I don't do club riding, just solo or with friends. And my Roadeo will probably get picked occasionally for my commute (on dry days; the Roadeo will remain my sole un-fendered bike). So, I prefer a slightly wider tire. My dislike of being limited to 700 x 26 tires was a main reason for replacing my Giordana with the Roadeo.
I'll report back on the ride of the Challenge Gravel Grinder 38s. But, those will probably return to their intended use (on my plastic cross/gravel bike). I think I'll try the Panaracer Gravel King 32 mm tires. There seem to be both slick <http://www.modernbike.com/panaracer-gravelking-700-x-32-folding-tire-nearly-slick-tread-black> and knobby <http://www.modernbike.com/panaracer-gravelking-700x32-folding-tire-black-tread-and-sidewall> versions in the 32 mm size; I think the slick version will better suit my intended riding for the Roadeo. I've been very impressed with the ride (and value) of the Panaracer Pari-Motos, so I'm hoping the Gravel Kings have a similar ride (fast but comfortable). Tim On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:17 PM, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, It will work but it just isn't ideal and 25's are easier to air up > with a single CO2 cannister. It's worked for me on this bike so far...for > the riding I'm doing on it. If I were doing more solo riding by myself with > that bike I would have stuck with the Stampede Pass tires. As it is, I am > riding an Atlantis (used to be on a Sam Hillborne, but sold it) most times > when I ride solo. > > On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:17:39 AM UTC-6, Mark in Beacon wrote: >> >> That puts you in a rare club, abandoning Compass 32s for Continental 25s! >> FWIW, with a total difference of 7mm, pretty much any 700C tube will get >> you home no problem. >> >> On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 10:02:59 AM UTC-5, RJM wrote: >>> >>> Last year I went from the 32mm Compass Stampede to 25mm Continental >>> Grand Prix 4000S on rims that are 22mm wide. It's a relatively fast tire >>> that is still comfortable and allows me to ride the same size tube as my >>> riding buddies. >>> >> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
