Regarding the smoothing effect of larger radius wheels: I have to agree, the difference is much more dramatic than logic would suggest, in my experience, and I say this from a place of much preferring the feel of smaller wheels in every other respect. I didn't fully appreciate this until I swapped bikes with a friend on a big alpine mountain bike ride, me on 27.5 x 3" tires and them on 29 x 2.8" tires. We both immediately agreed that the difference was night and day - the 29" wheels were so much smoother, I couldn't believe it. By the way the bikes were Stooge rigid MTBs; same fork etc. I wasn't surprised that the bigger diameter wheels were smoother, but I was floored by how dramatic the difference was.
I suspect you'll acclimate to the different feel of the bigger wheels and end up appreciating their virtues over their drawbacks. I hate to admit it. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/06498b07-88a4-4127-9999-a5e5f6af7741n%40googlegroups.com.
