But how do the GBs compare to Paselas (for example) or other 28s? Are they more supple? To Don and other users.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 9:35 PM, dpco <dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > patrick, > another thing to consider is rim width. wider rims allow for lower > pressures. HED has some new wheelsets that have wider rims and you run > 23c tires at 85-90lbs. i have velocity aeroheads and they are relative > narrow. the old apples to oranges problem. i did experiment with a > wider set of velocity rims with grand bois 700x30 tires and did like > them. they felt like mud compared to my 28c setup. everybody is > different. bottom line for me, talking to grant p. enlightened me to a > new outlook on cycling and in a very positive way. > don c. > > On Dec 29, 8:12 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:06 PM, dpco <dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > > i have been using grand bois 700X28 tires for a couple of years. > > > > How do these compare with the Paselas? I'm mostly familiar with the > 559X32 > > mm Paselas, which I didn't find hugely fast or comfortable; certainly not > as > > supple as the, alas, much skinnier 559X1 Turbos. But the Paselas felt to > me > > like a utility tire. If the GBs are more supple than the Paselas, and, > #2, > > if they are reasonably durable, I'd be interested in putting the GB 28s > on > > the Motobecane -- for me, true 28 mm is quite fat and just what I want > for > > rough pavement, firm dirt and load carrying. > > > > > [...]. i weigh 170 and pump up the fronts 75lbs. and the rears 85lbs. i > > > even tried lower and have never had a pinch flat. for me, those > pressures > > > seem to be the best combo. > > > > That seems high to me. I'm 170 too and I run my 29 mm actual (on the new > > Alex DH19 rims; 30 mm labeled) IRC Tandems at 70/80, even with heavy rear > > loads, and that feels rough over bumps -- I just rode home on the > Motobecane > > after pumping up the front, with very slow leak, to 70, and the bike > jarred > > over expansion bumps. Light 531 frame, with long stays, too. What do the > > rest of you use for 700c X 28 mm tires? > > > > > . > > > > -- > > 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<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.
