On May 12, 7:18 am, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> Regarding the Hetre's "unproven toughness" -- the tire's been out >there for
> more than a year. It's a road tire.
I've been rolling on Hetres for over a year and they're plenty tough
in my experience. no flats, and they've seen some knarly stuff.
On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 22:30 -0400, Rene Valbuena wrote:
> In my humble opinion, there is no elegant solution in force-fitting a fender
> which is not intended to fit a bike.
>
If you wish to limit yourself to a fender no wider than 50-52mm, fine.
Some feel that width is adequate for a 42mm Het
Would Hetres work on a Saluki with Silver brakes?
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> -Original Message-
> >From: rcnute
> >Sent: May 11, 2009 4:15 PM
> >To: RBW Owners Bunch
> >Subject: [RBW] Re: 58mm Honjos and Hetres on a 60cm Saluki
>
> >Sorry for the lack of clarity. I was thinking of Zeppelins (instead
> >of the H
-Original Message-
>From: Steve Palincsar
>Sent: May 11, 2009 6:47 PM
>To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>Subject: [RBW] Re: 58mm Honjos and Hetres on a 60cm Saluki
>
>
>On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 21:15 -0400, Rene Valbuena wrote:
>> Ryan,
>>
>> W
On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 21:15 -0400, Rene Valbuena wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> What bike are you thinking of installing on the combo of Hetres and the 58mm
> honjos?
> There is no doubt that the combo is very good, if not ideal combo, but if I
> may say so,
> it is not an ideal fit, for a Saluki. The ma
W bike, there is the Hillborne, Bombadill, and the 700c
Atlantis.
Rene
-Original Message-
>From: rcnute
>Sent: May 11, 2009 4:15 PM
>To: RBW Owners Bunch
>Subject: [RBW] Re: 58mm Honjos and Hetres on a 60cm Saluki
>
>
>Sorry for the lack of clarity. I was thinking
On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 16:15 -0700, rcnute wrote:
> Sorry for the lack of clarity. I was thinking of Zeppelins (instead
> of the Honjos you used) to see if I can eliminate or minimize the
> fender surgery. Good to know about the mounting tabs, though.
58mm is 58mm, no matter how you hang the fen
Sorry for the lack of clarity. I was thinking of Zeppelins (instead
of the Honjos you used) to see if I can eliminate or minimize the
fender surgery. Good to know about the mounting tabs, though.
Ryan
On May 11, 3:24 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 15:15 -0700, rcnute wrote
On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 15:15 -0700, rcnute wrote:
> Thanks for being the early adopter/reporter, Steve. I think I'm going
> to give the Zeppelins and Hetres a whirl.
Those are the fluted 58mm Honjos. Velo Orange has Zeppelins in the wide
size, but I understand they come with mounting tabs for br
Thanks for being the early adopter/reporter, Steve. I think I'm going
to give the Zeppelins and Hetres a whirl.
(Over the weekend I further explored the joy of trails. The trail
ended. My choice was to hike back or follow a stream and see where it
went. Fortunately it took me back to civiliza
On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 13:49 -0700, Damian wrote:
> Lovely, how do you like the Hetres? How tough are they?
They are marvelous. They're very fast, they're very cushy, they have a
lot of grip and they give me a marvelous sense of confidence on gravel
roads. I can't say enough good things about th
Lovely, how do you like the Hetres? How tough are they?
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