Gary I weigh 205 and I run the stock 26" rims on my Long Haul Trucker with Schwalbe Marathon Supremes (26x50). As I wrote in another post, the fatter tires are now my choice for all loaded tours.
I know you didn't ask about your choice of 40h rims, but I thought I might add some unsolicited advice. I have never had a well-built, 36- hole wheel fail on a tour - poor stock rims, yes - but not handbuilt wheels. I think lots of folks make the assumption that more is better for expeditioning. A 40 hole rim seems way overbuilt for front wheels for someone your size. With a 26-inch wheel, 40h in the rear also seems excessive. Here's another consideration: I had a nice, custom 40h rear wheel on my Bombadil during one tour. When the rim self- destructed due to a manufacturing defect, I was hard-pressed to find an easily available replacement rim on which I could use my expensive 40h hub. I ended up using a cheap (< $100) 36h wheel for the last half of the tour and it worked just as well as the $400 wheel it replaced. Save yourself some money for panniers, etc. You could go with a cheaper front wheel at least. With tires as nice as the Scwalbe Supremes and the versatility of fatter tires, I really don't see any reason to run thinner tires for loaded touring or rough riding unless your bike won't accommodate the fat ones. Dave On Jan 28, 2:07 pm, Gary <g...@worldcyclotour.com> wrote: > I'm looking to get a new touring wheelset and would like some > feedback. The wheels will be 26", used fully loaded. Me 200lbs 6'4", > bike fully loaded, 60% on road 40% offroad. 40 hole Phils, tires 1.75 > maybe 2.0. Now the questions. > > 24mm or 27mm rim width and limitations for each with regard to > minimum/ maximum tire size for the rims? > > What would be the safe minimum tire width on either and still be safe > (pinch flats etc.) for rough riding. > > What would be the maximum tire width (stability) for each. > > I'm needing to pick my poison. > > Thanks, > > Gary -- 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.
