On Feb 4, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Angus wrote:
"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."
Tim,
When I first assembled my All-Rounder in 1998 I used Ritchey 26x1.4
tires. The bike was measurably slower than my Rivendell Roa
"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."
Tim,
When I first assembled my All-Rounder in 1998 I used Ritchey 26x1.4
tires. The bike was measurably slower than my Rivendell Road
Standard. I thought "this bike is a dog!"
Hey 559-lovers,
I have a wheelset for my stillborn 559-hotrod project that I'd be
happy to find a new home for... I'll even throw in some like-new Primo
26x1 tires/tubes! :-) They spin nice...
Front:
Shimano XTR HB-M900 32hole
laced to
Campagnolo Atek rim
Rear:
Suntour XC Pro 32 hole (greaseguar
Thanks. I might have bought a pair if I didn't have GPs and Turbos stashed.
And I feel sorry for myself when, as on the last two or three days, we get a
bit of snow that doesn't stick.
Calhoun looks very interesting -- too bad I can't think of anything to buy
right now, tho' the Ortlieb bike sho
On Feb 4, 2010, at 12:37 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Who makes the Primo? -- Not that it really matters, practically, as
I have all of Ryan Watson's 26X1 Turbos in my stash.
Primo is their own brand, probably manufactured by Cheng Shin if that
matters. Their Website is spectacularly non-info
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!
*
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
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.
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
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