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Old 03-20-14, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by taiAtari
I've only built it up recently, the paint is still very good, bar some minor spots and abrasions from the rear tire and a frame mounted pump. It was used by its previous owner as a versatile bike, so that also explains that and the bottle cage bosses. I've only used the Almanzos at quite high pressure on tarmac, paved roads, gravel and a short bit on dry sandy ground but they behave very well and are quite fast rolling. The rear tire had some thread separation though, so I exchanged it.
Yes, that has been a problem I've also heard about with Almanzos.

It's a very nice performance tire, but their consistency/dependability do seem to be in question.

Do you live in Europe?
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