David: I know this violates the "not Schwalbe" criterion, but I have to put in a very good and loud word for the 622 X 50 Furious Fred. The tread is not quite "micro" but it is less than knobby (I do think that the "knoblets" help a bit on loose surfaces compared to, say, the tread on Big Apples), and the tires just roll, roll, *roll* on pavement, even when pumped only to ~20 lb (rider 170 lb). They don't* feel* fast, but they *are* fast to gauge by the gearing and ease of maintaining cadence -- I find myself pushing a 73" gear surprisingly often, where with the B Apples I'd be in the 68 or even 64 -- and this on a bike that, overall, compared to my others, feels sluggish on pavement.
BTW, why "not Schwalbe"? Note that my own FFs are on 430 gram rims and that I run then sans tubes, both of which may affect speed as described. Others have also loudly praised the way that the FFs roll on pavement. On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 10:36 AM, David Banzer <daban...@gmail.com> wrote: > I got a Clem frameset, built it up, and used 42mm actual Resist Nomads as > I had them already. They work fine, but obviously this bike was made for > something larger. > So, looking for recommendations for 700c/29er tires - semi-slick tread, or > micro-tread, or something that works fine on roads. I'll be using my Clem > for commuting mostly, and plan on using it this winter as it's so darn > comfy. > Something in the 50mm actual range would be nice. > Thanks, > David > Chicago > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- 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.
