Does TG really make a difference? I'll say no. The TG adds weight but in my experience doesn't do anything for added flat protection. YMMV. I'm fine with the basic Pasela, currently running 35's on my tour bike, 50-60 PSI with a full load on gravel roads.
Phil Roberts Chandler, AZ On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
