I do enjoy the Cyprés on my Ebisu, but was hoping for something a bit wider for my Pelican which hauls heavy cargo and commutes on the bumpy torn up streets of downtown San Francisco.
After everyone's praise of the Kojak I decided to try em out in 700x35 on the Pelican, replacing 35mm Paselas. I was surprised to find the Kojak ride less lively than the Paselas, and I could swear they appear to be narrower mounted (on Synergy) than the Paselas. I'll have to play around with the pressure some more, currently around 60/60 (I'm 150 lbs and carry 5-20 lbs of stuff). -nathan On Aug 24, 2011, at 5:37 PM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I usually run 700x35 TG Kevlar paselas, and the Kojaks feel much livlier. But > that is probably due entirely to the fact that they are about 100g lighter. I > originally tried them afer reading the BQ test about the "optimum" tire for > given wheel size. Jan felt that 700's need to be lighter than 650b's in order > to provide the right balance of response and stability, and the Kojak fell > right in the weight his study recommended. Unfortunately, I'm not > sophisticated enough to detect the subtleties than Jan and others can, so I > was hoping for some huge night and day change , which of course didn't > happen. But I like them enough that I still ride them and would buy them > again. The GB Cypres is probably the uber tire in the 30- 32mm range , but at > 1.5 times the price and no puncture protection they're not for me. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/GDlFyxBUA3sJ. > 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. > -- 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.
