On Feb 3, 8:26 pm, Tim McNamara wrote:
> After much consideration... [snip], I found that Primo 26 x 1.0
> and Pasela 26 x 1.25 at 100 psi are every bit as fast as any 700C
> road tire I have used...[snip] I ride the Paselas now. Good tires and
> cheap-bonus!
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Agreed. I often get a
Who makes the Primo? -- Not that it really matters, practically, as I have
all of Ryan Watson's 26X1 Turbos in my stash.
The Pasela certainly is light at 240 gr for the kevlar beaded model -- only
40-50 gr more than the skinnies -- but IME -- and I used it long -- it's
not as easy rolling as the
On Feb 3, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 18:17 -0600, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Feb 3, 2010, at 12:54 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
Did not realize people were so hostile to 26". I will soon
receive a
custom that is built around 26" wheels - at just under 6', I
gu
After much consideration, a lot of dissatisfaction and grousing, and
trying many, many tires on my 26" wheels, I found that Primo 26 x 1.0
and Pasela 26 x 1.25 at 100 psi are every bit as fast as any 700C
road tire I have used. The Primos (spelled "PR1MO" on the sidewall)
are too hard to f
Human nature can be baffling sometimes. One thing that never ceases
to amaze me about bikes is the endless variations designers and
builders can derive from what is in essence a very simple machine.
Rather than break bad on some one's bike for being different seems
someone into bikes would want t
I think spending a lot of time on a particular wheel size, and riding
with people who also ride that wheel size, makes you sort of
xenophobic torwards other sizes. Having spent most of my bicycling
miles on 20" wheels, I can say that _well_ into adulthood 'big' wheel
bikes looked strange to me.
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On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> >
>
> I can't imagine why they'd care [about 26" wheels -- ed.]. Can you even
> see that the wheels are
> unusual? I've only really ever seen one Riv All-Arounder, I think a 58
> cm, and it looks perfectly ordinary with nothing particula
My three custom Riv Roads have been made for 559 or 571 wheels (no, I'm not
short; I ride a 58 to 60) and they are by far the fastest bikes I've
ridden.The light wheels are amazingly different when accelerating and
climbing, at least compared to my heavy (24 mm Alex DH rims, 32 X 14 g
spokes, 30 mm
Based on my experiences with the LHT, XO-1 and Atlantis, 26" wheels
are great for everything except fast road riding. Fat or skinny, it
always felt like extra work. For me 650b is the perfect compromise.
Ryan
On Feb 3, 4:39 pm, Angus wrote:
> The TCO discussion appears to be morphing into a 26
The TCO discussion appears to be morphing into a 26 inch wheel
discussion.
My 59cm All-Rounder has 26inch wheels. I have received a grand total
of two comments about the wheels size during the 12 years I have owned
the bike.
One was "what's with the small wheels?" the second (apparently not
rea
On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 18:17 -0600, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Feb 3, 2010, at 12:54 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > Did not realize people were so hostile to 26". I will soon receive a
> > custom that is built around 26" wheels - at just under 6', I guess you
> > could call my bikes either larger or av
On Feb 3, 2010, at 12:54 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
For some reason that isn't completely obvious, a lot of people have a
reflexive distaste for smaller wheels. The 56 Atlantis was always a
much harder sell than a 58 Atlantis, which I attribute to a
widespread
prejudice against smaller wheels. O
On Feb 3, 2010, at 11:37 AM, james black wrote:
Those who design bicycles would be urged to consider customers like
myself, recognize that TCO is an offense (however significant), and
deal with it proactively, either by eliminating it, or acknowledging
that it is a necessary evil (however signi
Anne and James:
I will readily concede that TCO not being a concern to me left less
sensitive to GP's choice of words.
On Feb 3, 1:05 pm, Anne Paulson wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:48 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> >> Those who design bicycles would be urged to consider customers like
> >> myse
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:48 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
>> Those who design bicycles would be urged to consider customers like
>> myself, recognize that TCO is an offense (however significant), and
>> deal with it proactively, either by eliminating it, or acknowledging
>> that it is a necessary evil
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:48, JoelMatthews wrote:
>> Those who design bicycles would be urged to consider customers like
>> myself, recognize that TCO is an offense (however significant), and
>> deal with it proactively, either by eliminating it, or acknowledging
>> that it is a necessary evil (ho
> For some reason that isn't completely obvious, a lot of people have a
> reflexive distaste for smaller wheels. The 56 Atlantis was always a
> much harder sell than a 58 Atlantis, which I attribute to a widespread
> prejudice against smaller wheels. Over on the Long Haul Trucker forum,
> there are
> On a single I'm willing to put up with some TCO, though I'm very glad
> that Mike Barry designed my Mariposa without it.
You cannot compare a custom with a stock design. Unless the owner
demands some wacky wheel size/geometry, a custom builder should have a
lot more flexibility than a basic des
> Those who design bicycles would be urged to consider customers like
> myself, recognize that TCO is an offense (however significant), and
> deal with it proactively, either by eliminating it, or acknowledging
> that it is a necessary evil (however significant) to be tolerated.
Isn't that what Gr
"What we're talking about is a matter of how much value to place on
various attributes."
I agree that smaller wheels are a solution for TCO and other real and
perceived problems, and my custom touring bike is basically a copy of
my 58 Atlantis, but for 26" wheels.
For some reason that isn't comp
On Feb 2, 10:16 am, Brad Gantt wrote:
> Phil, I am not familiar with the White Fence trail, at least by that
> name. Where specifically does it originate in Studio City? Thanks!
I don't remember the street names but in the little housing area south
of Ventura and west of Laurel it you just keep
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:37 AM, james black wrote:
> ... I
> am mildly annoyed and feel vaguely insulted by the point of view I
> sometimes encounter that TCO is an imaginary problem, or that I'm some
> kind of dimwit because it bothers me. There are other cyclists
> (customers) l
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 22:32, Tim McNamara wrote:
> I think there are a number of us who want our cake and get to eat it too:
> sporty fast geometry with 45 mm tires, full fenders and no TCO. I'd say
> "pick two." Some enchiladas can't be readily served whole.
What we're talking about is a mat
> to jamb my shoe into my fender". Bicycles should not cause this kind
> of low-grade anxiety. It's unnecessary - if a bike has TCO, the wheels
> are too big. Design it out with smaller wheels!
As GP argues, there are many other concerns in a bike design than
TCO. Designing a bike so it will be a
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