+1 on the Mara Sups being great climbers and smooth rollers, that occasionally (often often) feel like they are filled with lead (on a SH).
andrew On Oct 30, 2010, at 6:07 PM, EricP wrote: > First caveat - I have not used the 700xanything Big Apples. Only the > 26 inch version. Second, have used the Marathon Supremes in both 26 > and 700 versions. Have the latter 700x40 on the Sam Hillborne. I > find the Supremes a better climbing tire. My wife feels the Liteskin > 26 inch Big Apple is a better tire than the Supreme. She is not as > nuts as the rest of us, but has her own preference in tires. > > That being said, the Sam Hillborne next year will probably be set up > with Paselas. The Supremes from time to time feel like they are > filled with concrete. Can't figure it out. But the wheels just don't > wanna roll. > > Eric Platt > > On Oct 30, 3:40 pm, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey Patrick, who's to say you have to get both tires the same? Get one >> of each! >> >> While I thought I was kidding ..... come to think of it , why not? >> It's funny how we assume we need the same tire front and rear, but the >> two serve totally different functions and ride completely different. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.