I just put the green labels on a pair of Open Pro Rims and they both measure 26 mm! I was hoping for 29.
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:40:27 PM UTC-4, jbartoe wrote: > > Michael, > > The Roly-Poly is a very nice tire, but for me it feels sluggish and slow > in comparison. I actually had a better experience with the Ruffy Tuffy than > the Roly-Poly. > > The Grand Bois Cerf has become my favorite tire. The green label on a set > of Hed wheels actually measures 29C and is a nice round tire that feels > incredible sure footed when cornering. I had a set of 26C Cerfs on my > Davidson (doesn't really fit the 28C ones) and the 28C on my Calfee Tetra > Pro Adventure. I've tried the Parigi-Roubaix, but like the Cerf better. > > If flat resistance is factor, you may want to read up on that. Some have > reported problems, but I've had very few issues. > > Hope that helps, > > Joe > > Joe Bartoe > Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. > email: j...@synapticcycles.com > website: www.synapticcycles.com > Twitter: @synapticcycles > phone: 949-374-6079 > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 09:33:46 -0700 > From: mhech...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Grand Bois Cerf Green Label Tires > > Thanks Joe. That is helpful. The blog is almost two years old now; do > you still feel the same. Have you ever ridden the Roly-Poly and could you > compare the two? > > On Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:15:33 PM UTC-4, jbartoe wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > They will measure somewhere between 28 and 29 actual. Probably just over > 28.0 actual. > > Here's a write-up I did on my blog: > > > http://thesaltycyclist.blogspot.com/2010/02/initial-impressions-grand-bois-cerf.html > > Joe > > Joe Bartoe > Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. > email: j...@synapticcycles.com > website: www.synapticcycles.com > Twitter: @synapticcycles > phone: 949-374-6079 > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 08:59:06 -0700 > From: mhech...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: [RBW] Grand Bois Cerf Green Label Tires > > A LBS has these on sale at an attractive price, so I might try them. The > store lists them as 28mm, the web site as 29, and I have heard they run a > little large. Can anyone tell me what they actually measure? I would be > putting them on Open Pro rims. > > Michael > > -- > 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/-/LwWGra8JEGUJ. > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/UzM8RYrIwNEJ. > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/XzY9pGxzUfgJ. 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.
