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Old 12-19-20 | 04:55 PM
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Bikes: ‘87 Marinoni SLX Sports Tourer, ‘79 Miyata 912 by Gugificazione

Favorite on the Marinoni is Compass/Rene Herse Stampede Pass EL, 700x32mm. 260gm measured weight on my digital scale, 32+mm actual width on tb14 rims. Lively, smooth, versatile. I expect to get 7000 total miles (3500 on the front, then another 3500 when moved to the rear), based on plenty of experience with similar C/RH tires. FWIW, I just removed the rear Grand Bois Cypres predecessor after 4000 miles on the rear of this bike, still usable as “tour spare”. So the high initial cost seems pretty reasonable in the long run. Hopefully I don’t awaken the Flat Tire Karma gods by saying that they are fine in that regard.

I use the Chinook Pass EL (28mm) version on the Miyata, since 32’s don’t fit under its fenders

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