Update: on todays ride, which was much less windy, I could hear the Sams are louder than the Duremes, but still very smooth compared with most MTB tires.
With abandon, Patrick On Friday, January 3, 2014 1:49:42 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I meant to include that I'm now curious to see if this is enough volume > and traction to keep me delighted and now looking toward a 3" tire bike. I > did inadvertently test the "bouncy" factor, as I had them under inflated > and experienced the bouncy. I might get used to it, but it wasn't happy on > the vertigo. Hard to imagine what 3" (let alone 4.7" on a fat bike) would > do to me. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Friday, January 3, 2014 11:39:38 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> First, the only tires I’ve run previous to this on my Hunqapillar are the >> Schwalbe Dureme 50mm, a tire not intensed for many of the types of trails I >> took it on, but a wonderful, high volume touring tire built like a tank. >> >> Today being the 9th day of Christmas Father Christmas Kringle delivered a >> pair of Schwalbe Smart Sam 29 x 2.1” tires. A few notes on sizing: Riv. >> recommends these as the largest size for the Hunqapillars with the fancy >> paint. There is room to spare for the next size up, but only just and I’ll >> trust them on this that it’s too easy to get a wee wobble and thus rub. So, >> 2.1” it is, and it is noticeably more voluminous than the Dureme 50mm. >> >> I rode the route to Catamount Falls, which involves dirt, asphalt, and >> then somewhat packed snow on the final steep climb to the falls. The Smart >> Sams rolled beautifully on the asphalt. Smooth, without more noticeable >> noise than the Duremes (though I obviously didn’t compare them one right >> after the other). Big bonus there for me, as noisy tires would be >> problematic for my wimpy brain. >> >> When it came to lose dirt, I peddled aggressively and rode on the >> cambered sections that I would have slipped on with the Duremes. Tires >> gripped well and no sliding. Beautiful! On snow, same thing. Sections I >> would have needed to walk with the Duremes I could ride. Beautiful! >> >> I think I have found my ideal bikepacking tire. Now I just need to get a >> few pairs before they are discontinued. Sardonic grin. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/11735801436/ >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >> >> -- 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.
