I also agree that the Romulus is great with Jack Brown Greens. But I'll voice a slightly contrary opinion here: in my experience the Romulus comes alive with tires in the 26-28 mm range. The handling is sprightly and responsive, and the bike climbs better than it does with wider tires.
As comfortable and cushy as the Jack Browns are, I find that they deaden the handling and make the Romulus feel a little sluggish, especially on climbs. If comfort rather than speed is your thing, then the JBs are your tire. But if you can sacrifice a smidge of comfort for speed, the Romulus really sings with tires approximately 27mm. Among my favorite 27mm offerings are the following: Michelin Pro Race 25mm (actual 27mm) Rivendell Roll-y Pol-y 28mm (actual 27mm) Challenge Parigi-Roubaix 27mm (actual 28mm) WIth any of those, the Romulus really cooks on road, provided the pavement is not too pock-marked and choppy. If the pavement is crappy, then yes, by all means the JB Greens are the way to go. Aaron On Dec 28, 7:22 am, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > +1 on Jack Browns and the Romulus. > > I liked the combo so much on my Romulus that it inspired spec'ing my > Riv custom to use Jack Brown's and long reach Tektro's. > > The Romulus has moved on to my pal Brian. He too has become a convert > to tires > 28 for much of his riding (and he's a tri guy). > > -JimD > > On Dec 27, 2009, at 10:55 PM, James Warren wrote: > > > 700x33 Jack Browns on a Ram/Rom make it the best road bike and > > turned me into a Jack Brown preacher. > > > The canti-Rom and those tires are made for each other. > > > -Jim W. > > > -----Original Message----- > >> From: Wade Vidal <wvwheel...@comcast.net> > >> Sent: Dec 26, 2009 8:41 AM > >> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > >> Subject: Re: [RBW] christmas day canti rom build > > >> the tires are little narrow I'm going to start with 28mm paselas > >> and see how > >> they do. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "CycloFiend" <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> > >> To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 10:22 AM > >> Subject: Re: [RBW] christmas day canti rom build > > >>> on 12/25/09 10:31 PM, Wade Vidal at wvwheel...@comcast.net wrote: > > >>>> I finally got to start my romulus build today. With any luck I > >>>> get to > >>>> test > >>>> ride it tomorrow. This is my first build and first rivendell > >>>> thanks to > >>>> my > >>>> brother for the frame (and tech support) and my wife for the > >>>> components > >>>> for > >>>> christmas. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45895...@n02/. Any > >>>> input would > >>>> be > >>>> appreciated. > > >>> Looks like you've got it going well. I wouldn't be afraid to go > >>> bigger on > >>> the tires, though. You've got good clearance in the frame, and > >>> more air > >>> volume will go a long way towards more comfort on the ride. > > >>> Enjoy every bit of the journey! > > >>> - J > > >>> -- > >>> Jim Edgar > >>> cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > >>> Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > >>> Current Classics - Cross Bikes > >>> Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > >>> Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > >>> "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the > >>> one I > >>> follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." > >>> -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > >>> -- > > >>> 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-bunch@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. > > >> -- > > >> 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > >> . > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > >> . > > > -- > > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . > > -- 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.
