How about the Schwalbe Marathon Racer ? ... comes in 26x1.5 and folding/non
folding beads. Amazon sells both.
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Big news in the 559 world: Compass Bikes (Bicycle Quarterly) is coming out
with a high quality/low rolling resistance tire in 42mm width:
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/compass-tires-in-26-x-1-75/
26" is the new 650B!!!
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, EricP wrote:
> Add me to the lis
Add me to the list of those who like them. Only reason don't have a
pair on a bike right now is some mysterious flatting where I can't
find what is the cause. Time to get out a cotton ball and see if that
works.
Personally I don't ride supple tires and or light wheels. So am the
wrong person to
On Sun, 2011-08-07 at 16:37 -0400, Steven Frederick wrote:
> I've been running non-TG Paselas 26X1.75" tires on my XO this year.
> They're pretty plush and fast. Maybe not quite Hetres but nearly as
> big and nearly as nice...cheap, too!
It's a funny thing about those Paselas - some love them (a
I've been running non-TG Paselas 26X1.75" tires on my XO this year.
They're pretty plush and fast. Maybe not quite Hetres but nearly as big and
nearly as nice...cheap, too!
On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 10:09 AM, cyclotourist wrote:
> I think a wide (>40mm) plush, low rolling resistance and durable ti
Some time ago I found an old CyclePro mountain bike, from the early
'80s, at GW for a good price and bought it. It was shod with some 45
mm slicks. I rode it through, literally, a garden of goathead thorns
and came back with scores, if not hundreds, of goatheads in the tires
but, thanks to the belt
I just recently tried the Hetres 42cm 650b. They are fast but tend to get a
little slow when the ground is hot compared to Schwalbe marathons 38cm 650b.
I like both and wish the Marathon was a little wider for comfort. The
difference in price is big. I think Schwalbe makes the best all around ti
I'm with you again on wheels Patrick, I don't mind heavy wheels my 2
current sets are 36H Phil FW hubs with Mavic T520/A719 rims they're
25mm wide and built superbly by Joe Young. I'll pay top dollar for wheels
that never need to be touched after they're built. . . .and that usually
Huh. I find the standard non-TG Paselas to roll as well as any clincher I've
ever used (comparing to Avocet slicks, Ritchey Tom Slicks, Continental Grand
Prix and Ultra 2000, Michelin Super Comp HD primarily).
On Aug 6, 2011, at 7:50 AM, Garth wrote:
> I have them in the 622 Patrick. I'm wit
On Aug 5, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Aaron Schmidt wrote:
> This might be an unpopular opinion but in my experience wheel weight,
> and where in the wheel the weight is, can make a difference. Of course
> the amount of difference it makes is likely to depend on the total
> payload of the bike and rider. (
How do Shwalbe Supreme 32s compare with the 32 Paselas with tourguard?
I have the Pasalas on now and a pair of Shwalbes waiting for them to
wear out.
On Aug 6, 8:50 am, Garth wrote:
> I have them in the 622 Patrick. I'm with you about the Pasela tires...if
> you want low rolling resistant tire
re good 26" tires - Do Schwalbe Kojaks come in 559x50?
I have 700x35's (which are actually barely 32's) on my Sam and love them.
I think wheel and tire weight makes a big difference in feel, if not actual
speed, because they are moving so fast compared to the rest of the bike and
rider. Jan Hein
I think a wide (>40mm) plush, low rolling resistance and durable tire is the
thing that's hugely missing from the 559 tire size! There should be a 26"
Hetre!!! Instead of doing 650B conversions on 700C bikes, getting
plush-tire conversion for 26" mountain bikes should be all the rage! I bet
more
Another tire the original poster might want to try is the Continental
Gatorskin in 32mm width. The mechanic at my LBS just purchased 8 of
them(!) I have not tried them. Yet. Might break down and get a
pair.
Happen to believe that different tires can make one feel faster on the
bike. But right
Thanks, Garth; will have to keep those in mind. I don't mind heavy
wheels, but I do mind -- greatly -- sluggish tires, and there are
definite differences.
FWIW, list, I have a pair of almost unused Specialized Hemisphere 38s
for sale Cheap! because the puncture resistant belt, well, you know
I have them in the 622 Patrick. I'm with you about the Pasela tires...if you
want low rolling resistant tiresthose ain't it! The Metro K's are. They're
great at 35mm in that they roll fast AND have some cushion as long as you're at
70-75psi.
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This might be an unpopular opinion but in my experience wheel weight,
and where in the wheel the weight is, can make a difference. Of course
the amount of difference it makes is likely to depend on the total
payload of the bike and rider. (Clearly I'm verging on religious
territory here, but I can
I compared different tires back to back over a couple of rides.
http://cyclotourist.blogspot.com/2010/05/bike-servations.html Didn't find a
whole lot of difference on an admittedly small sample size. Both bikes are
very comfortable though! The route has some elevation, but it's by no means
a hil
Drop the bars 4 inches
Buy aero wheel set
700x23 tires with 120 psi
Add close range rear cassette
You'll get a couple mph maybe 3.
Then you might ad well go carbon cause those wheels and tires will look funny
on the ahh.
I bought a bombadil loaded it down.. Ride it a lot and now my ahh with jb's
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To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [RBW] Re: How Much Difference Would Different Wheels/Tires Make
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 20:26:25 -0700
About a year and a half ago, I decided to try the Grand Bois Cypres tir
W] Re: How Much Difference Would Different Wheels/Tires Make
On Friday, August 5, 2011 5:57:02 PM UTC-4, Solomander wrote:I have an AHH
I wouldn't mind it if the bike was a bit quicker- especially on hills.
What do you think?
It's all about the engine. Usually, jettisoning some
On Friday, August 5, 2011 5:57:02 PM UTC-4, Solomander wrote:
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> I have an AHH I wouldn't mind it if the bike was a bit quicker-
> especially on hills. What do you think?
It's all about the engine. Usually, jettisoning some weight from the
mid-section of the engine will help the most. Giv
I went from 35mm Paselas to GB Cypres on my 36-spoke synergy wheels and
noticed a big difference in feel. Felt like I was riding feathers rather
than treads. The cush factor is still there as well if you don't overfill,
but they are a bit less of the shock absorbers that the 35s were. I'm
sticki
Garth: are your metros 559 or 622? Given the dearth of decent rolling
559 tires in anything wider than 23 mm (the Pasela 32s are the best
I've seen, but not very good, IMO -- and they flat too easily, to
boot) I'd be interested in considering them for my 559/571-wheeled Riv
Roads. I'd also be inter
There's a pretty substantial difference in feel from the 35mm Paselas to the
28 Paselas imo. I'd try that first and see how you like it. I float from 28
to 32 to 37's on my Rambouillet and Quickbeam. The 37's feel sluggish on
steep hills but the 28's are downright zippy with the 32's trailing cl
A different tire with a different tread(like a slick or slick-ish tire) with
less rolling resistance can make a notable difference, but like Tim said, a
narrower version of the same tire is not going to make any difference. I've
used Performance Bike's Forte Metro 35mm tires for years and absol
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