Larry, can you comment as to the ride quality and flat-ability differences between the Ruffy Tuffy and the Cypress? I'm currently considering between the two and haven't read any head-on comparisons between em.

-nathan

On Jan 15, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote:

The only advantage was that I had them installed on my bike when I went from ruffy tuffy's to the 30mm grand bois.

Larry Powers

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> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:22:48 -0800
> Subject: [RBW] Re: 32mm Tires on A Rambouillet
> From: nick.bike.b...@gmail.com
> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>
> Come to think of it, to be more accurate, I never got it to work with
> the Pana 32's, which I was using when I got the Ram. So I bought and
> installed new SKS45 fenders. And since then, I've never actually
> tried it with the SKS35's and GB30's. I just assumed that since the
> Pana's (which run a little small) didn't work, the GB's wouldn't
> either. But I'm not sure that there's any significant advantage to
> the SKS35's over the SKS45's for randonneuring (slightly lighter?
> slightly less aero drag?).
>
> On Jan 14, 7:27 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I did run Grand Bois 30's sith SKS 35's. Clearance was tight as you described for the 45's and there were a lot of pebbles that scraped their way through. The clearance was tight and while I never had a problem while riding I often had to adjust the fenders after transporting the bike.
> >
> > Larry Powers
> >
> > Get a bicycle.  You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:02:46 -0800
> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: 32mm Tires on A Rambouillet
> > > From: nick.bike.b...@gmail.com
> > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
> >
> > > Ram # RB0453, SKS 45's, Open Pro rims, and the Shimano brakes that > > > came with the bike. I've run GB30's and Pana Pasela 32's for the last > > > three years. Clearances are tight, and if you're on chipseal you'll > > > hear pebbles scrape by as they come round under the fender. In my > > > experience, the SKS35's are too tight to run 30's or 32's, unless > > > you're setting them up so that the centerline of the fender is maybe > > > an inch or inch and a half away from the tire, putting the sides of > > > the fenders far enough away from the sides of the tire to eliminate
> > > fender rub under high frame flex conditions like hillclimbing.
> > > Anyway, try as I might, I couldn't get the SKS35's that came with my
> > > Ram to work with the GB30's or PP32's.
> >
> > > Nick
> >
> > > On Jan 12, 11:35 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > A couple of people have posted that they have run 32 mm tires on a Rambouillet. I have run 30mm tires with 35mm SKS fenders and Shimano long reach brakes. It was a very close fit using Grand Bois 30mm tires.
> >
> > > > What brand tires have you used to do this? It seems the height of the tire is the limiting factor so a round tire would work better then a tall oval shaped tire. I have thought about experimenting with the wide mouth brakes to see what is possible. Another thing I have wondered about is rims. Does a wide rim give a lower profile to the tire then a narrow rim? My current wheels are built with Open Pro rims.
> >
> > > > I would be very interested in hearing how you made this work and what type of fender/tire clearance you had.
> >
> > > > Larry Powers
> >
> > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
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