You may have bought already but my four JB greens measure between 34 and 35mm the two most broken in being 34.8 and 35.1, I am not sure you are gaining anything with the Paselas. I have been looking at the spec chart for the Racers too, but too cheap to pull the trigger, based on ETRO the 38 racers should be 40mm wide. I have found the schwalbes measure true to stated ETRO data not what is on the box at times. Proportionally it should be like moving up from Rolly Pollys to JB, the 38 racers are the next step as far as I can see.
For the moment it is JB green for me. Rob On Apr 21, 2:15 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I should have mentioned that durability is not an issue for me, and > neither is flat protection. I hardly ever get flats, have never > destroyed a tire, and I habitually ride tires well beyond their > intended use. I ride my Jack Brown Greens on hardpack trails with lots > of sharp rocks sticking out of the dirt, and have only gotten one > (pinch) flat in 6 months (tire probably only had 30-35 psi, because I > am lazy about topping up). I just want something that won't wash out > in deep sand as easily, and still be really nice on the road where I > ride 70-80% of the time. For dedicated offroading, I have 42mm IRC > Mythos XC Slicks, which do the job very well and still are decent on > the road. > > On most of the skinwall tires I have had, the sidewalls turned > threadbare (due to UV/ozone, I assume) before the tread wore out, and > I'd much rather have that happen but have a supple tire than have a > bomb-proof tire that feels dead. So I'll probably give the regular > Marathons a miss. :) > > I am about ready to order the 35 Paselas, because I have the sneaking > suspicion that the 38 Marathon Racers are actually skinnier than the > 35 Paselas, given that the 42 Supremes run 37.5 according to rivbike. > If the Racers run true to size, please let me know as I may try them > instead. > > Cheers, > > Gernot > > On Apr 21, 11:37 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > You could just go with the basic wire bead Marathon that Riv sells: > > >http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/schwalbe-marathon/10-068 > > > They're not supple but they're not that bad, especially when you > > consider the price. The model Riv sells measures 41 so it should fit > > on the Hillborne. They're nice off road, durable and confidence > > inspiring. > > > mike > > > -- > > 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.- 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.
