Somewhat related to John's story. I bought my Hunq to be a majority trail bike with some roads (usually necessary to get to the trails in Oakland and Berkeley). I've since picked up a Jones for most of my trail riding so the Hunq, while initially a trail bike, is now mostly ridden on roads. It works fine for roads though. I've tried to replace it twice with more 'road' bikes: I briefly owned and sold a SH and I also recently bought an Ocean Air Rambler to replace the Hunq since it's more of a trail bike and not seeing so many trails. Lo and behold, I still grab the Hunq almost every time (hence why I sold the SH, and why the Rambler isn't getting the action I thought it would). Or rather I should clarify, I grab it every time except for club ride type rides when my go to is my Gunnar sport. When I'm by myself on primarily road rides, running errands, camping, or going on a mixed ride I usually opt for the Hunq. With Rat Trap Pass tires it's rides so smooth on the roads and handles almost any trail minus mud and super sandy areas where you'd want tread.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 7:13 PM, John G. <jpgu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jeffrey, > > Order placed for a set of Snoqualmie Pass tires! > > I've been debating a 650B bike--they feel made for our area. Do you have a > new frameset, or did you convert an old bike to 650B? > > > On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 7:54:41 AM UTC-5, jeffrey kane wrote: >> >> Hi John, >> I don't know your bike but do know your roads -- and ride them daily. I'm >> on 650b rigs, primarily running Gran Bois or Compass 42's and Panaracer >> Pari Moto 1.75's. From all I've learned along the way -- lighter and more >> supple tires are really worth it for ride quality. It's likely why other >> contributors here favor the Thunder Burts and for sure it's why anyone with >> a bike that will fit them is curious about the new Compass 700c x 44's. I >> commute in Manhattan daily and ride River Road and points north as much as >> possible -- usually looking to climb and/or find any unpaved sections I can >> piece together on my loops in and out of the city. I own Bruce Gordon Rock >> and Roads and Sim Works Homage tires but only use them when I know I'm >> traveling to ride somewhere that the balance of paved vs. unpaved falls in >> favor of the latter. I don't get an unusual amount of flats in the city and >> almost never feel the need for tread/knobs. Were it me: I'd try those new >> Compass 44's and keep some knobs in reserve -- and I'd certainly shy away >> from thick tread, heavy tires -- at least for where we are. >> >> On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 11:34:56 PM UTC-5, John G. wrote: >>> >>> I saw a fellow riding a Hunqapillar on Old River Road north of the >>> George Washington Bridge this weekend. He was moving at a decent clip. I >>> pulled up alongside him, mentioned I was a fellow Hunqapillar rider, and we >>> got to talking. He runs 38mm compass tires on his Hunq, which got me >>> thinking about how common this setup is. I have 50mm Schwalbes, but I >>> mostly ride on pavement (detritus-strewn, crater-pocked Metro New York >>> pavement). >>> >>> Anyone else riding their Hunq mostly on pavement? If so, what tires are >>> you running? >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/OKvPLwiP260/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
