I've ridden Ruffy Tuffys, Pasela's (32s and 35s), Schwalbe Marathons, Jack Browns, and T-serves (35s) on my two Rivendells. At one time or another I've ridden each tire on the dirt. The Schwalbe Marathons (700x41) were the best for dirt and rolled pretty well on the pavement. What I'd recommend to you would be to try 700x35 Panaracer T- serves. I think you'll see a noticeable difference between them and the 32's you've been riding. Like another poster mentioned, the T- serves are similar to the Paselas but are sturdier. I have them on my Hilsen right now and love them. I imagine at some point I'll go back to Jack Browns. I doubt I'll go back to Paselas, too many issues with the sidewalls. I may also try some Marathon Supremes. In fact I may pick up those soon and put the t-serves on my commuter as it needs new tires.
--mike On Oct 7, 2:48 am, Angus <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason, > > I have 32, 35 and 37mm Pasaelas on three Rivendells. > > My 32s measure about 30 as R Gonet stated. My 35s measure 35 and work > much better than the 32s off road. I would recommend trying a 35mm > Paselas, they work well on non-paved surfaces and seem to roll well on- > road too. > > Angus > > On Oct 6, 12:15 pm, jason <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I recently purchased a new 56 Sam Hillborne and selected 32mm Pasela > > Tourguards when the bike was being built. After riding the thing > > almost daily for the past month and doing just a tiny bit of trail > > riding while out, I believe that I should've listened the folks at Riv > > and purchased the 35mm's...and actually maybe another type of tire > > altogether. But..I do have another bike that is in need of some 32mm > > tires, so these will go to that bike...My question is this...are the > > Jack Brown BLUES (The slightly heavier duty ones) at 33.3mm robust > > enough for riding on hard packed earth and cinder for an extended > > period of time...I think they are beautiful tires, but I'm not sure if > > they have enough traction on loose gravel..dirt, etc. Of course, I > > know nothing about the physics of tires on the road/dirt, so maybe > > they are just fine. > > Otherwise I'm looking at the regular straight up Schwalbe Marathons, > > but from what the Riv site says, they are more geared for touring on > > roads, than on trails. Like I said, I wont be on trails too much, but > > it is coming up a bit in my rides and I've recently learned of some > > great trail rides around the city that I'd be into checking out. > > Not looking for an aggressive off road tire, just a general all around > > do everything tire that fits my sam with fenders... > > (currently have the VO 48mm flutted, but I've had a few issues with > > them already (all stuff that is my fault), so I'm thinking of > > replacing with the 45mm VO stainless steel...I know they are heavy, > > but thats OK) > > Any advice would be great --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
