Thanks brad,
I've added 2 more punctures to the list so that makes 4 punctures in 4 rides, in
fairness 3 of those rides were 100+ miles and the gravel here in Missouri is
rough, but not that rough. I will also say the last 3 punctures sealed up as
they should, but either way I would not endorse these tires for gravel.
Beware
john
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From: Brad Showalter <bradleyshowal...@gmail.com>
To: trans-iowa@googlegroups.com
Sent: Mon, April 11, 2011 7:37:48 AM
Subject: Re: Tires
John,
I'm looking to run the Maxxis Crossmark (2.1") - it's made for a really good,
fast rolling rear tire here in Va on both gravel and dirt. Trading out the
current WTB Weirwolf (aka, shock absorber) for another Crossmark up front for
TI.
Full of nervous anticipation,
Brad
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:11 PM, john williams <sunnyslop
...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Over the last year I have used Schwalbe marathon extremes for gravel
>tires, and have had great luck. This would include DK and Gravel
>Worlds finishes, plus 700+ miles of gravel riding. I even threw in a
>few cross races for good measure. All of this without a flat. For some
>reason I decieded to shed some weight and try out Huchinson Piranha
>tubeless. I liked the preformance of the tires, lighter and quicker.
>The problem is I have had 2 seperate punctures in the tread in 3
>gravel rides. 1 sealed back up while the other required a tube late to
>be patched, but either way I have lost the confidence in these tires,
>and will most likely return to the schwalbes tubeless. I was wondering
>what some of you guys thought about tires for TI or gravel riding in
>general.
>thanks
>john
