mike wrote:25 Days and the tires are still in limbo. Supposed to have arrived in country of destination. I will never order from Bike Inn again. 😞
I've ordered a few things from BikeINN and have always had to wait a while but never 25 days. I think your stuff might be stuck in US Customs, over which they have no control.
mike wrote:25 Days and the tires are still in limbo. Supposed to have arrived in country of destination. I will never order from Bike Inn again. 😞
I've ordered two sets of tires from Bikeinn recently, and both took about 30 days. Its long but it will get there. Their prices are so good it is sometimes worth the wait.
Volsung wrote:They're good to order from over the winter.
That tells me that you should move; I spent many years living in the Midworst and hating winter. Being able to ride year round is so nice.
I emailed Tufo asking about 44 Swamperos and didn't hear back.
I get that these are funny times but I still struggle with being on the receiving end of poor service levels. I guess it's all subjective; I received my tires from Tufo within a week though there was no shipped notice or tracking provided, just a receipt for my payment. I was starting to ponder being concerned and they showed up.
To a previous comment, Tufo has been making tires for a long time. They have made a lot of tires for other brands as well..
mike wrote:25 Days and the tires are still in limbo. Supposed to have arrived in country of destination. I will never order from Bike Inn again. 😞
Stuff can get stuck for weeks at Chicago ISC, or other international USPS sort centers. Sometimes worth it when ordering from European retailers to spend a few extra bucks on DHL or such.
Got around 700-800 miles on the 44mm Thundero and still really liking them, but as expected, they are not bullet proof on the puncture side being so light with high TPI. Just had one small one that coated my frame pretty good, but it was old Orange Endurance that doesn't work the best anyway. That's fine for me for training and adventure rides as long as the tire doesn't disintegrate, and for now they cost like half what other high end tires do. It's just crazy how anything smaller than medium pebbles, cracks, etc. completely disappear under the tire (running around 30-31 with a total system weight of 180lbs).
I get that these are funny times but I still struggle with being on the receiving end of poor service levels. I guess it's all subjective; I received my tires from Tufo within a week though there was no shipped notice or tracking provided, just a receipt for my payment. I was starting to ponder being concerned and they showed up.
To a previous comment, Tufo has been making tires for a long time. They have made a lot of tires for other brands as well..
SWGraveler from what I read on a cycling mag. Yes they have been making tires for a long time but that was roadie end only. They had just expanded into the gravel tire mfg. in the last 2 years from what I read. Sounds like they did their homework though before they brought their gravel tires to market.
I am having trouble with Bike Inn. On the water bottles cages that I ordered beginning of July says they were delivered. When I contacted Bike Inn they said post office couldn't deliver at times which sounds kind of fishy to me. Need to call my post office for sure.
SWGraveler from what I read on a cycling mag. Yes they have been making tires for a long time but that was roadie end only. They had just expanded into the gravel tire mfg. in the last 2 years from what I read. Sounds like they did their homework though before they brought their gravel tires to market.
Zman
IIRC, they really earned their oats with 'cross tires which jare pretty close to what we are talking about here. Granted, those are tubies but in terms of tread design etc., there is a lot in common.
I recently bought the Tufo Thunderos (40mm) direct from the Tufo website. Added a 2nd set and some valve stems to get just over the free shipping threshold (200 EU).
Tires arrived within a week, and have been great. Fast on tarmac, grippy off-road, really happy with them. Did have a bit of trouble mounting them, but I’m a bit of a tubeless noob so hard to say if it was the tires or me.
They even threw in a free Tufo water bottle with a dust cover over the top. Pretty great!
Tufo is from the Czech Republic which has a long history in CX; last weekend they hosted a CX world cup in Tabor. Stybar from the quickstep world tour team was world champ CX in 2004 & 2005. They have quite a bit of know how on how to make a supple fast offroad low weight tire with high TPI count and a good resistance against flats.
I ordered and mounted the Thunderos 40mm about 2 months ago now, and quite like them. I use it for commuting in autumn and longer non-technical offroad rides and did not yet get any leaks. For me it seems like a good replacement for the GK SS with a bit lower RR and a bit more grip. It's about the same price as the GK SS and about half that of the G ONE RS, which seems over priced and nowhere available.
has anyone had puncture issues with any of the 3 tufo gravel tires? reading through BRR it may be their one weakness. How are they in the real world? Would you be comfortable riding them through the city to the trails?
I have no experience with Tufo but I can share my experience with flats over more than 10,000 miles in other tires tested by BRR. By tread puncture score: 33 to 41: 4 gravel tires, way too many flats 45 to 47: 2 gravel tires, a few flats, not really a problem 49 to 53: 2 road tires, no flats 80 to 81: 1 road tire and 1 touring tire, only 1 pinch flat I've had no flats with 1 road tire (Taraxagum) and 1 touring tire (Marathon Efficiency) not yet tested by BRR.
I'm sure the risk of flats depends heavily on which part of which city you're riding through. I don't think most gravel tires are built to withstand road hazards like glass so I'd be careful choosing those. For my individual situation the BRR tread puncture scores correlate well with my experience so I'll avoid anything with a score under 45.
The Thunderos seem pretty true to size-I am getting 41.6mm for the 40c on a 25mm ID rim at 35 psi. Unfortunately, they may be a tad over 40 on your 22.5, so not sure how conservative that 40mm max is for your frame.
