Has anyone tried the Schwalbe Marathon Racers? Those always seems like a good faster more supple alternative but I've never ridden them.
On Jun 1, 9:48 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:32 AM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > 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. > > I'd love to see a photo. Perhaps I *have* seen a photo, since recently I've > been interested about fat tire 700c alternatives to a mountain bike. Can > yours take the 60 mm BAs with fenders? > > > > > > 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. > > My Monocog 20er has a fully 12" high bb with these tires, but, while it does > feel "higher" than my Rivs with 10.3 inch bbs with skinny, 26" tires, it > doesn't feel as bad as I though it would, and this I attribute to (1) the > inertia of the big, heavy tires so far out from the axle, and (2) the lower > center of gravity relative to wheel weight, compared to 26" mountain bikes. > At any rate, it doesn't feel bad. The worst thing about it, and the reason I > am considering alternatives, is the slight twitchiness of the front end, > which may be due in part to the short, steep upjutter of a stem and the > resultant weight distribution; and of course to the slight tire flop at 20 > psi front. > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
