Been riding my Surly LHT with Big Apple 26x2.0 and am content. Had a pair on the now departed Atlantis. Keep coming back to them for a combination of cush, traction and cornering ability. Plus, they look cool. Been running them at pretty high pressures, though.
Because of my weight and other factors, something from about 45 to 50mm wide seems to work best for me on a 26" wheel bike. Very much the wide end of Jan's recommendation. Then again, I find the Sam Hillborne rides best on tires between 35 and 40mm wide. So what do I know? If I were a "light" rider would love to try the Schwalbe Kojak model in 26x2.0. Those might be the first tires in a long time I've lusted after. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 20, 5:35 am, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Beth, > > I have run Panaracer Pasela 26x1.25 on my All-Rounder and they felt > like "skinny" tires. I ran Ritchey 26x1.4 for many years, felt > smoother but measurably slower. I recently went to Panaracer Ribmo > 26x2.0 for durability and flat resistance. Too few miles on the > Ribmos to judge them yet. > > Angus > > On Apr 19, 8:14 pm, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > After reading Jan's article about fatter tires in the latest BQ, I decided > > to try it on my All-Rounder. I'd gotten this frameset about three years ago > > and built it up with drop bars. (Although the height of the frame was a > > little short for my legs, the top tube was the right length for drops.) > > I've ridden it on numerous city and country rides and have done a couple of > > bike-camping overnights on it (longest rides on this have been several > > metric centuries). I have wrestled with the feel of this bike since > > building it up with 26 x 1.25 Paselas. Although the tires help up well, the > > feel of the 1.25 width seemed sort of harsh, and worse, squirrelly. > > > In the absence of a pair of T-Serv tires just sitting around, I installed > > some 1.5 Paselas, and ran some errands while at work. I noticed the > > difference in handling pretty much right away. The bike rolled easily but > > cornered more gently and without as much of the squirrelly feeling I'd had > > with the skinnier tires. Just for fun, I also raised the handlebar about > > 1/2". Now the bike looks sort of odd because the handlebars are so close to > > the saddle; but I have a really short torso and had let go of the "classic" > > look of a road bike long ago anyway. What I have now is a more comfortable > > bike with a mellower ride quality. > > > Do I feel slower? Well, I felt slower already but that's totally on me. The > > ride is smoother and more stable and that matters more to me than speed > > these days. I think this is a good experiment to do on bikes with 26" > > wheels. I'd like to hear from others who are running wider tires on 26" > > bikes they ride mostly on pavement. > > Beth > > >http://bikelovejones1.blogspot.com/ > > > -- > > 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 > 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.
