Congratulations, Joyce! Those are some serious “nothing’s going to stop me riding” tires.
I, also, couldn’t believe the ride difference when I upgraded my wheels and tires. Roberta On Friday, March 11, 2022 at 11:24:42 PM UTC-5 JAS wrote: > You'll probably remember I wrote some time ago asking for ideas on how to > lighten up my Clem. Thanks to the great advice from this group, I > *finally* got some new wheels and tires for Clem and oh, what a > difference! Clem lost two pounds in the process and I got a more agile > bike with tires that will handle the mud and just about any other > trail/road condition. > > I called Rivendell one day and just my luck, Rich happened to answer the > phone. We discussed several possibilities including having him build the > wheels, but then recommended the Velocity-built wheels with Deore hubs. I > ordered the RH Juniper Ridge tires (650x48), endurance casing, and > Schwalbe ultralight tubes. I'm very happy with the set up. Now it's going > to the bike shop for brake adjustment and to check my handiwork on the rear > derailleur setting. > > Some photos from a quick run to the grocery story including a blossom > photo for Leah...spring is coming but it's still chilly around here! > > --Joyce > > [image: ClemIMG_0338.jpg] > > [image: ClemtireIMG_0340.jpg] > > [image: Clem&blossomIMG_0341.jpg] > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4c782f62-4e25-4e88-b0b8-a441a6a511dbn%40googlegroups.com.
