> The 700cX 60 mm Big Apple measures 29" toe to crown, so it is indeed a 29 > inch tire. Mine actually measures 29 1/2 inches. And, I have it installed on > my Monocog 29er, another claim to the name.
I never thought to measure. Will have to do that tonight. I just assumed it was more Schwalbe eccentricity. > But beware! It is too fat for most 700c frames. Schwalbe also makes a 50 mm > width. Very good point. I have mine on a full custom touring frame with a lot of space most similar sized off the shelf bikes do not have. > And yep, it certainly does raise the standover height, by a full inch if you > compare it to a 28 mm tire. At first I lowered the seat a little, but pedaling was not comfortable. After awhile I got used to being up so high. On Jun 1, 11:21 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:56 AM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > The 700c Big Apple (Curiously Schwable calls it a 29 tire) is a > > comfortable tire to ride. Rolls suprisingly well, given its size. > > Really raises the height of bike though - wow! - was I surprised with > > the difference my first ride after putting the Big Apples on a bike. > > My understanding from people who have ridden both the Big Apple and > > the Herte is that the latter is more comfortable, however. > > The 700cX 60 mm Big Apple measures 29" toe to crown, so it is indeed a 29 > inch tire. Mine actually measures 29 1/2 inches. And, I have it installed on > my Monocog 29er, another claim to the name. But beware! It is too fat for > most 700c frames. Schwalbe also makes a 50 mm width. > > It rolls very well indeed for such a heavy (60 mm: 2 lb ***each***!) and > stiff (no supple sidewalls here!) tire; the 559X60s I used also rolled very > well. And yep, it certainly does raise the standover height, by a full inch > if you compare it to a 28 mm tire. The BA is considerably more goathead > resistant than the two otherwise excellent WTB fatty knobbies I've used, the > Weirwolf and the Exiwolf; both of these are also considerably lighter, tho > the WW I used as a 559 tire. The Exiwolf is over 200 gr lighter than the BA, > both in the 2.3 size. But the BA certainly rolls better on pavement and, > while it gives up traction on loose surfaces, obviously, at least, at 20/25 > psi, it's to me the preferable trade off: I'd rather slow for corners in > dirt than grind away angrily on pavement. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
