After a recent descent down highway 84 (why the hell was that video made? "Loook, dey don even hav to pedal!), I got the road bike home and discovered a nice gash in the sidewall. Now, I've heard these can be patched with a dollar bill, power bar wrapper, or a specially made Park Tire Boot, but I decided that prevention was worth a pound of cure so I began tire shopping and was thoroughly confused. Does "Aramid Tek" mean that there's a kevlar bead, a kevlar belt, or the tire was designed by a guy named Aram? What's with all the wacky tread designs on road tires? Do they need tread? Luckily, I discovered Michelin. Fair price, and the features are printed right on the packaging in easy to understand, universal icons. Long mileage? Check. Puncture resistance? Check. I grabbed the package and checked out.
If only pregnancy tests could be so easy to understand.
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That's Bib. I bet he's on wikipedia.
I use those on my fixed. Been over tons of glass with no punctures.
Plus, a stylish red stripe that makes me go faster.
Yes, I also feel that stripes on my tires make me go faster. That's why I had to have the gray stripe. I'm sure that I would have had many more options had I considered an all black tire.
Thanks for the confirmation on the puncture resistance!
I don't know if you read new comments on ancient posts, but...
A year later, I'm still riding on those same tires with barely any tread wear aside from a few surface nicks (yeah I don't skid stop on my fixed gear, color me rebel), and zero punctures -- that's right, not a single sliver of the perennial Key West bike lane/road/shoulder glass has made it through in a year and a half of regular use.
Pretty fantastic tires for the price if you ask me.
I'm hundreds of miles into them and really think they're good. So good, I bought another just like it the other day.
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