Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
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Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
Postby master6 » Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:38 am
Good performance and exceptional value.
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Postby sogood » Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:11 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Postby MichaelB » Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:10 am
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Re: Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
Postby BarryTas » Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:20 pm
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Re: Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
Postby TimW » Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:33 pm
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Postby master6 » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:05 pm
Tim, have you considered moving to a better neighbourhood?TimW wrote:'ll get in first, bought a pair brand new, after 7 punctures on the rear in 7 days i never want to lay eyes on a pair again. Changed to Bontrager hardcase and have not looked back no punctures in 2000 k's so far touch wood.Tim
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Postby BarryTas » Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:15 pm
TimW wrote:'ll get in first, bought a pair brand new, after 7 punctures on the rear in 7 days i never want to lay eyes on a pair again. Changed to Bontrager hardcase and have not looked back no punctures in 2000 k's so far touch wood.Tim
wrong gator skin thread
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Postby TimW » Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:18 pm
master6 wrote:Tim, have you considered moving to a better neighbourhood?TimW wrote:'ll get in first, bought a pair brand new, after 7 punctures on the rear in 7 days i never want to lay eyes on a pair again. Changed to Bontrager hardcase and have not looked back no punctures in 2000 k's so far touch wood.Tim
Good point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but no lol!!!!!
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Postby TimW » Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:19 pm
I Posted in the tatter thread as well i think!!BarryTas wrote:TimW wrote:'ll get in first, bought a pair brand new, after 7 punctures on the rear in 7 days i never want to lay eyes on a pair again. Changed to Bontrager hardcase and have not looked back no punctures in 2000 k's so far touch wood.Tim
wrong gator skin thread
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Postby mikesbytes » Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:43 pm
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Postby The Womble » Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:39 pm
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:12 am
I really gotta get off me ar5e and upload that pic of the lump of metal...
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Postby juansta » Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:59 pm
However, I cant actually get any of them to actually wear-out, as shown by their TWI... I find they get more cuts than anything else... Which causes slight bulging and/or enough of an opening to let the smallest pieces of glass through...
Im still only looking at 3 punctures... from 4 tyres in about 8,000k's... And I believe they all stemed from the cuts (ie small pieces of glass working their way in through the cuts)...
Any home remedies/quick fixes for the cuts? I've been told to use shoe glue... but dunno how that'd go?
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Postby master6 » Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:07 pm
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Postby master6 » Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:17 pm
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Postby Christine Tham » Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:49 pm
Ha ha that's funny. Are you going to give us a daily update?master6 wrote:Another 90 km on the Gatorskins today,trouble free as usual.
I must admit, my Gatorskins have done 3000 kms. No cuts or punctures (fingers crossed). But I'll never buy them again - too slippery on wet surfaces.
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Postby master6 » Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:14 pm
Hello Christine, I think it is time that someone introduced some positivity to those sniffling whingers on that other thread. They appear to spend so much time focusing 2 feet ahead at the computer screen that they have become incapable of focusing 20 feet ahead to watch where they are riding.Christine Tham wrote:Ha ha that's funny. Are you going to give us a daily update?master6 wrote:Another 90 km on the Gatorskins today,trouble free as usual.
I must admit, my Gatorskins have done 3000 kms. No cuts or punctures (fingers crossed). But I'll never buy them again - too slippery on wet surfaces.
I have no grip problems, and just left Brisbane 3 weeks ago after 10 weeks regular wet weather riding.
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Postby Christine Tham » Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:18 pm
Wow! Are you cycling around Australia or something? We haven't heard from you for a few weeks and I was starting to wonder ...master6 wrote: I have no grip problems, and just left Brisbane 3 weeks ago after 10 weeks regular wet weather riding.
I mainly have problems with the Gatorskins riding over metal grates - they tend to lose their grip and start slipping, and heavens help me if I need to brake!
Just avoid riding over grates, I hear you say. Not so easy, the Atarmon bike path, which is part of my regular commute, is full of them, and they stretch over the entire path. And there's an underpass which is pure metal grate - I refuse to ride over it in wet conditions.
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Postby master6 » Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:34 pm
You have been spared because we had 10 weeks in Brisbane without a computer. Cycling around Australia? No, theory is Tasmania 6 months, Brisbane 6 months. We have just left Brisbane, come via the Grafton to Inverell, holidayed briefly at Rhodes with our daughter, and now in Tasmania (Carlton) for "summer". Very different places for bike tyres. A lot of bikeway riding in Brisbane, with a good lashing of glass, and lots of braking to wear out rims. By contrast, my Tasmanian cycling is mainly on good clean roads, and only apply the brakes at the coffee shop, or the front gate when I get home.Christine Tham wrote:Wow! Are you cycling around Australia or something? We haven't heard from you for a few weeks and I was starting to wonder ...master6 wrote: I have no grip problems, and just left Brisbane 3 weeks ago after 10 weeks regular wet weather riding.
I mainly have problems with the Gatorskins riding over metal grates - they tend to lose their grip and start slipping, and heavens help me if I need to brake!
Just avoid riding over grates, I hear you say. Not so easy, the Atarmon bike path, which is part of my regular commute, is full of them, and they stretch over the entire path. And there's an underpass which is pure metal grate - I refuse to ride over it in wet conditions.
Back to your grip problem. No bike tyres, motor cycle tyres, or automobile tyres like iron or steel surfaces. Tram or railway lines are really bad; worse than oil! Must say I was impressed with the Homebush bay to Botany Bay bike way, and on to San Souci.
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Re: Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
Postby petal665 » Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:43 pm
Name us a tire that doesn't do that.Christine Tham wrote: Wow! Are you cycling around Australia or something? We haven't heard from you for a few weeks and I was starting to wonder ...
I mainly have problems with the Gatorskins riding over metal grates - they tend to lose their grip and start slipping, and heavens help me if I need to brake!
Just avoid riding over grates, I hear you say. Not so easy, the Atarmon bike path, which is part of my regular commute, is full of them, and they stretch over the entire path. And there's an underpass which is pure metal grate - I refuse to ride over it in wet conditions.
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Re: Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
Postby Christine Tham » Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:47 pm
Back to metal grates - generally have no problem with Tweety - GP4000S or Rubino Pro. It's only an issue with Kitty and the Gatorskins.
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Re: Gatorskin....A VERY GOOD TYRE
Postby drubie » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:41 pm
The good thing about my Gatorskins was that they made me look at excellent tyres from other manufacturers. That is all.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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