On 04/02/2017 12:13 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 4/2/2017 1:00 PM, rbowman wrote:
>> On 04/02/2017 11:08 AM, Jonas Schneider wrote:
>
>> Even bicycle tires are not exempt. Want to know the
>> rationale behind my recent purchase of a set of Serfas
>> Drifters?
>
> Here's a guess. You couldn't find a Michelin City tire.
>

Not in 26" at the local REI, just 27". The tires I replaced were
Continental Town & Country. They were my favorites years ago but then I
couldn't find them. They reappeared so I got a set. Meanwhile,
Continental had switched production to India or China. I bought them in
June of 2015. As I pumped them up to 65 psi this spring, I heard an odd,
tearing noise. It was the sidewall cords ripping apart. Looking on the
forums, early sidewall failure is common with the new manufacture. So
much for T&C.

Before the Contis I'd been running Ritchey Tom Slicks. They'll take a
higher pressure and are faster but I found them to be high maintenance.
I'll see how the Serfas do. At least running 65 psi instead of 90
softens some of the bumps and I'm not racing.

My other Mtn bike has knobbies and when I do ride on pavement it seems
like a lot of work compared to the slicks or inverted tread.