I own a 200K RUSA permanent that goes from Austin to Lincoln, TX, route 2531
http://www.rusa.org./cgi-bin/permview_GF.pl?permid=2531 The first time I rode this with a few friends, there was quite a bit more dirt than we were expecting on the stretch between McDade, TX and Lincoln, TX. A 32-38mm slick was not really ideal equipment for riding this stretch. I had one friend riding 700x32mm Grand Bois, one running 700x32mm Stampede Pass and me running 650x38mm LoupLoups. There was quite a bit of sand and soft dirt, along with some gravel and some paved stretches. Our back tires kept sliding sideways when we were trying to ride through the soft dirt and sand, and we would have to correct. Thankfully none of us went down, but a couple of times it was close. It was worse for my friends on the 32s than for me but it still felt real squirrely on the wider tires. What I really want for this ride is something that rolls good on pavement but has some tread to it in order to prevent the rear end slide-outs on soft dirt and sand. But not so much tread that it digs itself into soft surfaces. The Soma Cazadero would be about perfect I think. http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/cazadero-tires-700c650b-x-42mm BUT...my Redwood has 700C wheels and will not fit 700x42. It would fit 650Bx42 but I have not converted it at this time. I think 700Cx38 would probably fit if I removed the fenders, which I would probably want to do anyway as to not get mud stuck up in them. Any suggestions? Must roll good on pavement as well. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
