The tires don't stink, though they may not be the sort of tires you like. Apparently some folks like uber stout bomb proof tires, and some others prefer the lightest supplest tires they can find. Unless I missed it you have not said what tires you use on your Atlantis.
I have a bike with 650b GB cypres (32mm) tires, and another with Jack Brown green (33mm) tires. As best I can tell their characteristics are fairly similar though the JB looks more balloonish than the Cypres. That may be because I have the JBs on narrower rims. Compared to the Maxy Fasties, the Niftys have thicker tread, reinforced sidewalls, and a kevlar belt. That sounds like the difference between the green and blue Jack Browns. Riv recommends "the BLUE for for trails, commuting, tandems, or just all-around riding if you aren't weight-obsessed", and the green is "the one we recommend fore pure road riding". If you find the Niftys slow, likely someone will suggest you should have bought the Maxy Fasties. On Sunday, April 6, 2014 9:20:40 AM UTC-7, Eric wrote: > > Don't get me wrong, beautiful bike. But I think it might be my tire > selection. > > The first few were lumpy & sluggish, the other was a little too > balloon-ish for my taste. > > So why does Riv even sell these tires if they stink!? > > Anyways, I have a pair of Niftys on order and hopefully they'll change my > opinion. Those Gran Bois looks nice too so we'll see. > > Thanks for everyone's help! > > > -- 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.
