Yeah, these tires look absolutely burly. That was part of the appeal for me, but I got them mainly because I plan on doing a lot of offroad (adventure?) touring on them, and the extra air will be nice. They are approaching 650B in diameter but maybe better because there is more air and less wheel. Thats my unscientific assessment anyways. I like how they roll, thats all I really know.
Even though I already had a 700c 58cm atlantis, I was happy to find out I could fit the 26" 56cm too because I was looking for 26" tourer. So I bought it and I plan on keeping both. The 56cm feels like a mountain goat and the 58cm like a horse maybe, but that has a lot more to do with their current tires/handlebar/racks set up than the sizing. Lots of versatility on set up with these two bikes, thats for sure. On Mar 31, 8:47 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > It's interesting--that knob/tread pattern looks very much like the Nokian > Mount/Ground studded tires I use on my winter commuter... > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of jose > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:48 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Serious T:T Factor > > The clearance is not bad, with even enough room for fenders. > > I uploaded some pics with clearance closeup's here. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/southgatephotos/sets/72157623736280612/ > > On Mar 30, 1:28 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Those tires are bananas! More up closes, please. I wanna see your > > clearances. Nicely done. > > > On Mar 30, 10:39 am, jose <jose.cor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I decided to try out the new 2.25 Schwalbe Marathon Extremes on my 56 > > > Atlantis: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/southgatephotos/4476856934/ > > > > They roll faster than I expected on the road and quite nimble off- > > > road, but that may be the adrenaline shot of a new bike talking. > > > > Big fun, nonetheless. > > > > -- J. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
