Anne, Well sounds like their problem. I don't get it and have become even less sympathetic to those on event rides complaining because a road isn't perfect yet the scenery and lack of traffic is spectacular while riding 700x23's with 120 psi. Then to go to bigger tires and inflate them to max pressures negates the advantage of the larger tire.
Be happy and befuddled with a smile.. they know not what they are doing and paying a price for it.. missing out on the joy of the tour and the moment. Kelly On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:31:15 AM UTC-5, Anne Paulson wrote: > > Let me clarify: the guys were not complaining about bumpy dirt roads. > They did not ride on any dirt roads. They were complaining about paved > roads with slight imperfections. > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Matt Beebe <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I doubt it was because they were using Schwalbes, even if they were > marathon > > tourguards or whatever. When you are riding on a fully loaded tour > with > > over 30-40lbs of gear, I don't think a heavier tire with stouter > sidewalls > > is going to affect handling or shock absorption capability that much. > > I think the initial theory a few posts up nailed it: they refused to > > lower their tire pressures despite the terrain. In my experience, > for > > tires over 35mm wide, lowering tire pressures from typical pavement > > pressures helps smooth out the bumps significantly, and can be the > > difference between barely making forward progress and being able to > continue > > comfortably at 10mph or more. This is especially true on 'washboard' > > roads, where (I have found) a lower PSI can really work like magic. > Of > > course, there are other aspects of the bike that can contribute to > > offroad/bumpy comfort as well, such as riding position and what not. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > -- 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/-/2TA8q5iVKIIJ. 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.
