Shaun, what do you find to be the sweet spot for the 38 Racers, and what's your combined bike/rider/luggage load?
Gernot On Apr 22, 11:00 pm, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:53 AM, wile <dylanmcner...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I would second this suggestion for heavier riders like myself (190 > > lbs.), but you might not need them if you're not concerned about > > durability. I was also trying to go wider than the JBs, and am very > > happy now with the Marathons. To me the tire is just as supple, but I > > also run them at a lower pressure than the JBs and again am a heavier > > rider. I have found that suppleness depends a lot on finding the > > pressure "sweet spot" of any given tire first before judging - I think > > this is the range where the tires are most forgiving without being > > slow and mushy. For me the Marathons have a pretty big "sweet spot". > > Yeah. I overinflated my 38mm Marathon Racers to begin with. After > several weeks (months?) of neglecting to air them up, I accidentally > found the sweet spot. > > Shaun Meehan > > -- > 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.
