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Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
03-08-19, 06:18 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

Hopefully mine will stretch out some before I get...

Hopefully mine will stretch out some before I get my first flat. I've used wire bead tires most of my life, these folding tires seem much more difficult to mount. I'm not convinced they're worth the...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
03-07-19, 08:05 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

+1 The 28 mm Gravel Kings even fit on my '88...

+1

The 28 mm Gravel Kings even fit on my '88 Cannondale Criterium Series. And that bike has terrible tire clearance too, being designed as a crit frame and all. They admittedly max-out the frame...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
03-06-19, 09:05 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

Update: I got some of the Panaracer Paselas, also...

Update: I got some of the Panaracer Paselas, also in 700 x 28. Similar mounting issues but I was ready this time with soapy water, and a Kool Stop Tire Jack.

I was peeved initially, when the tires...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-07-19, 05:01 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

I was fresh out of this stuff, and personal lube...

I was fresh out of this stuff, and personal lube too (as luck would have it). So I tried smearing some Extra Virgin Olive Oil on the rim and the tire bead, and the tire slid right on. So it was more...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-07-19, 03:54 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

Ordered 2, thanks. I'm always losing / breaking...

Ordered 2, thanks. I'm always losing / breaking tire levers. Can never find one when I need it.
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-07-19, 10:48 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

Mavic CXP 21, Mavic Aksium, DT Swiss r1800. I...

Mavic CXP 21, Mavic Aksium, DT Swiss r1800. I also have some tubeless-compatible HED rims I may try, but I need to wait until next week before I have my Kool Stop tool, which I fully expect to break...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-06-19, 01:16 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

I think you're probably right, but I guess it's...

I think you're probably right, but I guess it's just stubbornness and ego driving me at this point not to give up. Practical concerns may need to take a back seat, when my pride is on the line. :)
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-06-19, 01:14 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

You are correct sir, that's a Velox-wrapped Mavic...

You are correct sir, that's a Velox-wrapped Mavic CXP 21. I have never had to resort to thinner rim strips before. But if that's what it takes to snatch victory from the hands of defeat with these...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-06-19, 01:04 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

I guess I will wait for the Kool Stop, but it...

I guess I will wait for the Kool Stop, but it seems like this tire is just too small. Nothing doing:
...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-06-19, 12:43 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

These are 700 x 28's. They've got to be a...

These are 700 x 28's. They've got to be a defective batch, they feel more like 695 x 28's. And they don't appear very wide either, more like 25's than 28's.

I was hoping to get some stretch once...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-06-19, 12:10 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,592
Posted By Lemond1985

Panaracer Gravel King, World's Most Sadistic Tire?

Third day and third set of wheels trying to mount these SOB's. They're the regular folding clincher version. I pride myself on being able to mount almost any tire using only my hands, time, patience,...
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