Thanks for the consult, all. If I can't make this XT hub work easily, I'll probably do a Phil / 36 2|1.7|2 / A719 wheel and call it a day. To solve this problem, I won't go "freewheel" and I won't lean forward, though the suggestions have merit. Personally, I think my sitting upright explains a lot of the difference between my experiences and the experiences of others. But I'll definitely go Phil/ Mavic before giving that up.
Question: a couple folks indicated that the 35mm @60 psi combination was too low a pressure. Was that intended to suggest that higher pressure would help avoid my wheel problems? That seems counter- intuitive. Also, the "max" pressure on these tires is either 70 or 80 psi. While the value of that figure as an absolute max is questionable, it suggests to me that using 60psi is not all that unexpected. If the suggestion is that I'm subject to pinch flats... well, to date all of my flats have been due to either my ham-handedness changing a tire or a Pasela sidewall failures (4 of those within 2000 miles). None have been pinch flats or even road-hazard flats. And I've had no other tire fail at all, so I think the Pasela failures are Panaracer's failures, not mine. Of course, YMMV. On Apr 20, 1:18 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > It was about 15 years ago, so I don't recall :-) I think it was a T217, > does that sound right? Their heavy touring rim at the time (mid-90's). > The Dyad had me worried as it doesn't have eyelets, but that has been a > non-issue. > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:15 PM, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Apr 19, 11:54 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Have one (Dyad) on our tandem and works fine. It was the replacement for > > > the Mavic rim that failed. > > > Do you notice any difference in braking? Was that a Mavic A719? > > > Thanks. > > > -- > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@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 > 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.
