FWIW, the JB's are probably "rounder" rather than tall like the Paselas are...
DE On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com>wrote: > > 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. > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
