I am 6'1", 230 lbs...big and heavy, ride lots of mixed terrain, and naturally gravitate to fat tires. The more I rode my Big Apple 2.35s (65mm) on paved road, however the more I began realizing their limitations for road. They're just a little too cumbersome. Unwilling to give up the blissful cushiness of these tires, I've switched to the Big Apple 2.0s (50mm), which I absolutely love. While they don't necessarily have quite the same grin-factor as the BIG fatties, they still provide a nice amount the cush, they fit much better under fenders, and I definitely feel the difference on the road.
But I also agree it depends on what one expects from a tire. On my Nishiki Prestige (road bike) I run super skinny tires, because every now and then I still want to fly over smooth roads... No compromising speed and smoothness there. BB On Jan 28, 10:24 am, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like Pasela 35s for the max in 700c, at least on road applications. > That's great for mixed terrain, and already feels like it borders a > wagon wheel in terms of overall diameter. That's one of the benefits > of 650B for me -- go as fat as 42mm and it feels fast and fantastic. > Off-road is another story - full on 29er looks pretty good. > > On Jan 28, 6:49 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've tried a range of tires on my Hilsen over the past 3 years-- > > Paselas (32, 35), Marathons (35s, 40s, and 47s), T-Serves (35s) and > > Jack Browns. I really like 700x35 size tires as it seems a good size > > for all-round riding and a fender fits easily and offers good > > coverage. > > > I do 4 brevets a year and that seems to be the only time I really want > > a "performance" tire. Last year I used Jack Brown Greens and was > > fortunate to not have a flat during any of my brevets. I'm not sure > > what I'll use this year but it'll probably either be JB Greens or > > Panaracer T-Serves (32). > > > --mike- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
