When I acquired a used Bike E about three months ago, it was shod with Primo V-Monster tires. They had lots of grip - and that was the problem - too much grip. They made pedaling hard and slow and going up even small hills was a pure [censored] (then again, I'm fat and outta shape, so whaddya expect?).
I hied myself off to my local bike shop and ordered a Kenda Street 16 X 1.75 for the front, and a Maxxis Hookworm 20 X 1.95. I originally wanted a set of Kenda Kwests, but the dealer couldn't get them through their distributor.
Installed them a few days ago, and they make a big difference. Pedaling is easier - I find I can start off in higher gears than I normally would and I can go somewhat faster. On flats and downgrades, the ride is positively zippy and I don't have to pedal too hard.
I kinda like the styling of the Hookworms, but I gotta admit Maxxis has weird names for their tires - my dealer's catalogue even shows some Maxxis Ringworms. Yecch.
You wold have liked the Kwests better. I currently run a Primo Comet Kevlar 1.25 on the front of my bikeE and a Tioga Comp Pool on the rear. These are available mail order from a number of places often used by posters. I doubt that your LBS does not do business with JB Importers they have them available as well as the Kwests. So do most all the distributors. -- Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and Sports, Inc 1-800-586-6645 <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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When I acquired a used Bike E about three months ago, it was shod with Primo V-Monster tires. They had lots of grip - and that was the problem - too much grip. They made pedaling hard and slow and going up even small hills was a pure [censored] (then again, I'm fat and outta shape, so whaddya expect?).
I hied myself off to my local bike shop and ordered a Kenda Street 16 X 1.75 for the front, and a Maxxis Hookworm 20 X 1.95. I originally wanted a set of Kenda Kwests, but the dealer couldn't get them through their distributor.
Installed them a few days ago, and they make a big difference. Pedaling is easier - I find I can start off in higher gears than I normally would and I can go somewhat faster. On flats and downgrades, the ride is positively zippy and I don't have to pedal too hard.
I kinda like the styling of the Hookworms, but I gotta admit Maxxis has weird names for their tires - my dealer's catalogue even shows some Maxxis Ringworms. Yecch.
I have seen some Comets before and they look like a good tire. However, a number of other bent riders say the tire is flat prone. Have they made some improvements??
I had two flats on Primo Comets on my SatRDay in 3+ years, more than 6,000 miles. And two flats in one month on Primo Comets on my Greenspeed GTO. I think it's a combination of luck, riding conditions, and where on the road you're riding.
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I have seen some Comets before and they look like a good tire. However, a number of other bent riders say the tire is flat prone. Have they made some improvements??
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I think it's a combination of luck, riding conditions, and where on the road you're riding.
For what is worth I think your right! It does not seem to matter what tires I run I don't get many flats. -- Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and Sports, Inc 1-800-586-6645
I got a flat on my rear primo comet with under 300 miles on the new bike. Do you suppose it was the tire or the 2" roofing nail that I didn't see...:-}.
I'm not sure. My Burley Canto came with the first set I've ever used. But I can tell you this: I have more than 1000 miles on them and just got back from a 200 mile+ tour of eastern Wisconsin. About half the miles were on roads and half were on crushed shell bike trails. I am shocked that I haven't had a flat thus far.
FWIW, I NEVER ride without checking the pressure and topping them off if necessary.
I appreciate the answers. FWIW I had severa; bent riders and one shop owner say they THINK there are issues with Comets. That is different than there are problems with the Comets.
One rider I talked to who rides a fairly consistent route, switch from Comets to (pardon the spelling) Schauwlbe. He claims to go from from occassional flats to none.
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I have seen some Comets before and they look like a good tire. However, a number of other bent riders say the tire is flat prone. Have they made some improvements??
I've only had one flat in the three or four Comets I've gone through on my V-Rex, after flatting several times on the OEM IRC. That one flat was on a brand new tire, in the rain, a puncture that left a nasty-looking gash but did not seem to affect the useful life of the tire - I put something like 3500 miles on it afterward. I ride relatively clean roads. Lots of chip seal, but not a lot of cager debris.
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I think it's a combination of luck, riding conditions, and where on the road you're riding.
For what is worth I think your right! It does not seem to matter what tires I run I don't get many flats.
I'm one of those people who had bad luck with the Comets. I had two suffer fatal glass cuts within three months. On the same roads, same riding habits, the replacement Schwalbe City Marathons occasionally flatted, but didn't show the same damage from glass cuts.
I wonder if the early Comets had a harder rubber compound- it looked as if the tire simply split once the cut started. The Marathons would absorb the glass chunks (which had to be pried out), but the tread rubber did not rip apart.
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I have seen some Comets before and they look like a good tire. However, a number of other bent riders say the tire is flat prone. Have they made some improvements??
Well, I lovingly refer to mine as "glass magnets". I had 4 flats in about 6 months, but I ride on some back roads that are fairly covered with broken beer bottles. I switched to Kenda Kwests about 2 weeks ago out of frustration, and I will have to see how well they hold up.
I don't know what to say. Al who I ride with runs the same tires I do over the same roads. He gets flats I don't? His tires are covered with glass cuts, mine are not? Our mileage is near the same. However, He is a ridge runner. We are blessed with wide sholders on most main 2 lane roads. He is always on my right when we ride on the wide sholder and rides the ridge where all the glass ends up, regardless of the traffic conditions. When I ride with a group I seem to see hazards long before they do? I'm I just more observant?
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I'm one of those people who had bad luck with the Comets. I had two suffer fatal glass cuts within three months. On the same roads, same riding habits, the replacement Schwalbe City Marathons occasionally flatted, but didn't show the same damage from glass cuts.
I wonder if the early Comets had a harder rubber compound- it looked as if the tire simply split once the cut started. The Marathons would absorb the glass chunks (which had to be pried out), but the tread rubber did not rip apart.
