Thanks to all for your views and offers; I've ordered a pair of the Hutchinsons, and look forward to trying them out. I've not yet tried running tires without tubes--something new--that would go toward my idea to make this a lighter build. It may well be, as it seems so far, the One Bike to Rule Them All. --Tom
On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 6:34:00 AM UTC-5, Belopsky wrote: > > I'll sell you a pair of these: 650x36, > http://www.cyclesgrandbois.com/SHOP/T650_F35_SS.html > extra leger, red. Mounted once. $110 shipped > > On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 9:26:47 PM UTC-5, Tom Goodmann wrote: >> >> I'm the current happy rider of a Curt Goodrich-built Proto Saluki (my >> friend from this list and I have already traded the bike back and forth >> once between us) shod with Gran Bois 42s. It's a nimble and quick-turning, >> and I'd like to play around with tire sizes a bit to see how "roady" I can >> ride it. I would like to have tried the 32s once offered from Compass, and >> wonder why 650b tires of that dimension proved undesirable. Those tires, at >> least, are currently unavailable, although I know there are nominal 38s >> (Pacenti Moro; Col la Vie) and a few 35s out there too. Is the general >> thinking that I'd be giving up too much of the advantage of this wheel size >> in pushing the lower limits of tire dimensions? Thanks for views and >> advice. Tom--in Miami where it is perfect riding weather right now >> > -- 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.
