Another vote for Pasela tires. Like Ken they work well for me. I keep the pressure higher Mainly due to my weight. At 50 or so, I risk pinch flats. I'm also more used to the slightly skittish feeling with higher pressure.
I've ridden regular Schwalbe Marathon tires on dirt. And they work. Big caveats follow - they were on a Brompton and the dirt was the C&O Canal Trail on the Georgetown end. Eric Platt On Jun 25, 5:07�pm, Ken Yokanovich <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an affinity for riding gravel. Logged quite a few miles on > Pasela TG 700x35's, Schwalbe Marathon Supremes 700x42, and the Jack > Brown greens. �The Pasela's in the range of 50-60psi are my > favorites. �I seldom really pay much attention to tire pressure. �The > Marathon Supremes never lived up to my hopes for a bigger version of > the Paselas. �Despite their comparatively narrow width, the Jack > Browns handle wonderfully on gravel. > > Having logged hundreds of miles on crushed limestone, I find that > conditions vary. �Traction is seldom an issue, certainly not enough to > justify entertaining any thoughts about using a tire with any tread > design. �Mostly, gravel roads are lightly traveled and it's plenty > safe to ride in the one of the 3 tread lines that seem to develop. �(3 > because it seems everyone driving on gravel tends to hug a bit of the > "center line" and the middle of the road gets shared by both > "lanes") > > I would think that it would depend upon where you are in Vermont as to > what kind of gravel conditions you might find. �There seemed to be a > lot of different type of rock used for road construction material. > > On Jun 25, 4:47�pm, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I don't regularly ride on dirt or gravel except when I come to Vermont > > in the summer. �Now I'm riding on gravel all the time and I find > > descents in particular very unpleasant. �Lots of bouncing around and > > skittishness. �One of my bikes has 700c Grand Bois tires and the other > > has Ruffy Tuffy's. �I have plenty of clearance on both bikes. �Are > > there tires that will make me feel more comfortable that won't break > > the bank? �Jack Browns? �Fatty somethings? > > GeorgeS- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
