> regardless, choosing a 38mm tire for "fast" riding on pavement is kind > of silly too. there is no evidence that fatter supple tires are > faster than skinny supple tires on relatively smooth surfaces, i.e. > pavement. in fact, it's the opposite according to BQ. > > further, everyone's idea of "fast" is different. when i ride "fast," > it means accelerate quickly or get dropped. i'm relatively positive > that a 38mm tire will not accelerate as quickly as the 23mm challenge > tires I ride for going "fast."
Again, I have never, and hope to the bike gods will never, participate in any sort of race. However, reading Heine's accounts of the P-B-P and similar events for which many of the people ordering 650b builds, it seems wider tires are the norm. Not unusual I am out of the loop, but I am not aware of a 650b x 23 tire currently on the market. On May 14, 9:11 am, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > On May 13, 9:32 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > Well you probably do not want to buy a set of Pari-Motos. > > Well, I pre-ordered, Joel, so that's a done deal. > > >Kirk has an off road tire already. > > Kirk offers mtb tires. off road doesn't mean mtb. horses for > courses, but a 38mm tire that can't be ridden on unpaved surfaces, > mixed terrain, etc. is silly to me. > > >As far as I can tell, this tire is intended for riding fast however > >relatively speaking >on pavement. > > why? because somebody dubbed it an "event" tire? i've ridden the > grand bois cypres, challenge p/r's and, of course, the hetre "off- > road" with great results. these are all high performance, supple > tires - just like the pari-moto. should these too be ridden only on > pavement? i must have missed that memo. > > regardless, choosing a 38mm tire for "fast" riding on pavement is kind > of silly too. there is no evidence that fatter supple tires are > faster than skinny supple tires on relatively smooth surfaces, i.e. > pavement. in fact, it's the opposite according to BQ. > > further, everyone's idea of "fast" is different. when i ride "fast," > it means accelerate quickly or get dropped. i'm relatively positive > that a 38mm tire will not accelerate as quickly as the 23mm challenge > tires I ride for going "fast." > > > It is a tad harsh to suggest anyone is trying to build > > marketing hype around something that may not do much more than break > > even. > > Joel, I put my order in as soon as Kirk made the announcement. please > don't jump to conclusions, or take things out of context. i'm only > suggesting that folks shouldn't get too hung up on the term "event > tire." based on your posts, it seems like you have the impression > that this tire is somehow more precious than other supple performance > tires on the market. i disagree with that. > > -- > 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.
