Aha, a photo to go with my message. The tires and bike set up as you see did great on an overnighter set up like this. And on the following Marin County route: Bobcat, Miwok, Diaz Ridge, Coastal, Coyote Trail. Very substantial dirt ride with a heavy load:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/15551453503/in/album-72157650002564386/ On Oct 8, 2015, at 4:17 PM, James Warren wrote: > I haven't used the superlights. I use the standards, and they were good with > my 220 lbs and full large Sackville rear and trunksack small in the front on > Marin Headlands dirt roads. Sam Hillborne frame. > > I've had good luck using them for a year, but just 3 days ago, I picked up > the tiniest of thorns that must have poked through less than a millimeter, > and that did give me a flat. I was a bit surprised at the wimpyness of the > thorn that caused my flat. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Ray > Sent: Oct 8, 2015 12:03 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: Re: [RBW] Bigger Jack Browns? > > I was looking at those but would you ride them with a 6-6 200lb rider and say > 40-50 lbs of stuff on a 30lb bike on gravel? A guy at work rides compass > tires and they feel like he doesn't actually have tires only tubes. In terms > of flat averseness on a scale of 1-100 I am a 90. Very intrigued though. > Right now I'm leaning towards supremes. > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 7:50:07 PM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: > > Barlow Pass by Compass is exactly what you want. > > My favorite tire. > > If the bike can't fit Barlow Pass, then Jack Brown Green is my favorite tire. > > > On Oct 7, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Ryan Ray wrote: > >> I had a pair of Rolly Pollys when all I could squeeze in was 28s and they >> were my favorite tires ever. Smoother than even my Paselas but much more >> confidence inspiring on rough stuff. but now I can squeeze in 37 or 41 so >> which tires are most Jack Brown like at that size? Is Riv ever going to make >> some bigger Browns? >> >> -- >> 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. > > James Warren > [email protected] > > - 700x33 > > > > > > > > -- > 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. James Warren [email protected] - 700x33 -- 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.
