Wait... am I on the Riv list? Am I seeing an appeal to what racers use? Am I seeing claims that a certain tire would slow me down?
I'll tell you what would slow me down. Crashing and breaking a bone out in the middle of nowhere, that's what. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Mike Schiller <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Hey Doug, most of the guys/gals who race it ( GD race) use fairly skinny > knobbies for MTB's The most common tires WTB's Nano raptor and the Conti > Race Kings only measure about 50mm wide. Sure a big fat knobby would help > but it does slow you down a bit, even for unracers. > > ~mike > > > On Thursday, August 1, 2013 5:14:09 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: >> >> Quick afterthought: Jim's Hunqapillar is shod with 55 mm Big Bens & looks >> to have some clearance. Maybe a Hunq w/ginormous knobbies? >> >> dougP >> >> On Thursday, August 1, 2013 5:10:59 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: >>> >>> Isn't it called the Great Divide route because it closely follows the >>> continental divide? As in, waaaaayy up in the mountains? While I love my >>> Atlantis, and have taken it some places it really wasn't meant to go, it >>> seems this is a ride for which a purpose built MTB is more appropriate. I >>> concur with Anne's comment about liking under-biking, but not that far >>> under. Memories of gazing down the Abyss of Death on the Loch Leven ride >>> are still fresh in mind. >>> >>> dougP >>> >>> On Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:29:21 PM UTC-7, Matt Beebe wrote: >>>> >>>> I have ridden the northern part of the divide, using 40mm tires fully >>>> loaded on a regular touring bike, and I would definitely not hesitate to do >>>> it on an Atlantis. Parts of it were gnarly, but they were not that long >>>> and were actually kind of fun. I found that those washboard roads go >>>> from >>>> nightmare to completely doable if you drop your tire pressure to juuust the >>>> right amount. It was really surprising what a difference it makes. >>>> >>>> >>>>> > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
