Re: [RBW] 'Fat tires' featured on front page of Sac Bee

2015-05-13 Thread Ron Mc
I think from selection and ad copy on Rivendell's website, you can see Grant leans toward tough over cushy and light. But I sure most riders go for flat resistance above all else. I'm also fairly certain Gatorskins are the number one selling tire out there. A "sort by popularity" search on b

Re: [RBW] 'Fat tires' featured on front page of Sac Bee

2015-05-12 Thread Tim McNamara
> On May 12, 2015, at 8:05 PM, Jan Heine wrote: > > I think he was talking about the average "weekend warrior". It is funny (or > sad) that middle-aged men and women on their "team replica" racing bikes are > still toughing it out on super-hard, puncture-resistant 23 mm clinchers, > while the

[RBW] 'Fat tires' featured on front page of Sac Bee

2015-05-10 Thread Neil
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article20563743.html This Saturday's Sac Bee had a front-page article about road racers going from 19 mm to 25 mm tires, with a name-check from none other than Mr. Heine. Of course just Amgen-related, but pretty esoteric fare for the Bee, even on a Saturday.