[CR]Avocet FasGrip Duro Plus/20 Tan Sidewalls

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:09:51 -0500
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From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: [CR]Avocet FasGrip Duro Plus/20 Tan Sidewalls

We bought the last of the Japanese-made, tan sidewall version of this tire. They're functionally the same as the Duro Plus Carbon 12 but with traditional tan sidewalls. These have a perfectly smooth tread for very low rolling resistance.

As with all of the older Avocet tires, they're marked wider than they actually are, with a nominal 35 mm size, even though they're actually 32 mm width.

These are great tires in a traditional tan sidewall style, when they're gone, they're gone.

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/622.html#32

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