Thanks, John. I would go with 28s if I knew they were supple and light and fast. A Google search for reviews of the Urbana turned up zilch. Does anyone know anything about these tires?
Note that the '99 Gofast is just that; I don't have any need to ride off-pavement on this bike; I've got others for that purpose. Light, supple and fast are what I want. Commentary: I ride short distances, and I want to pack as much riding fun into those short distances as I can. I hate, hate HATE heavy, thick-walled, doggy, sluggish tires: I've ridden them and I know what they feel like. I'd rather fix a flat-a-ride than ride such tires. Hell, I'd rather give up cycling and take up walking -- seriously. This is the reason for my iconoclastic wish for light, fast, supple tires for the '99 Joe, and not a wish to irritate or contradict the general preferences on this list for fat tires. Hell, on my Fargo, I consider 50 mm tire skinny -- wouldn't touch them. (Goddam wimpy narrow useless things -- try riding skinny, hard 50s at 40 psi in our RG bosque sand -- *You'll* see!). 'Cording to Google, our local REI has the Conti Gp 4000s for $56 ... On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 4:36 PM, John Speare <j...@phred.org> wrote: > Serfas makes a 571x28c for R&E cycles in Seattle. > > $30 > > http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/rodriguezbicycles/the-7/Serfas-Urbana-650c-x/Detail > > John Speare > Spokane, WA > http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of PATRICK MOORE > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:47 PM > To: rbw-owners-bunch > Subject: [RBW] 650C Tire question: Michelin Pro 3 Race versus Conti GP 4000 > versus Conti GP Triathlon; others? > > That's 650 SEE, not BEE; they are for the '99 Joe gofast fixed gear. > > Anyway, Nashbar has these all on sale, but the 4000s are still $67 while the > MP3s are just $37, the Tris (what the heck is a triathlon tire, anyway?) is > $40. All weigh about the same and all are folding but Conti claims tpi of 330 > while the Ms are just 127. I don't know if any of this is relevant to > anything, but there it is. > > I want a light and supple tire that is not too flat prone and something that > rides as well as the now rather worn GPs (pre "3000," I > think) from some years ago or, for that matter, my benchmark for small, fast > tires, the 559 Specialized Turbos. > > Have any of you used any of these? Any recommendations? I'd go wider if I > could -- 26 perhaps -- but AFAIK there are no *good* 571 tires in anything > but 23. I don't want the Terry Telus; if I have to go wide I'd prefer to > rebuild to 559 and use Kojaks. I don't pinch flat; never, when I run 22s or > 23s at 85/90 or so and they ride cushy enough for me. And I can tell the > difference between the old Conti GPs and even the very nice Kojaks. > > Any other suggestions for other fast, supple 650C tires also welcome. > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. > > Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- 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.
