I have read/heard but not personally experienced that the T-serve has a beefier, thicker tread and sidewall, and is thus is more durable but less pleasant to ride. In short, more of an urban/commuter tire.
Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Beardpapa Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:05 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Tires for Gravel Any difference between Pasela's and T -serv's. Thinking of getting T-serv's in 35. Anyone have experience with both? MichaelH wrote: > My daily commute includes ten miles of dirt roads, with three > significant downhills. I have found that the Pasella 32s do better > than Ruffy Tuffys on dirt. My wife uses the 35s. In winter and > spring I use a 37 mm Avocet Cross Tire which works great. > > Downhill on dirt requires a different technique than on pavement. On > pavement I get a good grip on the center of the bars, one knee against > the top tube and tuck my head down to build speed and minimize the > possibility of front end shimmy. But that doesn't work on dirt. > Instead, set your feet at 3 & 9:00 o'clock, lift your touche of the > seat but keep your knees flexible. Don't hold onto the bars, but > instead keep them lightly hooked over the outside of the brake levers. > Relax. If done right, very little of the bounce will get transferred > to your body. > > Michael > > On Jun 27, 8:16 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I've done a fair bit of Minnesota/Wisconsin bluff-country gravel on my > > Marathon Supremes (26x2.0). They offer plenty of traction, and I > > always felt confident even on fast descents. A friend did the great > > divide on Marathon XR 700x50, and thought they were ok, but on the > > heavy side. > > > > 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
