Source for nice fat 27" slicks?

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference seehttp://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=TR9319).

Anyone know where might find something like that?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

I used a pair of cheap and cheerful Vittoria Zaffiro 27"x1 1/4" tires
on my utility bike last year. They roll nice, and never managed to
puncture. $13. The tread is about an inconsequential as a herringbone
pattern, they feel like slicks.

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference seehttp://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=TR9319).

Anyone know where might find something like that?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

serfas secas

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:20:57 -0700, Nate Knutson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference seehttp://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=TR9319).

That's a 32mm tyre, which hardly counts as fat, but if a 32 is what
you want there's a Conti Ultra Gator Skin 32-630
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/bicycle/themes/tires/race/ultra_gatorskin/ultra_gatorskin_en.html

or Conti Ultrasport 32-630
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/bicycle/themes/tires/race/ultra_sport/ultra_sport_en.html

or Schwalbe Marathon 32-630
http://www.schwalbe.com/gbl/en/bicycle/on_tour/produktgruppe/produkt/?ID_Produktgruppe=21&ID_Produkt=58&ID_Land=38&ID_Sprache=2&ID_Einsatzbereich=2&tn_mainPoint=Fahrrad&tn_subPoint=On+Tour

Kinky Cowboy*

*Batteries not included
May contain traces of nuts
Your milage may vary

Jim Martin said:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some

nice

Quoted message said:

fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference see
http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=TR9319).
Anyone know where might find something like that?

Or the Michelin Word Tour 27 which is quite ample, about 38mm.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Jim Martin said:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference seehttp://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=TR9319).

True slicks are increasingly scarce in the obsolescent 27" size.
Harris Cyclery has a couple. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/630.html

I can say from experience that while it isn't slick, the Michelin
World Tour 27x1-1/4" tire is not only one of the fattest 27" tires
I've tried, but also one of the fastest.

Chalo

what width fits bewteen the stays?

your gonna get what you pay for here. if the Conti, a 3 ply aramid
(kevlar) carcass, costs $29-35 then the Schwalbe at a similar price,
recently upgraded in and by an Asian factory with a German name.,
could come in with similar standards
it's probably not as lively as a Conti. Conti's with that round shape/
carcass design gets grip grip grip as the bike gets laid over in a
turn, a Schwalbe might, the Michelin may not, the Pasela's have very
weak sidewalls, and the low cost tires are low cost tires meant for
the middle class in Myanmar or Calcutta not sophisticated wanna be
road racers like you (and me).

The Conti Gatorskin is less of a commuter and more of a road racer
tthan the Citysport. Conti is fairly precise in designing and
marketing each Conti design for each grade application. So if you
wannabe road race, the Gator is fast but not as durable by far as the
Citysport, Sport! and you could end up [censored] about it on RBT like
several other folk.

datakoll said:

what width fits bewteen the stays?

your gonna get what you pay for here. if the Conti, a 3 ply aramid
(kevlar) carcass, costs $29-35 then the Schwalbe at a similar price,
recently upgraded in and by an Asian factory with a German name.,
could come in with similar standards
it's probably not as lively as a Conti. Conti's with that round shape/
carcass design gets grip grip grip as the bike gets laid over in a
turn, a Schwalbe might, the Michelin may not, the Pasela's have very
weak sidewalls, and the low cost tires are low cost tires meant for
the middle class in Myanmar or Calcutta not sophisticated wanna be
road racers like you (and me).

The Conti Gatorskin is less of a commuter and more of a road racer
tthan the Citysport. Conti is fairly precise in designing and
marketing each Conti design for each grade application. So if you
wannabe road race, the Gator is fast but not as durable by far as the
Citysport, Sport! and you could end up [censored] about it on RBT like
several other folk.

I'm surely not a Continental tire expert but I recently replaced a
newish one, 26x1.75, rent with a classic 'cotton casing' starburst right
in the tread center.

I was explaining to the customer how unusual that is today, how we
almost never see that failure (which was common in our youth) because
modern tires are nylon casing, not cotton.
Further inspection showed it to be a coarse cotton casing marked
"Continental Made in India". Definitely not recommended.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

and what type Continental Made in India was mounted on the out of true
dragged down the road for 116 miles was it?

Thanks to all of you who have responded. I have followed up on your
various suggestions and I am getting the sense that the largest tire
available in 27" is going to be a 27 x 1 1/4. I really wish I could get
something closer to 26x1.6" Conti's I have on a tandem (I incorrectly
linked to the 26x1.3 version in the original post). What I really want
is tire that rolls nicely, turns nicely, and is fat enough to act as
cushy suspension.

Soooo.... looks like if I want fat and smooth I'll need to switch out to
700c wheel set. Easy enough I guess but I wanted to keep the touring
bike in original trim.

Any possibility there is a big fat smooth 27" tire out there that no one
has mentioned yet? I have contacts in UK and Australia so they don't
necessarily need to be available in the US.

Thanks again,

Jim

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference see
http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=TR9319).

Anyone know where might find something like that?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference see

[...]

Quoted message said:

Anyone know where might find something like that?

# Max Pressure: 110 PSI
# Dimensions: 27" x 1.25"
# Weight: 295 grams
# Color: Black

<http://www.serfas.com/tires/STK-27.shtml>

--
Michael Press

Michael Press said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

Quoted message said:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference see

[...]

