Be aware that what Jan found to be faster are fat, *supple* tires -- not your 38 mm Paselas. The fastest tires in the test, IIRC, were some 24 mm racing tires, not because there were skinny but because they were very supple.
A fat, heavy, stiff tire will all else equal be a dog comparatively speaking. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:09 AM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Not to throw a wrench in your plans for the AHH, but Jan Heine et. al. > recently published results of an extensive test involving various > tires/widths and speed, and they found that rolling resistance is a > *weak* function of tire width. In other words, tire width had > little to do with rolling resistance. They found that wider tires at > moderate pressures are actually faster than narrow tires at high > pressures. I do not have the issue of BQ (I'm working on getting a > copy) but is in Vol. 5, No. 1 (Autumn 2006). > > Does anyone here have the article? > > > > On Dec 3, 9:34 am, Shawn <sa240...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Now that I have the Atlantis, I have been thinking of making my Hilsen > > more of a roadish type bike to use on week-end rides with my friends > > on our smooth local MUP. Can anyone tell me how the AHH might handle, > > ride and look with 25mm to 28mm tires on it. I know most people don't > > ride that skinny of a tire but any feed back would be appreciated. I > > am trying to separate the two bikes into two distinct categories; > > Atlantis- touring, camping, commuter= big tires; Hilsen- club rides, > > events, exercise, go faster=skinner tires. It seems like the Hilsen’s > > clearance are wasted now that I have the Atlantis. > > > > I know it sounds like I want a more traditional type road bike and the > > Roadeo would fit that bill perfectly, except there is the matter of > > finances, can’t sell the Hilsen to totally finance the Roadeo, and I > > am not crazy about the fact the Roadeo does not have brazeons for at > > least a Mark type rack. > > > > Is the Rambouillet a better road bike than the Hilsen? If so maybe I > > should trade or sell my Hilsen for a Rambouillet. I want to be clear > > that I do not want to race, I just want to make a clear distinctions > > between the two bikes. > > > > Sorry about the long post and thanks in advance for any advice or > > feedback. > > Shawn > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
