Re: [RBW] Re: ROADUNO - a new singlespeed!

[Berkeleyan]

I'm sorry, it was my bad memory! The R&R were 45.3 mm across the tread and 
I needed more clearance.

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and I have a picture of their tight fit 

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Andrew "losing my marbles" - Berkeley

On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 8:08:14 PM UTC-8 Mark Roland wrote:

> I was puzzled by the 38mm R&R too. Mine are 700 x 43 and I thought that 
> was the only size in 700C?
>
> On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 11:05:04 PM UTC-5 Corwin wrote:
>
>> Hi -
>>
>> I admit I have an older [coleman green] Quickbeam. My 38mm Schwalbe 
>> Dureme Supremes fit with room to spare. My Rene Herse 38mm Barlow Pass 
>> tires fit with OODLES of room to spare. I have seen numerous posts and 
>> articles ascribing usage of 44mm tires on Quickbeams. Perhaps your Rock'n 
>> Roads are a little wider (only advertised width I have seen is 43/44mm). Or 
>> maybe my calipers need to be recalibrated.
>>
>> Anyway, I will stick with my Quickbeam.
>>
>> Namaste,
>>
>>
>> Corwin
>>
>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 5:58:54 PM UTC-8 Berkeleyan wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, after reading the obscure details on the R1, I stand corrected. 
>>> Despite the shocking shortcoming of its very limited PBH range, it has one 
>>> great advantage over the QB of yore, and THAT is support for wider tires. I 
>>> tried running Bruce Gordon Rock 'n Roads (38mm) on my Orange QB, and they 
>>> just only barely fit. Currently I roll on 38mm Ocean Air Soma C-Lines, 
>>> which fit just fine without fenders. But if the R1 will go well into the 
>>> mid-40's, yes, that is an improvement.
>>>
>>> - Andrew, Berkeley
>>>
>>

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