Hey, thanks for all the good info, guys. For next time (and it will be a while), I'll look into the Grand Bois Lierres and others recommended. I'd also be interested to see the BQ tire test results referred to by Steve Palincsar. Cheers, Steve
On May 13, 3:52 pm, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On May 13, 1:44 pm, islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > Well, different strokes, I guess. My Bleriot, on the whole, feels > > MUCH nicer than my former pure road bike with 23's at 100+ psi. This > > was one of my goals, and it's why I'm loving this bike so much. I > > decided to go with the max pressure initially because I was concerned > > about rolling resistance/increase in effort while I am working to > > regain some level of fitness. > > not all tires are created equal. a high quality narrow tire with a > supple casing can be comfortable - more comfortable, in fact, than a > wider tire with a beefed up, puncture resistant casing (like the > nifty). > > in any event, tires, in any size, need not be inflated to max pressure > to minimize/optimize rolling resistance. there's certainly a middle > ground between max psi and "underinflated." -- 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.
