Agree with Rene here. In my experience, Big Apples with excess pressure are harsh. Was riding them about 40 front and 50 rear. Lowered them to about 30 and 50 and they are much more fun. Same with the 26 Marathon Supremes. Those also ride better at lower pressure.
As to the weather, well, haven't been outside on a bike for a week. Weather and snow not cooperating. More due to "oatmeal" snow than anything. Tough for studded tires to get good traction and riding next to cars is less than optimal. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 15, 10:14 am, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're running the Big Apples with too much air pressure. I'm currently 258 > and based on the tire pressure calculator that was posted a while back based > on Jan's optimal 15% tire deformation for optimal ride characteristics, I'm > running my 50mm Schwalbes at 30 psi front and 60 psi rear. With your lighter > weight you should probably run the about 5 psi less, but I can check when I > get home. > > Search for the calculator that someone posted as an Excel spreadsheet > sometime last year, I believe. Maybe a bit longer that that. > > René > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Jan 15, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have JB's on my AHH and on the Bombadil I have Big Apples. The Big > Apples feel hard and pass the road bumps up to me..or feels that way. My > expectation was a much smoother cushy ride than the JB's but it feels like I > get more of a Cadilac ride on the JB's. > > So is it just me.. hmm... > > I like fast feeling and comfort.... > > Note: the Schwalbe 700x35's on both my wifes and my tour bikes have never > had a flat ..even in goat head country .. was nice drinking coffee while > friends patched tubes. But they are heavy. > > I"m 225 lbs.. > JB's running 90 psi rear and 70ish front > Big Apples running 50ish rear and 45ish front... > > Kelly > > -- > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://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-bunch@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.
