Thanks, Anne. I suspect the vertigo changes the definition of "bouncy" for me. I can't ride a suspension fork bike for the same reason. So I'm looking for the sweet spot of the widest tire that doesn't mess me up. Grin.
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, January 4, 2014 7:11:48 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > > Deacon, when I tried a Krampus, a bike with 3" tires, I didn't find it > bouncy at all. And those tires are typically run at very low > pressures, like 15 psi or less. > > Soon a Surly Krampus will be joining my stable. I'm looking forward to > taking it bikepacking. > > On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Deacon Patrick > <lamon...@mac.com<javascript:>> > 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 > >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > 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.
