It would be fun to see what our starting point is for the suggestions. Do you have pictures or a build list? For example, if you currently have 800g tires and your current rims would take a <30mm tire, then I'm sure a lot of the suggesters would suggest just trying narrow tires and tubes and see where that gets you. If you have 40- spoke 650 gram rims, then many would encourage you to invest in a lighter wheelset, but if you already have 32-hole ~400g rims, then there's probably not a whole lot to be made up there.
On May 11, 10:09 am, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > My 58 cm Atlantis has 700c wheels, Mavic A 719 rims with Schwalbe > Marathon Supreme tires. I also have a wheelset with Mavic CXP-22 rims > and racy 23 mm tires that I occassionally put on the Atlantis. With > no other changes (my usual collection of racks'n'sacks), just changing > the wheelsets entirely transforms the character of the bike. It's a > bit like jumping out of a sedan & into a sports car. OTH, the 100 psi > tires ride like jackhammers and the narrower rims require fiddling > with the brakes. Were I to seriously set up the Atlantis in a sporty > mode, I'd go with 28 mm Continental Gatorskins (I'm severely flat > averse) and take off the rear rack. > > dougP > > On May 10, 9:39 pm, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > to make 26" rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions? > > (thinking of buying a lighter pair of wheels for those faster riding > > century/club days.) -- 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.
