Re: [RBW] Tires for Sam Hillborne

2010-07-22 Thread Rene Sterental
I'm riding 50mm Big Apples (LiteSkin) on my new Atlantis (previously on the Bombadil) and just love them. I'd have to do a side by side comparison with the 50mm Marathon Supremes to see if I could tell them apart. Even took them on a S24O to Angel Island (will post photos when I get a break from w

Re: [RBW] Tires for Sam Hillborne

2010-07-19 Thread cyclotourist
That's funny, Eric. I had the same experience after moving to some fat (44ish) Contis. The 35mm Paselas seem like racing slicks in comparison!!! On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 6:49 AM, EricP wrote: > Been contemplating tires again on my Hillborne. About a week and a > half ago, pulled the Schwalbe

[RBW] Tires for Sam Hillborne

2010-07-19 Thread EricP
Been contemplating tires again on my Hillborne. About a week and a half ago, pulled the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x40 off and went with the positively skinny Panaracer Pasela TG 700x35. Now, while these tires seem heavier than the Schwalbe, paradoxically the bike seems faster. However, part o