Beth, if extra cushion is what you're after (and I don't know that it is, since you don't say why you want larger tires), why not try the Jack Brown green model? Although they're only one mm larger than the 32 Pasela, I find them to be oodles more plush, and quite a bit faster to boot. And that one extra mm might not necessitate drastic measures in the replacement of brakes or fender mounting.
--Aaron On Mar 25, 9:10 am, palin...@his.com wrote: > Quoting b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com>: > > > Has anyone else tried this approach? How has it worked? Have you > > noticed a serious braking deficit when switching from dual-pivot to > > center-pull? Comments, please. > > I had a Rambouillet with Shimano long-reach dual pivot sidepulls. I > have a Velo Orange Randonneur (that replaced the Rambouillet) with > Paul Racer centerpulls which are mounted on brazed-on studs. Braking > on the VO is much better than braking was on the Rambouillet. More > power, more modulation too. > How that would be different with the Paul Racers if they were bolt-on > rather than brazed-on I don't know. I have bolt-on Mafac RAID > centerpulls on my Kogswell P/R, and they're great too. > > Certainly the centerpulls don't crowd a fender the same way dual pivot > sidepulls do. If that's where you're running out of space, the switch > might very well give you one size bigger. Also, you probably can get > more room with a fender like a Honjo that bolts up to a daruma bolt > coming through the fork than something like an SKS with a bracket. > > I'm a wee bit curious about the need for fatter tires. For one of > your size and weight, a 32 would be a pretty cushy tire, I'd have > thought. At well over 0.1 tons (and until I swore off ice cream a > couple of weeks ago, at 100kg) I'm filling my 700x32 Paselas at around > 68psi front, 75 psi rear. For you, I'd guess 50 rear? That ought to > put those 32mm tires at just about the same level of plushness I have > with my size-that-dares-not-speak-its-name x 38 Col de la Vie's. > > And regardless of 32 or 35mm, I think given your stated concerns about > money, the Pasela would be the tire of choice. At $14 ea on sale > they're a screaming bargain, but in no sense are they a "cheap" tire. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
