greenteadrinker, I have Oracle Ridges on my Sam and I love them. The extra volume and the extra grab on the dirt (like your HRs, i'm sure) make the Sam such a fun trail bike. Clearance is tight but safe—though I have mine mounted on dyads, not cliffhangers. You could see some pictures here <https://photos.app.goo.gl/97k84okvey64VQ6r9> if you are interested.
David On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 6:47:50 AM UTC-8 greenteadrinkers wrote: > @Erik, ha, sneaky! With the 650b wheelset, have you noticed a difference > with toe overlap vs. the 700c wheelset? I've been considering mounting 48mm > Oracle Ridges on my Sam, currently, I have 43mm Rock n' Roads on the Sam, > and 42mm Hurricane Ridges on my Simple One, all mounted tubless on > Cliffhangers. Really love the smooth, quiet, and confident feel of 42mm > Hurricane Ridges, and they fit perfectly under V/O Zeppelin Fenders. For > reference, the Simple One has around the same clearance as the Sam. I'm > also wondering if there's justification to switch from 42mm to 48mm tires? > A larger volume of air, but less clearance? With the 48's I suppose there > would be more issue with toe overlap as well, you also lose the option of > fendering. Another idea I'm considering is a 42mm Hurricane Ridge upfront > and a 44mm Snoqualmie Pass in the back, could also put a 48mm Oracle Ridge > upfront with the 44mm Snoqualmie Pass in the back. I'm just thinking out > loud here, thanks for listening! > Scott, Western MA via West Philly > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 5:39:08 PM UTC-5 Erik Wright wrote: > >> Those are 27.5x2.1" Thunderburts on there, mounted to Velocity Dyads. I >> did a temporary 650b conversion on my Hillborne- I had a local framebuilder >> add canti posts at 650b height, then used Paul Motolites to switch between >> 650b and 700c. I'm back to 700c now rolling on 700x50 Gravelking SKs. Not >> sure if I'll ever really go back to 650b, but I like options. >> >> Clearance was very tight with the 27.5x2.1" and is equally tight with the >> 700x50mm. I think if I went back to 650b I'd do a 2"/50mm tire, but I'm not >> totally convinced there's a justifiable "why" for that right now. >> >> I've attached a photo of the bike in two other setups. Its current drop >> bar'd Gravelking setup, and a Choco bar'd Snoqualmie Pass'd setup I had for >> most of 2020. >> >> Erik, Philly >> >> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 4:40:34 PM UTC-5 greenteadrinkers wrote: >> >>> @Erik - what size Thunder Burts? Nice build! -Scott >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 2:26:34 PM UTC-5 Erik Wright wrote: >>> >>>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 1:01:28 PM UTC-5 aeroperf wrote: >>>> >>>>> [image: Sam_2019s.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 12:00:28 PM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> [image: SingleSpeedSam50.jpg] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Laing >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 11:49:33 AM UTC-5 >>>>>> zac.te...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone want to share their blue Sam pics? I just got a blue frame >>>>>>> and I'm looking for some inspiration! >>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0a3a3493-0db5-46ca-8c4b-4a9bbd101ea0n%40googlegroups.com.
