Liesl, When I talked with the folks at Riv (I don't remember who), they said Big Ben would not be as supple but would have more protection.
I have to say, given what I put the tires through on my abbreviated tour, if you aren't flat prone, you would love these. I'm considering taking the Hunqapillar rather than the Quickbeam up Pikes Peak (all paved, with a loooooong curvy climb at the begening and a looooooong curvy fast descent at the end). With me and full water, food, and gear, the bike weighed 280 pounds. I had a LOT of sandyish clayish mud to bog my way through and I still felt like I was floating over it compared with the Smart Sams (though my legs will tell you differently). The descents were equally challenging, with that same mud strewn liberally with fist-sized and larger rocks there was no way to miss. I was surprised by how well they handled all the varied conditions and terrain and circumstances. Yes, it's $90 a pop, but I'd say if you're asking the question, you'll like the only answer that matters and that's the ride. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 10:31:55 AM UTC-6, Liesl wrote: > > I'm intrigued! Can anyone compare how's the clearance for fenders with > Big Ben v. Thunder Burts? And thoughts about the TB's as a commuter tire, > summer and winter both? The reduction in weight is of great interest. I > run 26" BB's on the wee but long custom and *love* the ride (and that I can > get them in brown). However, I'm just not that big and not that young so > when the bike is set up with front and rear racks and bags, it's hard for > me to carry it up and down the stairs to the basement where the little > steed beds down for the night in fluffy fresh hay. Losing 2 pounds in > tires would be appreciated! Also note that I am not flat-prone (which of > course will change immediately now that I put it in writing). > > RCW > -- 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.
