Haven't got a lot to compare to in the wider widths, but my new Marathon Supreme 42s are great on gravel on the Sam Hillborne.
Karl On Jun 25, 3:57 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jack Brown blues have taken me over gravel and more comfortably. > > I remember reading somewhere from JimG that 35mm Paselas w/o Tourguard > approximated the cush of 650B pretty well. I wonder if the TG really > makes a difference? > > On Jun 25, 3:29 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2009-06-25 at 14:47 -0700, GeorgeS wrote: > > > I don't regularly ride on dirt or gravel except when I come to Vermont > > > in the summer. Now I'm riding on gravel all the time and I find > > > descents in particular very unpleasant. Lots of bouncing around and > > > skittishness. One of my bikes has 700c Grand Bois tires and the other > > > has Ruffy Tuffy's. I have plenty of clearance on both bikes. Are > > > there tires that will make me feel more comfortable that won't break > > > the bank? Jack Browns? Fatty somethings? > > > 37mm Paselas? They're about the same width as the Col de la Vie in > > 650B, and that's very pleasant on gravel. A goal should be to keep > > inflation pressure down to 50 psi or even less. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
