Today's mail brought good news in the form of a pair of the new Soma C line 700 x 38c tires (http://store.oceanaircycles.com/products/soma-c-line-tire-700c-x-38mm) from Ocean Air Cycles. I had ordered these on the pre-sale a few weeks ago & have been looking forward to trying them out. These will replace my trusty Schwalbes for everyday use, although I'll likely revert for loaded tours.
First, they mounted easily without tools or talc on the Mavic A-719 rims on my Atlantis, and were straight & true. At 60 psi, they measure 37 mm actual width, immediately after mounting, so I expect them to grow to their spec'd 38 mm with some time at pressure. Nothing left to do except wheel out the door & give 'em a try. What a difference in ride quality from what I've grown accustomed to! These really are nice riding tires. A short spin of about 20 miles is all I had time for but plenty of railroad tracks & crappy pavement showed them to be quite comfortable. The lighter weight (claimed 400 grams) means they accelerate away from stops & climb hills noticeably better. Just all around a more fun ride! The big test will be flat resistance and my lack of patience in dealing with that issue. OTH, that could be a character building experience :-). dougP -- 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.
