Quote from Kwijybow on May 12^th, 2009, 11:02am:

 
From what I understood, I had thought it to be a problem with only the 406s.  Then it happened to me on my 451, so after that I was done with stelvios.  I'm trying out the ultremos now.

I think I'm off schwalbe as well, I may try some panaracers next time around.  I'll see how long I can stand the Metro K's on the Strada.  Haven't exactly warmed up to them yet.  The only person I know who had the Vittoria Randonneurs liked them alot (Dennis Cook).
 
Take Care,
Nelson.

Quote from Kwijybow on May 12^th, 2009, 2:09pm:

 
I had a new Panaracer Stradius Pro blow out on me during my final lap of the 12hr Tejas TT:  It is hanging on my wall as a reminder to never buy that brand again.
 
Bryan
 

Quote from Killer Bee on May 12^th, 2009, 2:45pm:

The only lady riding a Strada I know should have tires outlast mine by at least 2-3x so that might not be the best endorsement
 
Oh well I ordered a pair of vittorias and I'll keep a kojak in my bag as a spare. I can use the same tubes. They are a little heavier and larger so maybe a higher carrying capacity and they have a reflective sidewall which we all know I need. Reflective Rim: Check, Reflective Spokes: Check, Reflective Tires: Check!  Hm all I need is a reflective valve cover  
Hey look they just sqeek under 500
Size: 40-406 | 20x1,50 reflective
Colour: Black
Weight: 440
Psi: 45/95
Not much of a sidewall though  

 
I'll go easy on them for a few weeks before I push them and even if they are a tad slower that'll be ok I just hope they are at least as good as the kojaks have been with flats.
 
Quote from Kwijybow on May 12^th, 2009, 3:18pm:

The failures I've had aren't enough by themselves for a single event to put a tireout but repeated ones are a sign that maybe the tire wasn't designed with me or my bike in mind, no matter how much I think I like them.
Vredstiens perfect Moire tires are one I'll never do again at least on a recumbent and I thought those were great. The bead failed at <1000 miles on multiple tires the exact same way each time and supposidly they were from different batches/years. They sure rolled nice, kept flats off and were pretty.
Now I've had at least two kojaks fail the exact same way, a marathon plus blow out the center and two slowly bulge then blowout the sidewall similar to the kojaks but they actually had a real sidewall not a paper thin sidewall.
 
 

The Vredstien tires were on the Giro on two different rims. I had read on BROL about multiple people having the same exact issue. They were originally designed for cruiser type bikes that probably would be ridden a few miles at a time a few times a year, or ever, so yeah maybe it was the whole use part.
 
The only tires I've had on the Hurricane are the schwalbe kojaks. It came with some mismatched worn out tires which I rode once just to ride the bike but I already had the kojaks in hand.

Hole? I guess my comment was misinterpreted because I meant it to be complimentary.  
 
Or maybe I shoudl say what trouble did you get into that your are trying to deflect on me eh?  

Quote from aikigreg on May 12^th, 2009, 12:35pm:

 
I recently installed Ultremos on my Corsa. I first tried them at 145 psi - too rough a ride. I'm running them at 100 psi now, and have not noticed any decrease in speed when riding on the mix of road surfaces on pay rides. What pressures have you tried and what have been your experiences with regards to their effect on speed and ride quality, so far?
 
Jay G.

Quote from evblazer on May 11^th, 2009, 9:50pm:

 
I always run mine at 100