But already have Marathon Supremes on the Hillborne. 700x40. Would be too much of a repeat on the Hunqa.
Would also like a bit grippier tread. Especially for non-paved surfaces. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Mar 11, 8:05�pm, Dustin Sharp <paleo.v...@gmail.com> wrote: > Marathon XRs are indeed versatile, but they ride (and wear) like iron. > > Plump Marathon Supremes are the better bet if you aren't doing a > trans-continental epic. > > > > > From: EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> > > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:01:07 -0800 (PST) > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: New Hunquapillar Video > > > My PBH is 89 and was told a 58 is right. �Which is what I ordered. > > Probably could straddle a 62, but it would feel huge. �(A comparison, > > once tried a 62 Quickbeam and the reach was way long. �Don't believe > > the bike had an abnormal stem or anything.) > > > Had been contemplating tires. �Maybe those Marathons? > > > Looks like it was a good test ride. �Makes me want to get out on some > > long rides this weekend. �Maybe even (gasp) take the Hillborne out now > > that roads are pretty much clear of ice. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Mar 11, 5:02 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Marty > > >> That seems to make sense. It's just that the Hunqasizing chart has > >> your 92 PBH on the small end of the 62 range and Jay's 90 (if that is > >> right) outside of that range. It makes me think that my 87 PBH could > >> work on a 58, but I can't envision me and Keven riding the same size > >> of anything. Maybe Keven should get a 62, just to make me feel > >> better. :P > > >> On Mar 11, 2:51 pm, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > >>> Didn't show him standing over the frame, but there was a scene of him > >>> stopped in the saddle. It looked right to me. I'm a 92, and they > >>> concurred that a 62 would be right for me when I called to order one. > >>> (I usually ride a 64) There is some overlap shown on the fit chart, > >>> but I couldn't see myself on a 58 and I'm not planning to use it in > >>> MTB mode in any case - certainly no rougher stuff than the video > >>> shows. Tires for me will start out at 40 since I have a newish pair of > >>> Marathon XRs in that size, and I'll go from there. > > >>> On Mar 11, 5:37 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> Answered it myself....kind of. Jay rides a 63cm AHH. So he's > >>>> probably about a 90. So that 62 should have been too big. Right? > >>>> Maybe I need to watch the video again. > > >>>> On Mar 11, 2:23 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>> Looked great. What is Jay's PBH? That 62 Hunqa seemed to fit him > >>>>> just fine. > > >>>>> On Mar 11, 2:16 pm, John Bennett <johnat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>>> Great video make by Vaughn (camera) and Jay (riding and editing). > > >>>>>> Just posted on YouTube. > > >>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2W2--ku0zM-Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW > > Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
