Received and put on my new-to-me pre-broken in Barlow Pass tires on the Quickbeam and rode some dirt yesterday and an 8 mile paved backroad today (all in 40/16, co not too vertical at 500 ft. drop over 4 miles so 2% average grade). No wind, so pretty easy to compare with other rides on the Clement MSO's. Initial impressions:
Wow. Fast. Smooth. Fun. Quiet. Wow. This was also my general response to the MSO's when I first road them, in comparison to the 2.25" Smart Sams on the Hunqapillar. The difference is that much more yet again. Heading down, I maxed out my gear a lot more and so coasted a lot more. I held speed on the rolling climbs far better and longer. There is a steep climb to get to Holy Rosary Chapel (my destination) that I enter into as fast as I can and see hot for up I need to stand to make it. I didn't need to stand. I coasted into the parking lot having world a lot less hard to get up the hill. I'm stunned at the difference. If there is a noticeable difference in flats and descents, it's even more on the climbs. Returning home I was mostly spinning in the slowly spinning speed, faster than the typical easy end of hard pushing speed (if that makes any sense). Dirt: will learn a lot more on longer rides, but handles the loose bits close to as well as the MSO's which surprised me. Not as much confidence in the curves, but surprisingly confident. I'm also a bit more timid in the gravel curves due to a tumble that cracked a rib and hyperextended all the toes on my right foot, so that could easily be me. I do not use a computer or time my rides, so I can only go by these observations of semi-objective data points (due to the single speed and the only thing changing is the tires). But I love these tires so far and look forward to taking them on a longer ride once my cracked rib heals up). Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/14104682109/ With abandon, Patrick -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
