Patrick, Have you looked into setting up one of your 559/571 bikes with tubular tires similar to how you have the Ram set up? That could be a way to get the plush construction you want out of a mythic 28mm 571 ERD tire. Continental makes the Sprinter 250 in a 650c analog size and it has a cotton casing, veloflex also has a model. Both are sometimes referred to as a 26x1" tubular. There must be others. Although that is going down in size it might be improving in ride quality (a change of focus from biggest tire to best. You should be able to pick up 650c sized track tubulars for little money and your method of riding the Ram with Stan's has worked well.
Jason SF,CA On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 6:17 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wish I could find 28s in the 571 or the 559 size -- alas, no ... > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I ran 23 mm michelins and then continentals on my Ram but switched to the >> 29 mm Cerfs. I don't think the bike is one bit slower, and it is >> definitely more comfortable. What a great bike. >> >> Our thermometer hasn't budged from 9 degrees in more than 24 hours. >> We're enjoying snowshoeing now, where lighter and wider is also better. >> Snowshoeing up hill produces the same thigh burn as peddling up hill, but >> not nearly as much face burn on the downhill. >> >> Michael >> >> >> On Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 5:58:43 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> 'Nother non-epic ride this afternoon in 70*F Rio Rancho (next door to >>> ABQ), NM, opn the '99 Joe gofast -- the first time I've ridden it in a long >>> time. >>> >>> I've been thinking of putting Compass 1.5s on it (it would require a >>> wheel rebuild, from 571 to 559), or perhaps having derailleur and brake >>> bits brazed on and a custom rack made to make it a derailleur equivalent of >>> the '03 Curt commuter; most of my riding is detours built around errand >>> rides anyway. >>> >>> Anyway, I took it out for an hour of hills and wind in northern RR -- >>> wind in my face as I stood on the longish hills. It has 23 mm Michelin Pro >>> Race tires and a 75" gear (and a 65" bailout, but I rarely use it). What >>> fun to ride a light (17.5 lb) bike with very light (200 gram tires, 370 >>> gram rims) on hills! >>> >>> And of course it fits and handles exquisitely. I think I'll keep it like >>> it is. >>> >>> -- >>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >>> Other professional writing services. >>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >>> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >>> >>> ************************************* >>> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >>> circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and >>> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu >>> >>> *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle >>> >>> *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
