I've ridden the regular Rumpkins on my wife's Yves Gometh, but that has been just around the block stuff. It's little.
For various reasons I've accumulated a TON of 36-38mm 650B tires. So I've been running ~38mm tires on the Bombadil for quite a while, always kind of longing for something wider. I've had folding Rumpkins in my Riv-Cart several times but hadn't pulled the trigger. Finally, going on the S24O with the Riv folks and riding the cowpaths of Walnut Creek, I concluded "This is stupid running 38s on a Bombadil". The sidewalls of the Grumpkins match my shellac'd burgundy handlebar tape, too, so that sealed it. I put them on last night, and moved the Soma New Express tires that came off onto my commuter. The Col de La Vies that came off the commuter will go onto my Rawland in preparation for a 50-mile mixed terrain ride with Manny. I haven't ridden the Grumpkins at all, as the Bombadil is also getting a minor drivetrain reconfiguration. I'm looking forward to essentially never thinking about them. On Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:56:06 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > I love puncture/sidewall protection! >> > "When you absitively, posilutely, must get there on time... >> > Rivendell brings you ........................ the Farmer Grumpkin!" > > Update us and let us know how they work out. Have you ridden the regular > Rumpkins before? Interesting to know if any ride quality diffs. > I am glad there is more 650b puncture protection options out now. The more > 650b options the better. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
