> On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 05:05 -0700, JoelMatthews wrote:.... There are many good 700 race > > tires if that is your thing - and up to the mid thirties. After that > > you have tires such as the Schwalbe BA which are wonderfully > > comfortable but definitely add a good deal of weight. >
On Aug 15, 2:36 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > I think it's more than "currently". I don't foresee there ever being a > Pari Moto or a Hetre for 700C, and I especially don't see the sort of > spirit on the part of dedicated individuals like Kirk and "I" (the man > behind Grand Bois) working in the 700C arena to produce such tires. I'm not sure about that. Schwalbe is the one large tire company which seems to be working its way towards wide, supple, light tires: the Kojak is a relatively new tire (700 x 35mm), the Marathon Racer is an excellent rolling tire (700 x 38mm), although it's not as smooth as the Hetres on one of my bikes. Even the Marathon Supreme is quite a change towards 'lighter, faster' from most touring tires. (to say nothing of the new skinwall Big Apples) My guess is that within 5 years Schwalbe will offer a tire very much like the Pari-Moto or Hetre in 700C, just as Elektra learned from BQ when they designed their Ticino. I ride both 650B Hetres and Pasela 700C x 38s, and one thing I'll say is that while the former roll a little better and are slightly smoother over small surface irregularities, the larger diameter Paselas handle cracks in the pavement (i.e. bridge them) much, much better. I also like the way they handle on my 68cm frames better -- perhaps something about the proportion of wheel to frame? In any case: for urban bikes, 700C has some advantages, and there is a large market for them already in Europe. Art Art -- 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.
