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  • Started 4 years ago by crowriver
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  1. crowriver
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    Keen eyed readers of this forum may recall I successfully resurrected some RSX brifters (thought they were RX-100, but they were RSX). Said brifters belong on a Dawes Audax Giro which I picked up for not a lot on fleaBay a couple of years ago. Now that it shifts properly I was able to take it for a proper spin this afternoon, to iron out any wee niggles. Lovely day for it and I'm pleased with the bike overall, especially given how little it cost.

    (Side note: I am a fan of Dawes Audax bikes, I now own three: two Dawes Audax Giros and one Dawes Audax Supreme).

    Anyway I noticed that the forks are different from my other Dawes Audax Giro, which is exactly the same colour but a smaller frame and maybe slightly earlier model. These forks have braze-ons for low riders meaning the bike could potentially be used for touring as well as audax/day rides. My other Dawes Audax Giro has forks without these braze-ons, just the ones for mudguards (the Audax Supreme has all the braze-ons on the forks). Oh it came with a Selle San Marco Rolls saddle too, which I like a lot.

    To get to the point of this post: the tyres. It's fitted with Specialized Nimbus Armadillo 700 x 28 with tan sidewalls. They looked unused (before the spin), though I think that model of tyre is no longer available. They ride nicely and seem quite light.

    Just wondering if anyone has views on Armadillos? Are they reliable? Is the puncture protection up to much? Any issues I need to be aware of?

    Comments welcome.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  2. gembo
    Member

    @wingpig has championed The Armadillo tyre on here over the last decade

    Posted 4 years ago #

  3. wingpig
    Member

    The wider and thicker-treaded Nimbus seems better than the narrower non-Nimbus Armadillos, where the very thin tread would start to separate from the carcass after four or five months, making it very easy for chunks of tread to tear off. Much worse on 23 and 25 than 28 and hasn't happened yet on the 35 Nimbus on my geared bike.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  4. LaidBack
    Member

    Specialized Nimbus Armadillo - were my tyre of choice when we started school runs with a Thorn Voyager tandem. Tyres fitted by SJS were inferior and we needed reliabilty. Was also a bit of 'brand belief' that Specialized would deliver as that brand had a reputation.
    These were 26" versions but at the time the best tyre available.
    From memory they were pretty good - only available at Bike Coop IIRC.
    Of course later on we got other bikes and discovered other tyres.
    Now you could fit a Continental Gatorskin or a model from Schwalbe. Other tyre brands like Vredstein (and Dunlop) seem to have become less relevant.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  5. crowriver
    Member

    Thanks for the views. Seems the Nimbus Armadillos are a decent tyre then, even if this particular variant with tan sidewalls is no longer manufactured.

    I shall keep them rolling until they wear out. Then will come the decision as to what replaces them, but not for a while yet...

    Posted 4 years ago #

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