Dale,
Onomatopoeia.
George Allen Lexington, Ky USA
Dale Brown wrote:
> Aldo wrote, in his poetic fashion:
><< They go "blimp" if you tap them just right, same as my old Del Mondo setas. >>
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>I am pretty certain that he meant that the tires, when thumped,? make a sound like the word "blimp", rather than literally blow up into a huge blimp-like size.? :)
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>(What is the term used for a word that sounds like, when spoken, the phenomenon it describes?)
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>Dale Brown
>Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: aldoross4 <aldoross4@siscom.net>
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 8:28 am
>Subject: [CR]Cerf Blue Update
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> Well, I've had the Grand Bois 26mm Cerf Blue tires in
>service for two weeks now, and so far - so good.
> Rather than baby them along, I introduced them almost
>immediately to the thrilling world of Ohio Roads in
>Winter, so in two weeks time they've seen a couple hundred
>miles with temps ranging from 23F to 66F, ice, snow,
>rain, salt, gravel, mud, silt, carrion, glass, sticks,
>and pot holes the size of your head. In all cases the
>tires have behaved admirably.
> The look and feel is very much like the high-end tubulars
>I remember from the 1980s - very comfortable, not too
>bouncy and not too abusive, low rolling resistance, good
>grip on in all conditions so far. They go "blimp" if you
>tap them just right, same as my old Del Mondo setas.
>Since installing them on my Assenmacher I've been able to
>stay with the fast group (at least until the hardest
>climbs when my advanced weight still holds me back). That's
> something I haven't been able to do for quite some time.
> I'm guessing the Cerf Blue are
>worth at least a mile per hour over the
>similarly-dimensioned Panaracer Pasela Tour Guards they
>replaced. I haven't done any "scientific testing" yet, but
>I can most certainly feel an improvement.
> No visible wear or cuts
>yet on either tire - perhaps that's just luck, but time
>will tell, as there's lots of junk on the roads this time
>of year...
> Yesterday's ride included a bit of wading - the bike
>trail was partially flooded about midway to my turn-around
>point, but I thought I'd try fording, expecting the water
>to be a few inches deep. About 200 feet later the river
>was up over the axles, and I opted to stop and turn
>around rather than risk riding off the invisible trail into
> the mud. Oh, well... it was probably about time to check
>the grease in the hubs and bb anyway. Would like to say
>I came out with rainbow trout netted in the spokes, but
>all I caught was some duck weed a good freezing soak up
>to the knees. What fun! ;-)
> Another Cerf Blue follow-up in a few weeks.
> Aldo Ross
> Middletown, Ohio, USA
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