I'm slowing working up the pressure... started @ 45/30, now @ 50/35. Probably going to flirt with 50/40 for next round.
Marathons of any variety are definitely stiffer that the Nomads. I'd say the Nomads might even be a little flexier than Jack Browns. Possibly even in Eroica territory, but with wire beads. I want to try out a set of 35mm ones as well for just that reason! Cheers, David On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 10:39 AM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > David: > > The Marathon Supreme in 40 mm starts to feel "mushy" around 40 psi, and > I'll guess the MS is stiffer than the Nomads. I generally run 50 front / > 60 rear, and add 10 psi for a tour load. I arrived at these values after > my usual over-thinking and experimentation on the issue. > > dougP > > On Sunday, April 14, 2013 8:31:15 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Andy, the Nomads are working out as really good tires for >> me.<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8646761258/>No complaints >> other than being a bit squirrely. Not sure if that's due to >> their being so wide, or that I'm underinflating them. >> That said, the point I wanted to make is that they are relatively thin. I >> haven't had any problems, but I'd rather have something thicker on a >> multi-day tour or even commuting. Esteban toured on >> them<http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/7585558050/in/set-72157630609991210>and >> they held up fine, so YMMV. >> >> Cheers, >> David >> >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54c...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> A buddy and I are headed out for an 8-day ride around eastern oregon in >>> less than a week. I've been fretting over tires. The Marathon Supremes that >>> are on there now are not nearly as worn as Jim's tire in the picture but >>> they're noticeably thinner than new (the rear has a pretty good flat spot >>> going) and there are plenty of divots, cuts, etc from 20 months of rolling >>> over road debris. I imagine the old tires will be fine but I'm tempted to >>> pick up + install new tires (perhaps Resist Nomads) before we head out. >>> >>> --Smitty >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-**US<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- > 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-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
