Ime, stiff tires need higher pressure so as not to feel like cold molasses. Your choice is between sluggish and harsh -- and both sluggish and harsh compared to supple tires, no matter what your pressure.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:14 PM, dougP <[email protected]> wrote: > > John: > > Most Schwalbe tires have much, much stiffer sidewalls than Compass, Soma, and > other "supple" tires. Even at low pressures they will ride more harshly. > One of my favorite tires for loaded touring is the Marathon Supreme, and I > can tell little difference between 50 psi & 70 psi. The standard issue > Marathon or Marathon Plus is even stiffer, heavier & more harsh. So when you > try the Marathons again, keep the air pressure on the lower end of the > suggested range. Personally I use the lowest number on the sidewall and > don't pump them up until they feel a bit mushy. OTH, once you've grow > accustomed to supple tires you may not go back to Marathons except for > situations calling for a stout tire. > > dougP > >> On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 11:31:43 AM UTC-7, John wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I wanted to thank everyone for all the advice and information you've >> shared. You've given me the clues I needed to start navigating all the >> variables involved in setting up a bike. >> >> My wife was unhappy and mystified why she didn't like her Betty as much as >> the ones she rode at Riv. Reading experiences here with the Compass tires >> made me think her Marathons might be part of the problem. I put the 26" >> Compass tires on her 47cm Betty, swapped out her Brooks B18 & seat post for >> a B68 & a lugged seat post, and...magic! Those Compass tires vanquished all >> the road noise on even our worst streets, and she could now tell me what >> else needed fine tuning. And Will at Riv shortened her seat post 1.5cm for >> me making this possible. >> >> So thank you everyone! My wife and her Betty are very happy! >> >> Seeing what a difference those tires made, I put the Barlow Pass tires on my >> Hunqapillar. Now I can tell the difference between road noise, and saddle >> induced torture. I've been trying a bunch of different saddles, not >> realizing the road noise made it impossible to tell the difference between a >> saddle that didn't fit and a butt that needed breaking in. Those Barlow pass >> tires are heaven! >> >> Maybe once my butt is thoroughly broken in, I can try out those Marathons >> again. >> >> Thank you, you people are great! >> >> John Phillips > > -- > 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. -- 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.
