i ordered these panaracer stradius sport 700x26c tires just before the chasing daylight tour last year. by the time the tour rolled around i had already determined these things sucked and had purchased a set of specialized tires to ride the tour on. in january when i got my new bike i put these panaracers on it. i figured i'd give them another try.
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these things are not good. they mount terribly. so much so that when i ride my road bike now i carry a tire jack to get them back onto the rim after i get a puncture. speaking of punctures, these things are about as durable as riding around on wet toilet paper. i ran over a q-tip in the road a while back and was amazed it didn't go through the tire.
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if someone is going to give you a pair of these for free - don't take them, it's a waste of your money, time, and effort.
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for the majority of 2010 i rode this pair of panaracer RiBMo 700x25c tires on my specialized roubaix. during that time i suffered zero punctures. i was so impressed by these tires i ordered the above pair of panaracers (the stradius sport) thinking i would get the same type of quality but in a less bomb-proof, more lightweight package.
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when these tires came off of my road bike i didn't think it fair to have them just hanging around, so i mounted them on my commuter bike. they go on and off fairly easily, but you don't have to do this very often as they are virtually impenetrable.
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seriously. no flats. ever. nearly a year of road bike riding (+/-3,500 miles) and then fixed gear commuting use, complete with skip stopping, skidding, and riding the glass strewn bayou chico bridge twice a day. no flats. ever.
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they are a bit on the portly side for most people riding road bikes, but for this kind of performance they are well worth the weight penalty.
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if someone offers to sell you a pair of these, or give you a pair for free - take them up on it before someone else does. and then buy them a six pack.
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