives used in tire advertisements: "finest cords", "flexibility", "life and resiliency", "It is a really 'lively' tyre-with the fast tread and casing flexibility essential to effortless riding...".     Tires aren't really advertised anymore out there, are they (you have to tell me, I only read BQ).

Craig Montgomery Tucson

Just finished a exquisitely cushy yet fast ride on my Gran Bois shod, round forked, '52 Viking R/P with 72" gear.