exploring the nuances of supple-walled* 20 inch tires in a controlled environment
<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ddPojOnh3E8/U6te5p47tcI/AAAAAAAABaI/zpgK7pCaFLI/s1600/ww_tab2.jpg> *not really On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 5:31:03 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Jan Heine loves doing endos. Rumor has it one of the reasons he likes SPD > pedals is that they are good for bunny hops. I've heard he's bad at > wheelies, though. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess he can't do a > table top. > > <http://cdn.bmx.transworld.net/files/2009/03/24/table.jpg> > > > :-) > > On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:26:51 PM UTC-7, Jan Heine wrote: >> >> When you brake hard, you put 100% of your weight on the front wheel. With >> wide tires that run at relatively low pressures, that determines your tire >> pressure more than the load on the tire. I find that about 10% less >> pressure in the front than the rear works best for me on 42 mm Extralight >> tires... >> >> Jan Heine >> Editor >> Bicycle Quarterly >> www.bikequarterly.com >> >> On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 12:58:00 PM UTC-7, Dave Johnston wrote: >>> >>> Why are everybodies F& R tire pressures so close? Are you really that >>> centered over the wheels? >>> >> -- 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.
