I second the 1.5 Marathon Racers. I run them on my Atlantis in NYC. When I first got the bike I was running 1.5 inch Paselas and they felt slow. I switched to 1.25 T-Servs. I liked them but somehow wanted something cushier. The Racers feel very fast and cushier. I'd be curious to try the 1.5 Paselas again to see if I was fair to them. The Racers have flatted on me a couple of times while i never ever got a flat with the T-Servs.
On Apr 20, 6:56 pm, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Apr 20, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Beth H wrote: > > > Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I would like to echo Patrick's thoughts. Beth, Patrick, and I are all > >> riding Rivendell 26ers, with higher trail than the Kogswells used in > >> the BQ tests. > > > I am not an expert on bike gemometry. That said, I keep wondering if > > there is a correlation between wheel size and frame size that changes > > the ride quality as well? I've mostly heard responses here from guys > > who ride much bigger frames than I do. Would a larger frame (and > > longer chainstay lengths, and bigger everything else) change the ride > > quality that much? Would it change the tire choice substantially? It > > sounds like it's up to the individual rider, but I remain curious. > > Obviously, a 1.5 Pasela seems to been a good solution for me, but my > > frame is a 53cm c-t (55cm c-c top tube). How would this be for someone > > who rides a 60cm frame? Would it make a difference at all? > > Mine (1996) is a 59.5 with a 59 cm top tube. So the top tube is > about 4 cm longer than yours. I don't know if the chainstays are > longer, but even if they are the same the wheelbase would be maybe 4 > cm longer, depending on the front geometry. If the chainstays are > longer, then my wheelbase might be longer still. > > All other things being equal, a bike with a longer wheelbase will be > more stable. I suspect a small/short top tube, low-trail bike with > really short chain stays and skinny hard tires would be like riding > one of those bikes with two wheels that steer. > > The best handling bike (for racing, back when I raced) I ever rode is > my Ritchey with 700 x 23 Michelin Super Course slicks. It had the > perfect balance of stable and nimble for racing. Now that I don't > race, I still ride it but not as much. I prefer slightly fatter > tires and a bit more stability at the expense of some nimbleness; the > Ritchey will fit 25s and I might be able to squeeze in 28s, but it > doesn't handle as nice with the bigger tires. I ride the Riv A/R > most of the time and my homebrew 3 speed the almost all the rest of > the time. > > -- > 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.
