Think I am going to be a gopher and give the USH a try, I can do an online order to pickup locally and be guaranteed to have them and not pay shipping. It'll keep the looks of the bike more along the adventure styling, and it seems to get pretty good reviews even on road. If I had more time, I'd go Randonneurs, but with less than two weeks I'm just not wanting to risk it.
Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
Makes for a great riding tire, but you'll gash the sidewall and junk the new tire in the first few months of use. Ask me how I know this. It's happened to me more than once on vintage rides.
Interesting that the sidewall issue keeps coming up, hadn't heard of that before. I've got probably 1500 miles between two bikes on them, yeah it is a bit soft and supple, but I've had no issue, including a few miles of muck on bikes loaded down on a tour. My concerns were more stuff coming though the tread.