Maybe we should ask Graham Obree about tires. At 50 years young isn't he still trying to break land speed records?Have you ever tried folding a wire bead? It can be done but it's easy to bend/crimp the wire. Can't see how that would sit straight after it's been crimped. On the other hand tubulars are cemented to a rim creating a solid bond! Track riders also solder their spokes together creating a very stiff wheel. They are high maintenance but are making a come back. Try changing a tubular in 15 degree weather. It's a bitch. Folding tires come closer to tubulars without the work involved. If your a pro and have someone changing tires for you it's a no brainer. But the market is driven by amateurs so folding bead rules.
On Saturday, March 22, 2014 3:46 PM, RJM <crccpadu...@gmail.com> wrote: I don't know if the bead affects performance, my suspicions would be that it doesn't, but I don't like wire beads because I find them harder to get onto a rim and I find them harder to pack for a spare. On longer rides and tours I often bring a spare tire and tube...wire beaded tires just don't work for that. On Friday, March 21, 2014 9:49:54 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: I still don't get how the bead affects the ride quality, whether for comfort or speed. Can anyone explain? From Jan's testing it would seem that the principal variable by an order of magnitude is casing construction. > > >But I'd like to know if it does, 'cuz if it does, I need to swap out the wire >bead Kojaks on the '03 for folding ones. > > > >On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 6:52 PM, RJM <crccp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >I can't stand wire beads...much prefer a folding bead. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Just installed the Stampede Pass onto my Roadeo, first ride on Sunday. The >>look much better than the 25mm Continental tires I had on it. -- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>email to rbw-owners-bun...@ googlegroups.com. >>To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups. com. >> >>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > >-- > >Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. > >By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >Other professional writing services. >http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >Patrick Moore >Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/bqz_FYh3ylE/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
