[Yak] Re: Scorchers

[Greg Illes]

I can't say whether Comets or Stelvios are faster - - but the Scorchers win hands-down on comfort.
The 406-1.5's just soak up road roughness fabulously. If they are any slower (can't tell), I'll still take the smooth ride.
I only have about 30 miles on them so far - durability remains to be seen, I'm concerned that they are pretty thin-skinned.
Did I say they were smooth? At 90psi too.

:o)

G.



----- Original Message ----
From: Ant.Iwan Tenggono <onebikes at gmail.com>
To: Sam Santos <lalato at gmail.com>; yak-bounces at bikefriday.com; Andrejs Ozolins <andrejs at ozolins.com>
Cc: Bike Friday <yak at bikefriday.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:44:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Yak] Re: Scorchers

I have try as well. I put on tikit, for me, primo comet is better. Samle slick tyre but comet has better rolling resistance. Scorcer is absorb bumpy road better due to fat tyre (so every tyre are)..

Iwan
Thx & regards,                                    Iwan Bike Friday

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Santos <lalato at gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 20:40:50 
To: Andrejs Ozolins<andrejs at ozolins.com>
Cc: Bike Friday<yak at bikefriday.com>
Subject: [Yak] Re: Scorchers


Hi everyone,
Just wanted to report that I was finally able to put on the "used" Scorchers
from Spring Creek.

First off, the tires didn't look like they had been ridden on before.  They
looked new to me, but I'm not a tire expert so what do I know.

Second...  these tires are great.  I could tell a different right away.
Amazing how such a small difference in width can make a noticeable change in
ride quality.

Note to self...  Don't doubt Vik's assessment again.  :-)

--sam

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Andrejs Ozolins <andrejs at ozolins.com>wrote:

> I note that the Scorchers come in regular and kevlar; and only the kevlar
> has the reflective stripe. Since I spend considerable attention on being
> seen, it seems silly not to get a tire with the reflective sidewall -- those
> things are insanely bright. I'm guessing that the half-price ones are the
> regular ones without that feature.
>
> Andrejs
>
>
> Sam Santos wrote:
>
>> http://www.springcreekrecumbents.com/ is selling some slightly used ones
>> (taken off Greenspeed Trikes) for $20 a tire.  It would be a cheap way to
>> test out the tires to see if they work for you.
>>
>>
>
>
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