[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

All - Many thanks for the excellent input. After some deliberation, I decided to mount the Schwalbe 55 cms for the initial build. I figured that a Hunq running something narrower would sort of duplicate what I have with my Bleriot, plus I like the looks of a Hunq with big tires. If it doesn't

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 8:36:29 PM UTC-4, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: > > That's an awesome Bombadil!. > > I have a real love/hate relationship with knobby tires. I love how they > look but hate how they ride (on pavement...where 99% of my time is spent). > Yeah I'm running Rumpkins on

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

That's an awesome Bombadil!. I have a real love/hate relationship with knobby tires. I love how they look but hate how they ride (on pavement...where 99% of my time is spent). On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:22:00 PM UTC-5, Leslie wrote: > > On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:59:41 PM UTC-4,

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:09:57 PM UTC-4, stonehog wrote: > > Kevin - I've gone from Dureme 50s to Jack Brown 33s to Clement MSO 40s. I > just built a wheel set with tubeless Thunder Burt 54s for a long gravel > ride. My favorites have been the Clements (so far - no time on the Burts > yet

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:59:41 PM UTC-4, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: > > I collect certain pictures of Riv's and speaking of nobby tires, the > oblique-from-the-front photo of the Hunqapillar on the blog is one of the > best Riv photos I've seen. And it even uses a threaded-to-threadless > adapt

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

I collect certain pictures of Riv's and speaking of nobby tires, the oblique-from-the-front photo of the Hunqapillar on the blog is one of the best Riv photos I've seen. And it even uses a threaded-to-threadless adapter!!

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

One wheelset for my Bombadil has 650x42 Hetres and it rides great. I'm tempted to take it on a long brevet with those tires. The flexibility to use multiple tire widths is one of the great things with all of my Rivendells. jim m wc ca On Friday, March 27, 2015 at 11:25:56 PM UTC-7, Kevin Lind

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

Just an aside: it's funny that here 38-40 mm tires are on the narrow end of the spectrum. My Atlantis came with 35 mm Paselas, and I recall reading somewhere that the bike was designed for tires in the 35-50 mm range. Since then, 38-40 feels like the optimal size and looks perfectly normal.

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

I forgot to add that one of my possible plans for riding up Pikes Peak is the Hunqapillar with Barlow Pass feather light tires (38mm). I expect the Hunqapiller will ride beautifully with that setup. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

I ride mostly all on road too. These tires would be suitable for dry non technical dirt trails of course also. I run them between 40-50 psi . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

You can ride any tire you want , it's just a say 28mm tire won't be so comfy ;) . Just because a frame can take wide tires and "most" appear to ride them means nothing . It's your bike, your ride , your life , your joy :) That said, on my Bombadil I ride Vittoria Voyager Hypers in the 3

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

One way to find out! With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this gr

[RBW] Re: Thin Tires on a Hunqapillar

I can't answer that precisely. But can get you closer. I have an Atlantis, running 44s-45s. The bike is well behaved and fast. My 559x45s roll faster than my son's 700x35s. Meaning when we are riding together, coasting on downslopes, I always catch him. We weigh the same (within about 5 poun