Originally Posted by
Lot's Knife
My Tuffys have smooshed outward over 18,000 miles, covering more surface on my tires' underside. Far from drying out, they've become almost part of the tire.
That's also been my experience. I never said they "dried out", so I don't know why people keep repeating that.
I said they cracked, just as an aluminum frame might crack from fatigue (not "dry out").
Originally Posted by
HardyWeinberg
+1 on the marathon supremes
Narrowest size is 700x28C. The 20x1.60 look pretty good for one of my bikes, but will they still be available when it comes time to replace? It's a waste of time, especially for just one bike (or even just one tire...I don't need extra puncture protection in the front). With liners I can use the same procedure all the time for every bike:
Pick up any reasonable set of tires and just use a liner in the rear.
Then I can experiment with different rim diameters, different tire widths, different treads, different price points, folding/nonfolding beads, I don't have to stay current on the marketing speak du jour from 5 different manufacturers, and I don't have to worry about losing $150 of tires if my $300 bike gets stolen.
Originally Posted by
nashcommguy
Actually the plus is on the outside, but either way they're are among the most flat-resistant tires on the market. Specialized Armadillos and Continental Gatorskins are right up there as well. Save your money spent on liners and get one of the aforementioned 3 brands and you'll get thousands of flat-stress free cycling miles. Just make sure you get good rim tape like Velox or Zefal properly fitted to your rim size.
Are they available in ISO137?
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html#iso
I'm kidding, the truth is that tires in this diameter don't need puncture protection because they dodge sharp objects like a kung-fu master:
(tube not punctured)