Thanks for the thoughtful replies, Rob and Patrick. I appreciate your first-hand insights, as experimenting with these tires can get pretty expensive.
On Aug 12, 12:42 pm, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Though I liked the *look* of the bike with the Hetres, they did not > exactly sing for me. They slowed the handling of the bike down a bit, > and felt more sluggish. This happened to me when I used them with my Quickbeam. So, I removed them and have them set aside to try out with my camping rig. On Aug 12, 2:24 pm, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've ridden a lot of miles on all of these tires. so to add to Rob's > comments, I think the cypres wins hands down in terms of acceleration > and climbing on paved roads. the Hetre and PM are great tires but > they bounce/deflect to much for my tastes when I jump on 'em, even at > higher psi. it's especially noticeable when I'm out of the saddle. > anybody else experience that? > > but, really - how much hard accelerating does one do on a casual/non- > competitve ride? and my experience with the bouncy/squishy feeling is > only a minor annoyance. so, not really an issue - if I'm looking to > sprint and accelerate over rollers or on climbs, i'm most likely on > another bike. I agree. I'm sorting through these tires for several bikes. First, the Quickbeam, which serves as my commute bike. Here, I like to emphasize acceleration and nimbleness, since the commute is full of stops and traffic. But, I'm finding that I'm taking the QB out for long rides, too, including trails. So, I'm trying to find something that can work with these types of riding, but with an emphasis on the acceleration and (for distance) climbing. I'm thinking the Cypres, while realizing that it'd probably be best to switch tires when I have a trail ride coming up. Currently, I'm guessing that the PMs would be a good tire for my distance (70+ miles for me) bike. And then there's the new Soma tire... Best, Lee -- 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.
