panracer - ribmo
mcowan77
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anyone have these tyres???...any good???
getting them fitted onto my new road bike for communting
getting them fitted onto my new road bike for communting
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I've just put the size 32's on our touring bikes, not tried them yet but they come up narrower and taller than I was expecting, so may be an issue with mudguards.--
Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails0 -
Used them on the hybrid up until the weekend just gone.
Found them to roll reasonably well, but did find them a bit twitchy in the wet; went off on one occassion as I was leaning into a corner in the wet.
Swapped the front tyre out in February (after 2000 miles) as I went over something, which caused the front to blow quite dramatically and put a 2" gash in the tyre. The back tyre is still in good condition after approx 3000 miles.0 -
getting 700 x 23's put on my road bike......
how do they compare agaisnt gatorskins or marathon plus????0 -
ironically swapped them for gatorskins and the gs do roll better but then I'd expect that, as I went from 700 x 35 to 700 x 28; the bike does feel more stable though.0
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cheers mate
did u have many punctures with them?0 -
other than the major blowout of the front;; none for 3000 miles on the back.
Of course now that I've written that, I'm sure to get a visitation from she who cannot be named0 -
u had gatorskins on before?0
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decisions!!!!!
if you were to choose again, wot would it be???0 -
probably the gatorskins, although I'm using GP4000 on the CX, which are nice but am not sure whether they will be as tough as either the RibMo or the Gatorskins0
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Have had RibMo on the front for nearly a year - no issues but expensive - they did squeal when turning tightly which made me a bit more careful. 2 years for New Marathon on rear - few issues. Gatorskins - tried them after recommendations - disappointed as sidewalls split after only a few hundred miles.0
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before fitting I'd expect a puncture (I don't fear this word anymore) every few weeks. 15 months and 5,000 miles later without any. Found them a swine to fit so probably just as well. wouldn't use anything else and I've tried a few.0
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cheers folks
ill give the ribmos a shot!!0 -
gbsahne wrote:
Found them to roll reasonably well, but did find them a bit twitchy in the wet; went off on one occassion as I was leaning into a corner in the wet.
I've only got one on the back but I found the same (although I haven't come off because of it). Still, when I needed a new front tyre I went for something else.
I've had it about 9 months and only 1 flat, and it looks to be wearing pretty well.0 -
gbsahne wrote:hmmm, doesn't sound good for the gators.... time will tell
1000 miles in on them and like someone else mentioned above "cut to pieces", first visit today and I suspect wont be the last.
Might steal the Marathon+ of the wifes bike0
