Hillborne terra cotta

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

I put a set of the brownish Schwalbe Delta Cruisers RBW sells on my green Hillborne today. They certainly feel better than the Kendas I'd been using, even though they are narrower. Not all "cush" is the same, I guess. The 700x38 Kendas were more cushy but were also a little squirmy even at 70psi (normally I kept them at 60psi). The Schwalbes are cushy enough and generally feel more stable (at 60psi). They are definitely quieter. And I find I appreciate the increased clearance under the fender. More importantly, the Schwalbes mount better. They went on my rims by hand yet were solidly seated and very round right away, with little shifting about on my part (VO Raid in front, Velocity Cliffhanger in back). The Kendas always went on somewhat easily but required some considerable tweaking to get them mounted fairly evenly and securely.

This sounds like the Kendas sucked. I never felt that way (and still don't). If they were mediocre in use certainly it could be understood; they cost ~$16 through Amazon Prime. They have a nice-looking tan sidewall. And I never had any flats in a few thousand miles of riding. The Schwalbes are just better, as one might expect at almost twice the price. (I'm assuming my generally flat-free riding will continue.) indeed, I'd certainly hope that Marathon Supremes would be significantly better than these Delta Cruisers, at almost 2.5X the price. I'm just not willing to go that far yet for non-studded tires. Baby steps.

Oh, and of course the brownish color looks good with the green bike; plenty of pictures on the RBW site to confirm that.

The Delta Cruisers were enough of an immediate improvement that I ordered a pair of creme Delta Cruisers for my orange Hillborne. Dreamscicle?

Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

[Earl Grey]

What Kendas were you running?

Gernot

On Jun 3, 3:07 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net>
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[Thomas Lynn Skean]

They were called "Kenda Rain V-Cut" tires. I think they had a model number but I've forgotten it. I've only see the particular ones I used on Amazon. Maybe Niagara Cycle Works had them at one time, simply called "Kenda Hybrid Tire". Though I note that what I see there now is a blackwall 700x35 version.

Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

[charlie]

Here are my Cremes mounted on the green Hillborne !
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4127885401683&set=a.2522635871448.2142301.1419870581&type=1&theater

On Jun 3, 1:07 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net>
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