Nice! Bikes really do look better with big, fat tires. especially after you become accustomed to riding them that way :D
On Apr 27, 12:35 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Like I mentioned in a previous post, I ordered some Dureme 50's from > Riv for my green Hillborne. As some of you know, the earlier green > Hillbornes had slightly less clearance at the chain stays near the > kickstand plate. So..naturally I was worried that the 50's would be > too big. I was lucky. They fit well. I had to take the Berthoud > fenders off and replaced my Pasela 37's with the Duremes. In fact, I > think I could probably still get fenders on the bike. I would > probably have to cut the end of the fender down where it meets the > chain stay bridge tap. > I rode about 20 miles today in New York City with these new tires. I > had them inflated to about 38psi. They weren't too cushy but still > absorbed all the bumps and pot holes well. I rode from North Brooklyn > into Queens over the Pulaski Bridge, then along the East River up to > the 59th Street Bridge which dumped me out in Manhattan on the east > side. Then rode west straight to Central Park to ride the loop a few > times..then back to Brooklyn. Maybe closer to 25 miles. > Anyway, here's a look at the bike with the clearances illustrated > pretty well. > > http://gallery.me.com/jasonaschwartz#100117 -- 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.
