Heh... and even with my grousing about the roads, I still ride 700 x 25s at 115 PSI on two of my bikes and 26 x 1.25 at 100 PSI on my A/R...
On Sep 29, 2011, at 7:30 PM, EricP wrote: > Like Jim, I'm in the Twin Cities, and have found that as I age, even > my normal skinny tire (aka 37) is getting a touch too narrow. Am glad > my Sam Hillborne has 40's, but admit to riding my Surly LHT with > 26x2.0 wide tires more frequently these days. > > At this point, am not even sure I could ride a super skinny tire like > a JB. Too much weight hand hand damage over the years to even really > consider it. Am realizing the next "road" bike I may need is a > Pugsley. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Sep 29, 1:02 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I was exploring the Minneapolis urban jungle last night on my Surly Troll >> with 26x2.25 Marathon Extremes, and as I was rolling happily over some of >> the rough roads Tim referred to, I couldn't help but think how useless "road >> bikes" are in this landscape. Come to think of it, the term "road bike" >> itself is becoming less useful. After all, I was riding a bike with >> clearance for 2.8" tires on roads, and I liked it! >> >> (PS: my skinny tire bike has Jack Browns on it) -- 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.
