Re: [RBW] Re: Faster Fat Tires

2013-08-30 Thread Toshi Takeuchi
Hi Nancy, The Soma Xpress is my daily commuter tire on my AHH. It's not as wide and cushy as the Pari-Moto, but I've had no punctures on my commutes. The Xpress tires don't remove as much of the road "buzz" compared to Pari-Moto/Grand Bois tires, but does not feel in any way sluggish to me. I us

Re: [RBW] Re: Faster Fat Tires

2013-08-30 Thread Bruce Herbitter
My Road has room for Pari motos at 38 mm and that's about it. I actually have Cypres on there now, and Pari Motos on an old UJB conversion. On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Tim Gavin wrote: > I recently converted my Rivendell Road to 650B x 38mm Grand Bois Lierre > (from 700C x 28mm Ruffy Tuffy)

Re: [RBW] Re: Faster Fat Tires

2013-08-28 Thread Tim Gavin
I recently converted my Rivendell Road to 650B x 38mm Grand Bois Lierre (from 700C x 28mm Ruffy Tuffy). The Lierres roll very well and are quite comfy. I inflate them to about 60 psi (slightly lower in front, higher in back). I rode 200 miles on them at RAGBRAI and liked them immensely. Grand B