Re: Ebay prices

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 4/9/2025 11:49 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 4/9/2025 11:38 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

 
But BigApple tyres are have a fairly robustly
construction, so tend to
shrug off glass and so on attacks, generally needs
something significant to
defeat them, such as nail which I could hear tapping as I
rolled along, and
that the tyre was slowly loosing pressure.
 
Ie no need to try to find the culprit it’s always very
obvious! I think I’d
be slightly embarrassed for the bike if it was punctured
by just a bit of
wire!
 
Nice supple road tyres are obviously somewhat different,
the old school
roadie has generally coped though it’s tyres are training/
commute focused
than summer rubber though does show signs of some minor
slashes, probably
from glass, as it’s route does include the flyover if not
the underpass.

 
It seems obvious that thicker tread rubber would be less
susceptible to flats.
 
The remark about "nice supple" tires leads me to ask: Does
anyone have direct experience with the "supple" tires Jan
Heine sells? I suspect they are made in the same factory
that produces the Paselas I usually use. If so, what exactly
are the differences? Is thinner tread rubber one of them?
Perhaps finer casing thread? What else?
 
I'd love to see cutaway cross sections comparing his tires
with Paselas, and perhaps with other brands and models.
 
 

 
Yes, those are made by Panaracer.
Yes, Panaracer offers several fabrics of various materials
and dernier.
 
Their new improved USA web pages don't have a section on
casing styles any longer:
 
https://www.panaracerusa.com/pages/about
 
Further information on the Japanese pages:
https://panaracer.com/en/news/
 
with various fabrics for different model tires here:
 
https://panaracer.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/panaracer2024.4_EN.pdf
 
including TufTex, Agile-F, ASB (anti snake bite), AX-alpha
extra fine fabric, 400D extralight and 800D extra tough fabric.
 
and for some models, 'anti-flat' bands under the tread in
PR, TF, and ProTite.
 
with treads in carbon, silica, some gradiated (soft outside,
firm center) models.
 
In short, what you seek in tire features is not universally
what all other riders seek. Weight, price, cornering at
speed, traction in mud, tread longevity, puncture
resistance, reflective sidewall, resistance to crappy
surfaces or lack thereof and more.

Indeed the 4 bikes I have my preference for each one is altered, in terms
of what sort of performance I’m looking for and indeed even the
“performance bikes” what performance is different.

I’d argue that any differences are more pronounced off than on road, with
more variation in type and level of performance off road.

Roger Merriman