On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 2:30:15 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > This morning's ramble was down the pass four miles on densely snowpacked > roads and nearly no traffic to get communion for my family. Racing Ralphs > gripped wonderfully, and I would have been uncomfortable with the Thunder > Burts on this section of road (which has greater potential for drivers > unfamiliar with how to drive in these conditions than when I'm going the > other direction). Even testing braking and turning grip on sections where > spinning car tires nearly turned it into ice, tires remains very grippy. > > Coming back up that pass revealed I'd had a grand tailwind heading down, > as I got to hunker down and crank my way into a 40 mph headwind with gusts > upward from there. No sideways skipping from the tires in this, which also > impressed me. > > *I love these types of rides. The kind that take 3 times as long both > directions because of weather. The kind that require stupidity to do, and > endurance to complete. That's just fun. Grin.* > > With abandon, > Patrick >
It's 68 degrees and cloudy in here in SW Florida...almost too cold to ride. However, I can relate to your ride. ;-) > > On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 5:06:22 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> I just put these Racing Ralphs on my Hunqapillar as winter wear for snow >> of all flavors (but too deep to ride). The Thunder Burts do amazingly well, >> but loose it a bit at speed in the sloppy and champaign and hardpack. >> Racing Ralph being a highly supple and knobbier tire, at $20 a pop, seems >> worth it. >> http://www.jensonusa.com/Schwalbe-Racing-Ralph-29-Tire-No-PCKG-21-Performance >> >> For those of you who don’t go studded tires yet ride the snow, what do >> you find works best for you? My basic three criteria are: >> >> — supple as possible maximized grip (this eliminated Smart Sams for me, >> once I discovered suppler tires) >> — wide as practicable maximizes steering and float >> — knobby as possible yet with a relatively smooth riding center. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> www.OurHolyConception.org >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org >> >> >> -- 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.
