I love Schwalbes, but they're pricey. If you like slicks, Kojaks are awesome. I have em and really like em... I do miss having some bit of tread (like the Big Apples).
My favorite cheapo tire is the Grand Tycoon brick tread (they run closer to 2.2 in), but they're supple, grippy, they last, and THEY'RE CHEAP!!! And they come in a variety of colors. Duro also makes a clone of the Grand Tycoon (which incidentally itself is a clone of the Schwinn Westwind brick tread tire from the "Typhoon" era)... Keeping that Schwinn golden era spirit alive... gotta love it. BB On Friday, April 11, 2014 9:45:30 AM UTC-4, AaronY wrote: > > Michael, > > Congratulations on finding a Valley Runner! I have one too set up with > albatross bars and Big Bens. I love riding it. > > Here's a photo with Big Bens mounted - sorry its not a close up. > > https://flic.kr/p/j747TN > > My vote is for the Big Bens. They are 2.15" but a really great tire; good > on the road and great on gravel/fire trails and not insane single track > (haven't done much of that though, to be honest). I haven't tried putting > fenders on there yet, but it looks like there is plenty of room still. I > haven't tried other tires so can't comment on the offerings from Compass or > Schwalbe. > > Enjoy your Valley Runner! Hope to see some pics when you get done > building it up. :) > > -Aaron "Valley Running in The Dalles" Young > The Dalles, OR > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:08 PM, stonehog <ston...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Daniel - yeah - I mean the 1.75s (44mm). Typo on my part... >> >> Brian >> >> >> On Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:11:57 PM UTC-7, Daniel M wrote: >>> >>> My wife and two or three other friends with 26" Long Haul Truckers and >>> one with a repurposed old 90's mountain bike have all run 2.0" Big Apples >>> and love the way they ride. One of them has upgraded to 2.15" Big Bens and >>> they fit the Long Haul with fenders. >>> >>> I have a 26" touring tank (Thorn Raven Tour) and rode 2.15" Big Apples >>> for a couple of years until the rear was worn smooth (er - even smoother!). >>> I think I had one flat the entire time and loved the way they rode as well. >>> Since then I've upgraded to 2.35" Super Motos (basically a Big Apple with a >>> folding bead and no kevlar belt). All I can say is - I'm in heaven. It >>> sounds like they might be a bit too big to fit your bike (though for the >>> record, the nice people at Thorn told me they doubted a 2.35 would fit the >>> frame even without fenders and it fits fine with them - SKS P65s). I did >>> have to order them from Germany, but the cost was not much more than a pair >>> of Big Apples when all was said and done. >>> >>> I haven't tried Kojaks but I hear great things about them - if I had to >>> limit myself to a 2.0 this would very likely be my choice. I am confused by >>> the other posters recommending Compass 2.0s - if I were convinced of their >>> existence I would find them very intriguing, but the website only shows >>> 1.5" and 1.75" and my current philosophy is to run the biggest, supplest, >>> lightest tire that will fit. >>> >>> Daniel M >>> Berkeley, CA >>> >> -- >> 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 <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> 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.
