No, no such luck. The widest Grand Bois for 700C are the Cypres at about 31mm. I too am still waiting for wider tires from BQ/Grand Bois for my 56cm Sam. Jan, bitte, bitte, bitte? For the smaller Sams you can get fab Hetres or PariMotos, but us big folk are stuck with Mr. J. Brown or a non TourGuard Pasela in 35 or 37. The new 35mm Pasela is true to size on Velocity Synergies. Don't know about the 37s, but their tread is a bit more chunky, so perhaps have more rolling resistance? There is also the Schwalbe Marathon Racer in 38 (real size unknown) and the Big Apple Liteskin in 50 (real size 44-45mm). Wish someone would bite the bullet and give us a ride report/comparison to the big Paselas for either of these. :)
Gernot On Aug 13, 3:52 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just got back from a (for me) brisk ride, out and back along the RG bosque > bike path, 21.5 miles rt; nice ride despite a wind that kept shifting around > to my face. Or so it seemed. I've finally got the saddle dialed in, and now > the only fit issue is the reach to the bar which is, to hooks and hoods, > just a wee bit too much. I hope soon to swap out the Noodles for a shorter > and shallower which I hope will put the hoods and hooks just where they > ought to be. (Sorry, the Noodle has been claimed.) > > The bike rides nicely enough, tho' I was surprised at the jarring over > pavement heaves even with the 33.33 JB Greens down to 40/50 per my Zefal > gauge (me, 170); this with just one empty Ortlieb -- my other Rivs with > 22-23 mm, 26" tires at 90/100 are no more jarring. Anyway, racing the rain > back home, I averaged 16.7, which is not bad for that bike and the single, > 67" gear I used the whole way. > > But I still noticed that awkward front end; not horrible, mind you, but > rather slow to carve turns (tho' steady once you initiate the turn/lean) and > feeling somewhat light and wandering on the straights -- and I ride mostly > in the hooks, what with the bars slightly higher than saddle; sitting > upright on the bar flats, it is even more noticeable. > > I wonder if wider tires will help. Aren't there some BQ-supplied tires that > are light, supple, fast and wider than 33 mm? Might those help the wandering > feel? > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
