Running odd tires?
IShaggy
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Puncture number 13 this morning (since January) - followed by the valve on the spare exploding in a cloud of CO2 - followed by a long walk home pushing the bike in the rain.
3 of these punctures have been schwarbe ultremos - which don't have the best reputation for puncture protection - so fair enough. But the rest have been on Conti 4000, 4000S, and Michelin Krilion - all of which are supposed to provide a far degree of protection.
TBO, it's becoming very frustrating. It's almost guaranteed that if it's raining then I'll get a puncture, and the odds on me getting one when it's not raining are pretty high as well.
Come winter I will invest in some Gatorskins or Armadillos. But until then I have one GP 4 Seasons tire - which is fairly new, used only twice, as it's pair ended up with a half inch gash in it having ridden over a large piece of flint (Yes, I am the king of punctures!).
I'm thinking of putting the GP 4 Seasons tire on my rear wheel, where I seem to get most of the punctures - but to save purchasing another tire, I'm thinking of keeping the front which is a Michelin Krylion. So my question is - will the pairing of a Michelin Krylion with a GP 4 seasons work, or will the handling and grip differences between the 2 tyres upset the bikes handling and balance?
3 of these punctures have been schwarbe ultremos - which don't have the best reputation for puncture protection - so fair enough. But the rest have been on Conti 4000, 4000S, and Michelin Krilion - all of which are supposed to provide a far degree of protection.
TBO, it's becoming very frustrating. It's almost guaranteed that if it's raining then I'll get a puncture, and the odds on me getting one when it's not raining are pretty high as well.
Come winter I will invest in some Gatorskins or Armadillos. But until then I have one GP 4 Seasons tire - which is fairly new, used only twice, as it's pair ended up with a half inch gash in it having ridden over a large piece of flint (Yes, I am the king of punctures!).
I'm thinking of putting the GP 4 Seasons tire on my rear wheel, where I seem to get most of the punctures - but to save purchasing another tire, I'm thinking of keeping the front which is a Michelin Krylion. So my question is - will the pairing of a Michelin Krylion with a GP 4 seasons work, or will the handling and grip differences between the 2 tyres upset the bikes handling and balance?
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theyre called TYRES in the uk shaggy
get the krylions GP4 seasons are made of pure sh1te'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'0 -
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/s ... yres-21793
I had a bit of a rant about my ultremo's , however the above info proved i was not mad !
replaced them since with shiny new ones ( R's) and no problem at all with them with a 1000 miles covered..
So I'm inclined to believe they are good tyres, just a bad batch I had ...
I hope , I hope , I hope !!
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