Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
So the problem was the tires not the PSI.
Six of one, half dozen of the other. If the tires won't hold the recommended pressure, then they are either overrated or poorly designed or both.
Originally Posted by
Wilfred Laurier
the strange thing about cyccos story
is that continental tires have
or had
a reputation for being able to withstand double the pressure printed on the sidewall
years ago
i had a 700 x 28 conti tire
that i inflated up to 160 psi
for a couple rides
it wasnt very comfortable
or efficient
but it didnt blow off the rim
although
continental is also responsible for the second most defective tires
that i saw during my decades long career in bike shops
i recall 26x2.0 or so
town and country tires
made by conti
that probably half were virtually impossible to get mounted straight on a rim
i heard there is a vast difference between cheaper asian made contis
and the fancy german ones
the town and countrys were made in thailand i think
but i do not recall the provenance of the 160 psi road tires i had
and for the record
the manufacturer from whom i saw the most defects
was specialized
The first set of Continentals I owned were the Top Touring on a 2003 Cannondale. That one blew off on the top of Lolo Pass in Idaho. Another Top Touring blew off on the back of a car a year later. I had the 2 Touring Contacts that blew off the rim 4 times in one day and I've had a Touring Contact that split wide open when I hit a small rock on a downhill in Kentucky. I've had hundreds of tires in my years of cycling and haven't anywhere near the problems with any single brand nor even a single tire as I've had with Continentals. Continentals may have had a good reputation in the past but after having been left flat...literally...5 times, I'm done with them.
Last edited by cyccommute; 12-10-13 at 07:55 AM.