Quoted message said:

Anyone know where might find something like that?

# Max Pressure: 110 PSI
# Dimensions: 27" x 1.25"
# Weight: 295 grams
# Color: Black

<http://www.serfas.com/tires/STK-27.shtml>

--
Michael Press

i missed the fact that the op wanted something fatter when i suggested
serfas secas before... they are actually about the worst example of
the actual size being way smaller than the listed that i've ever seen.
they're about 26mm inflated.

i think that michelin world tours may be a bit wider than 32mm
inflated, not 100% sure though.

In article
<[email hidden]>,

Nate Knutson said:

Michael Press said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jim Martin said:

Hello All:

Quoted message said:

One of my bikes has 27" wheels and I would really like to find some nice
fat slicks for it. Something similar to the Conti Sport Contact (for
reference see

[...]

Quoted message said:

Anyone know where might find something like that?

# Max Pressure: 110 PSI
# Dimensions: 27" x 1.25"
# Weight: 295 grams
# Color: Black

<http://www.serfas.com/tires/STK-27.shtml>

i missed the fact that the op wanted something fatter when i suggested
serfas secas before... they are actually about the worst example of
the actual size being way smaller than the listed that i've ever seen.
they're about 26mm inflated.

i think that michelin world tours may be a bit wider than 32mm
inflated, not 100% sure though.

Oh, well. They work alright for me, but I am not looking
for anything particularly fat or skinny; rather vague
on the matter. I value slick tread and thin sidewalls.

--
Michael Press

Jim Martin said:

Thanks to all of you who have responded. I have followed up on your
various suggestions and I am getting the sense that the largest tire
available in 27" is going to be a 27 x 1 1/4.

Be advised that 1-1/4" is a nominal width which in the real world
varies over a range no less than 27 to 33mm. If you are looking for a
27" tire by width, you'll have to evaluate actual specimens of tires,
because most of them bear the same size marking regardless of their
physical measurements.

Chalo

Truth in lending?
SportContact
37-622 28 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 black 786
32-622 28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 black 980

Search Specialized tire and rubbah at:
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqSuperSection.jsp?ssid=RoadTires

datakoll said:

Truth in lending?
SportContact
37-622 28 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 black 786
32-622 28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 black 980

Search Specialized tire and rubbah at:http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqSuperSection.jsp?ssid=RoadTires

BEFORE yuo drift away...
buying a gator or spec turbo before thinking toward a set of 700c's
what are you on now?
economy class or the $30+ rubber? that's the DM
if you're on economy then an aramid belt Gator with a Specialized
thorn proof tube or a Spec Turbo with ditto
could be just the ticket. the Gator doesn't have the buns of a
Citysport but it'll go if you don't know from a Chang Sue.
Then you could wait to pounce on a mail order set of Velocity 700c's
from like Nashbar on sale in February (but maybe not this february,
190 billion goes a looooong way) for what? $100?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jim Martin said:

Any possibility there is a big fat smooth 27" tire out there that no
one has mentioned yet?

The Panaracer Pasela comes in 27". It is a nice smooth riding tire.
It's not a slick but the tread is really more minimal than it appears.

http://hiawathacyclery.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10
&products_id=74

http://www.sustainer.org/images/bollweevil.jpg

datakoll said:

BEFORE yuo drift away...
buying a gator or spec turbo before thinking toward a set of 700c's
what are you on now?

These days I ride the Michelin karbon 700x25 on my regular road bike. I
find that they give the best combination of handling and wear. On my
commuter bike I ride 26 x 2" slicks which are very comfy. My tandem has
mtb wheels and I use the 26x1.6 Conti Sport Contact. Those are comfy,
feel fast, and turn nicely.

The touring bike in question currently wears Chen Shen 27 x 1 1/4 that
are almost exactly the same width as my Michelin 700 x 25. They do not
feel comfy nor do the turn nicely. This whole thread is my attempt to
find a tire that will allow me to commute as comfortably on this bike as
on my current fat-tire commuter.

Thanks,

Jim

Jim Martin said:

datakoll said:

BEFORE yuo drift away...
buying a gator or spec turbo before thinking toward a set of 700c's
what are you on now?

These days I ride the Michelin karbon 700x25 on my regular road bike. I
find that they give the best combination of handling and wear. On my
commuter bike I ride 26 x 2" slicks which are very comfy. My tandem has
mtb wheels and I use the 26x1.6 Conti Sport Contact. Those are comfy,
feel fast, and turn nicely.

The touring bike in question currently wears Chen Shen 27 x 1 1/4 that
are almost exactly the same width as my Michelin 700 x 25. They do not
feel comfy nor do the turn nicely. This whole thread is my attempt to
find a tire that will allow me to commute as comfortably on this bike as
on my current fat-tire commuter.

Are you sure the tires are the source of your dis-satisfaction?
"Feeling comfy" might just be over-inflation. "Turn nicely"? Meaning
what? If they feel "squirrelly", that might be over-inflation, too.

Some of the Cheng Shin tires are quite decent, IMO/E. They also make
"private label" tires for others; the Serfas Seca tires recommended
earlier in this thread are one example.