I love Paris Roubaix. A quick look at the top 3 placings of Paris Roubaix in the last handful of years shows that that the most successful riders have typically used box section alloy tubular rims with 36 spokes and 27mm Tubular tires.
Many teams are seen riding Ambrosio, Mavic, and Campagnolo branded alloy rims that have not been available in production for more than a decade, or in some cases, two. A $5000 pair of Lightweight Carbon rims may be what these guys race in the rolling hills of the Tour, but on the cobbles, traditional wheelsets have rarely been beaten. Here is a link to the hand-made tires ridden by Winner, Fabian Cancellara and in the past by winner Tom Boonen. http://fmbtires.com/fmb_paris_roubaix_pro.htm Think what you like, but a small shop hand-making tires is still pretty cool. Cheers, Sean Side Note: I don't think the problem in cycling today is the Pro Peloton, the problem is the bicycling industry who fools the local rider into thinking he needs to ride the same disposable, lightweight expensive stuff as the pro peloton. If you make your living on a racing bike for over 20 thousand kilometers per year, and you have a team of mechanics following you in the car, you just might try those high profile carbon rims on a flat day in the Tour de France. But... if you are a 225 pound weekend rider who sprints from parking lot to coffee shop to get a chocolate chip muffin, you will get there just as fast and 10 times as safe on a Roadeo. --- On Mon, 4/12/10, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: From: cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: a different conception of "Fatties Fit Fine" To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 12:21 AM Good thing he didn't lose, or that would be blamed on his unresponsive fat tires. I wonder what pressure he ran them at? Betcha' he could use a handy on-line pressure calculator! On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: More than one rider was using 27mm tires. I saw little blurbs about larger tires at Cyclingnews.com also. Makes sense. It would have been great if someone had been using Roll-y Pol-y's. On Apr 11, 5:26 pm, stevep33 <steve...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like the tiny bike with the big tires did alright. > > On Apr 11, 7:38 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > His bike is so tiny! > > > On Apr 11, 2:44 pm, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Fabian Cancellara's Paris-Roubaix setup with 27mm FMB tubulars: > > > >http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/04/photos/2010-classics-bike-gall... > > > > And here's an action shot: > > > >http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/04/news/cancellara-cruises-to-rou... -- 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. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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. -- 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.
