Earl and Garth: thanks for the information. We'll see about the Kendas; or perhaps I should ask my brother, Peter, in LA, for some wider tires -- he has masses of bike stuff.
I need to put more miles on the bike. Though I bought it expressly for touring -- I wanted a touring bike capable of a load but not built super stout like the Atlantis ... and at least in that category it works well. I'm going to swap out the Noodles for as-wide but shorter, shallower drops; perhaps that will help as well by slightly reducing the reach. I think part of the "problem" is simply that, with the bars higher (for long distance comfort -- more on this below) I have less weight on the front wheel than I am used to with bars 4-5 cm below saddle. Again, the "problem" is not a huge one; just surprising from my experience with three other Rivs. Perhaps simply riding the SH more will make it grow on me: I've only put 200 miles or so on it so far. On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Patrick .... Look ... I don't know you ... or what you're > looking for in way of ride or tires ..... but I think wider tires will > help . > > I ride the Bombadil on the road with 700x45mm tires, 42.25mm actual. > I have some pretty poorly patch paved roads I ride on. These roads > were heck on my road bike with 34mm wide tires. Rideable, sure .... > but just no fun as it was too jarring for me. As far as speed > goes ..... I can't say I notice any difference. Maybe there is .... > but I don't use any sort of electronic device on my bike , so It's > just not important. > > Handlingwise, I don't know if it will help. If you just want to try a > wider tire without much investment, I'd suggest the Kenda Kwick Roller > EZ tire. I got some of these from Nashbar in the 45mm width, but they > also make them in a 40, which would be around 38mm actual. > http://www.nashbar.com/bikes//Product_10053_10052_158175_-1___ $10 > per tire. Don't let the price fool you, these are not low end tires. > Kevlar bead, very supple. > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
