451 tire opinions

Robert Haston said:

One thing about using 451 tires is there isn't much anguish over which brand
to use, with about 4 choices. I just had an IRC roadlight just blow out.
There was no cut on the casing, and I couldn't find anything on the road I
might have hit.

I put on a Primo Comet I had. The Primo was the stiffest tire I have ever
handled. I cut my hand pretty bad on the bead. It popped off when I
started inflating it. I had to carefully reseat it.

The Stelvio looks nice, and with a dual suspension shockproof, I can afford
the high pressure tire ride. I really don't like blowing car tire money for
bike tires though.

I'm about to buy a few more, and am looking for opinions.

Which size was the Primo Comet, 26-451 (20x1-1/8) or 32-451 (20x1-3/8)?

Green Gear [1] sells the Primo Comets for $25 and the Schwalbe Stelvio
for $30, so the price differential does not seem that significant.

[1]
<http://www.greengear.com/content/view/full/3999/?PHPSESSID=df7377e972e60a41c4cbf11d288eee0c>.

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Tom Sherman – Quad Cities

I've had the IRC on front of the LWB for a long long time, perhaps 4,500 miles.
Prob'ly much less load than your bike though...M.C.

The Primo was a 1-1/8. it ran fine for 12 miles (my daily commute) today.
It seems pretty thick, so it should last a while. I'll probably "splurge"
on a pair of Schwalbs to replace them.

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Robert Haston said:

One thing about using 451 tires is there isn't much anguish over which

brand

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to use, with about 4 choices. I just had an IRC roadlight just blow

out.

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There was no cut on the casing, and I couldn't find anything on the road

I

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might have hit.

I put on a Primo Comet I had. The Primo was the stiffest tire I have

ever

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handled. I cut my hand pretty bad on the bead. It popped off when I
started inflating it. I had to carefully reseat it.

The Stelvio looks nice, and with a dual suspension shockproof, I can

afford

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the high pressure tire ride. I really don't like blowing car tire money

for

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bike tires though.

I'm about to buy a few more, and am looking for opinions.

Which size was the Primo Comet, 26-451 (20x1-1/8) or 32-451 (20x1-3/8)?

Green Gear [1] sells the Primo Comets for $25 and the Schwalbe Stelvio
for $30, so the price differential does not seem that significant.

[1]

<http://www.greengear.com/content/view/full/3999/?PHPSESSID=df7377e972e60a41
c4cbf11d288eee0c>.

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--
Tom Sherman – Quad Cities

"Robert Haston" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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One thing about using 451 tires is there isn't much anguish over which
brand to use, with about 4 choices. I just had an IRC roadlight just
blow out. There was no cut on the casing, and I couldn't find anything
on the road I might have hit.

I put on a Primo Comet I had. The Primo was the stiffest tire I have
ever handled. I cut my hand pretty bad on the bead. It popped off
when I started inflating it. I had to carefully reseat it.

The Stelvio looks nice, and with a dual suspension shockproof, I can
afford the high pressure tire ride. I really don't like blowing car
tire money for bike tires though.

I'm about to buy a few more, and am looking for opinions.

I've put ~4,500 miles on IRC Roadlites and ~1,000 miles on a Schwalbe
Stelvio. No problems or issues w/ either tire. I have a 451-37 Primo Comet
that I use as a backup and it feels so much slower whenever it's on the
bike.

My $0.02 worth

<Chas>
Haluzak Hybrid Race -- the inline wheelchair