The tire that just keeps on truckin’
Last summer and fall I was having the mother of all issues with flat tires. I was flatting about once every 10 days. Seriously. ONCE every 10 days, sometimes more. The good news is I got damn good at changing a flat. The bad news is that I got damn sick of changing flat tires (tubes, technically).
A cycling friend of mine was putting in a bit order for tires through his team. So I had him order me some new ones for the winter. They only cost $10-20 with the discount, so heck – anything was better than whatever stock stuff was on my bike.
Since December when I put them on, I’ve logged about 1,700-1,900 miles on my bike (I haven’t got around to fully putting all my trainer rides in the log). About 50-75% of that mileage has been outdoors. As in outdoors in the crappy, cold, winter weather. Through the snow and ice, through the gravel, occasional accidental off-roading (with a road bike), and just general riding.
However – after all that, I have yet to have a SINGLE flat tire all winter long. Not a single one, it be awesome! While I do take a slight hit on the increased resistance/drag of this particular tire over my previous ‘racing ones’, I more than make up for it with not having to change flats all the time.
I don’t know where to buy these things, or even anything about them other than what’s on their page. All I know is that they make me happy.
They’re billed as an all-weather tire, made by Maxxis. The digits on the UPC say: “Re-Fuse TB86336000 700x23C - 60 TPI – Black"
Here’s the information that’s on the back of them. Not ideal for racing. But that’s fine at the moment – they don’t flat. So that’s all I’m caring about.
9 comments:
thanks for the heads up...
you have really put them through their paces....
Waoh that's some serious mileage, my LBS says tire only last about 1000 miles...hmm me thinks some sales ploy going on here!
I had Hutchinsons on my old wheels and they were bomb proof but the new wheels came with Continentals so we'll see how they fair.
I have Maxis on the MTB and they're rock solid!
I use whatever the bike store puts on. I'm probably getting suckered :-) But I flat only rarely, so I'll take it!
Nice job, but can you beat 4800 miles on a front tire.
My training tires are Bontrager Race lite Hardcase tires. Triple kevlar puncture protection. They are slow and heavy but durable.
I'm still upset at the lack of topless girls for your race.
I'd be willing to discuss cycling across country with you. Time and place. I'll pull the first half ;)
They sound as good as my Continental Gator Skins. I have had them on since 2006 and I had my FIRST flat on Sunday night after the ride, lol.
Now the bad part is I am slow at changing tires.
Cool. Thanks for the recommendation.
so you REFUSE to flat anymore? no wonder you got so good at changing them. it was god's little plan to help you....
i also ride gator skins. they're hella tough, and when you start flatting, it's generally a sign that the tire has seen its day. i also learned that you go through 2 rears for every front and no point in rotating them. makes sense with the braking. so yeah, more resitance to train with, but man oh man do my race tires feel like a dream, and now i'm hella strong.
Oh, I'm sure you're glad to have found these! Amazing! I'll keep them in mind!
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