Yep, Pasela 35 or 37 are fine on gravel, but the sidewalls are a touch delicate. Marathons might be a better choice for lots and lots of gravel, especially if it's sharp like crushed cinder (railroad bed type) rock.
Cheers, DE On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > Another vote for Pasela tires. Like Ken they work well for me. I > keep the pressure higher Mainly due to my weight. At 50 or so, I > risk pinch flats. I'm also more used to the slightly skittish feeling > with higher pressure. > > I've ridden regular Schwalbe Marathon tires on dirt. And they work. > Big caveats follow - they were on a Brompton and the dirt was the C&O > Canal Trail on the Georgetown end. > > Eric Platt > > On Jun 25, 5:07�pm, Ken Yokanovich <reflector.collec...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have an affinity for riding gravel. Logged quite a few miles on > > Pasela TG 700x35's, Schwalbe Marathon Supremes 700x42, and the Jack > > Brown greens. �The Pasela's in the range of 50-60psi are my > > favorites. �I seldom really pay much attention to tire pressure. �The > > Marathon Supremes never lived up to my hopes for a bigger version of > > the Paselas. �Despite their comparatively narrow width, the Jack > > Browns handle wonderfully on gravel. > > > > Having logged hundreds of miles on crushed limestone, I find that > > conditions vary. �Traction is seldom an issue, certainly not enough to > > justify entertaining any thoughts about using a tire with any tread > > design. �Mostly, gravel roads are lightly traveled and it's plenty > > safe to ride in the one of the 3 tread lines that seem to develop. �(3 > > because it seems everyone driving on gravel tends to hug a bit of the > > "center line" and the middle of the road gets shared by both > > "lanes") > > > > I would think that it would depend upon where you are in Vermont as to > > what kind of gravel conditions you might find. �There seemed to be a > > lot of different type of rock used for road construction material. > > > > On Jun 25, 4:47�pm, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> 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? > > > GeorgeS- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
