For those of you who have never ridden a supple, wide 650b tire, you might think that smile-on-the-face ride is hyperbole, but I assure you that it is not (for me).
I haven't been really training for my brevet rides except for my commute to work on my AHH and some trainer rides at night. On my commuter, I ride with the Soma Xpress tires, which are nice tires, but I hop on my 650b Ram with Hetres literally for the first time this year as I start my 300k brevet (other than a 100 ft jaunt at the end of my driveway). My face lights up with a smile because of what I call the Hetre hum, which I think is really the lack of vibration that you get with other tires. It's like Mater in the Cars movie who whoops up delight as he rides down the freshly paved road which is all so smooth. I think that's it--you get that feeling that you are riding fast on a freshly paved road, which I imagine would bring a smile to most riders. On my commuter, a little extra toughness to prevent flats and support my grocery runs up the hill are good, but on my brevet bike, any flats I get (I've never gotten a flat on a brevet with my wide 650b tires in a couple thousand kilometers) would be worth it. Go enjoy a ride that brings a smile to your face! Toshi in Oakland, CA -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
