Yes, that downside is quite salient, I find myself wanting to put fat Compass tires on all my bikes ;)
On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:55 AM, alan lavine <cigar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hola, > Just completed a 1 hr test ride of the Ram with VO 650 wheels and Compass > 42's. OH-MY-O-MY what a difference!! I am not one prone to hyperbole , > but the difference is striking. The wheels are so much lighter they > accelerate easily and the road feel is super comfy without being squishy. > I've been a recreational rider for over 35 yrs, but have not felt anything > like this before. This is a bike for my old age....wait, whoops...already > there. > > RE the brakes: The slots on the Riv silver side pulls only required > minimal filing, I guess mine is not one with the high rear brake bridge. > Also, I changed the pads from rectangular block pads to the Koolstop > Thinlines, my favorite pads anyway. The braking surface is longer and not > quite as tall, so you gain maybe .5 mm. Still, I will be watching > carefully as the pads wear. > > My old wheels (Phil hubs 36 laced to Bontrager Fairlane asym rims, with > Compass 32's) weigh a ton in comparison. Are these known to be heavy > wheels? > > Can't speak to pedal strike yet, I don't pedal in the turns, or at least I > won't now. > > I strongly recommend this conversion if comfort is your main goal...also, > my fenders are on order. Thanks to all for the advice. > > Alan > > MAIN DOWNSIDE: I may have to do this to my other road bike. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
