If it weren't for modern sealants like Stan's and Orange Seal, I'd still be riding 60 mm Big Apples on dirt and Kojaks on pavement, with tubes. I must say that, while I think Compass has among the fastest riding tires out there, Schwalbe has gone at least as far with their lineup of tires that range from as light or lighter than Compass ones to manhole-iron models that you can't puncture with hammer and nail, and, especially, in between, tires that are (1) actually usable in goathead country and (2) yet still have decent riding qualities -- in particular, the BA and the Kojak. The Big Apple would actually ride through goathead patches and come out with scores of thorns in the tread; scrape them off and Bob's your uncle. The Kojak, on pavement, resisted thorns to fewer than 5 flats a week -- remarkable compared to say the 559 X 32 non TG Pasela. (5 flats a week: I'm not exaggerating for effect; when I first installed the original "clincher tubular" Parigi Roubaix on my Ram, I got -- this is literal description -- 5 flats within less than 10 miles, all thorns; and used up -- ditto -- 50 or more patches in the first week. Stan's made them viable.)
But man! For a tire that is fully as phat and plump and erotically *soft and round* as a Big Apple at 16/19, the Big One -- the no-holds-barred light model -- is a joy to behold and to ride. Four hundred and less than 50 effing grams!!! Even the "Liteskin" Big Apple weighed 800, and the regular was 90-0. And with a carcase that wears like a normal tire! When I removed the rear Furious Fred to install the Big Ones, the FF had 2904 miles on it, the little center-tread nubbins were still raised above the carcase, so that I guess 500 more trouble free miles were in it, and this tire, weighed on a mail scale, was 360 grams. Really amazing. On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:50 AM, tc <[email protected]> wrote: > Aren't Big Apples great? I run 2"ers on my Ogre (with Jones bar and uncut > steerer tube) sometimes as something different, and I gotta tell you that > is one sweet bike. I was amazed at the difference (for the better) > compared to the stock WTB Nanos, which aren't shabbyy actually. Sometimes > I have to laugh at myself sweating over grams of tire weight, when I know > good and well I don't really notice an extra water bottles' worth of weight > in tires alone on that thing, compared to some of the light tires we all > talk about. That Ogre (aptly named) just glides silently and smoothly, > looking ugly as heck but I don't care...it's just really comfortable. > > On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 10:19:05 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> .... I used to regularly run my 60 mm Big Apples at 16/19 (I'm 175): >> sure, these flopped a bit on pavement turns, but I never came close to >> pinch flatting... >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
