For a light person, get light tires! You also might want to consider the 32mm Grand Bois Cypres tires which are fast and long lasting. Col de Vie sucks a bit of life out of a lively bike; great for lots of off roading and winter, but less so on the road. The Cypres offer more than enough cush for a lighter person + the speed factor is really great.
On Oct 3, 6:40 pm, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Saluki is a tough bike. Don't worry about the load amounts. > > The first thing I would ask is: What does she want? > > Building a bike up fro someone else is an interesting endeavor. That > person may, or may not, be interested in the same type of build. > > Personally, I would just steer clear of CdlV tires. I have had > nothing but bad luck and their irregular mounting drives me nuts. > > I ride with Hetres or fatty rumpkins on my Saluki. They both fit fine > under Berthoud 65mm fenders. I have a cantilever brake Saluki so that > might make a little bit of room available width wise. for the fenders. > > -Jason > On Oct 3, 11:16 am, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yesterday at the RBW garage sale I picked up a 50cm 650B Saluki frame. > > I'm going to build it up as a road bike / occasional light S24O > > hauler. The rider will be a lightweight 5'5" lady, so it'll be able to > > carry a 10-20 lb load just fine. > > > I have much of the build planned out (Noodles w/ bar-ends, XD2, B-17, > > rear rack) but haven't decided on: > > > 1. brakes (Silvers or Dia-Compe's or Paul center-pulls?) > > 2. wheels (Rich-built Synergy 32h 105?) > > 3. tires (Soma Xpress 38? Pari-Moto? CdlV?) > > > What would you suggest for those components, given the uses above? > > Thanks for your advice! > > > -nathan -- 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.
