I rode the Race Lite yestiddy, at least half on pavement. The Maxxis Ikons rode suprisingly well on pavement -- not as well as the road-fast F Freds, but very well give their heavy knobs. I attribute a good part of their rolling quality to the fact that I run the without tubes -- really, removing tubes seems to be the equivalent of going from, say, a Kojak to a Compass Extra Light. I daresay that the quality of the tires converted affects the degree of difference, but it is still striking.
BTW, I am convinced that tall, heavily knobbed tires *do* add considerable wind resistance compared to a road slick when riding into a stiff headwind. Windy says here in Duke City! On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Tim Gavin <[email protected]> wrote: > I have 26 x 2.1" Thunder Burts (Evo Liteskin) on my '88 Schwinn KOM. They > are surprisingly quiet and fast on pavement, no buzzing. They are just as > quiet and grippy when cornering as the nearly-slick Super Motos. They fit > great under SKS P65 longboards. > > I highly recommend Bike-discount.de for all your Schwalbe tire needs. > They have the Evo Liteskin (most supple) version for ~$34 a tire. > http://www.bike-discount.de/en/search?q=burt > They charge a flat ~$23 shipping fee to the US, so you may want to pad > your order with other stuff. They have excellent prices on anything > Shimano (including the non-US Trekking line), as well as B&M dynamo lights. > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 10:01 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Patrick--I notice in your photo sets you and the girls are usually on >> non-paved surfaces. The Thunderburts look to have a pretty decent set of >> knobs, especially on the edges. How does this affect riding on paved roads >> and also cornering at speed? Any loss of contact issues, or buzzing? Also, >> seem to come in a bewildering array of options. Jensen has what appears to >> be a big sale going on these if they are the same tire. >> 2.1" Pacestar Liteskin >> 2.1" Snakeskin, TI Ready >> 2.25" Pacestar Snakeskin TI Easy >> >> Sheesh. >> >> Does a 2.1 fit under Clem w fenders, or do they come 1.9? >> >> On the more general idea of supple tires for a bicycle like the >> Clementine, I am feeling pretty good with the not quite stock tires on mine >> (a packing incident led to me getting the stock Kenda in front and a >> Schwalbe Big Ben in rear) but I do notice the bike does not roll as far as >> other bikes on the same route. I was initially going to go for the Compass >> Switchback EL and run them with Orange Seal, as that seems almost as >> failsafe as an armored tire (and, knock wood, I do not generally get many >> flats). I'm skeptical that the TBurt treads will work for my mostly paved >> commute, so I'd like to hear from others who have tried 48-50mm 650B tires >> for performance. >> >> >> On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 6:54:37 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> The supple, all road tire I ride and put on my daughter's 650b >>> Clementines for all road/trail bikepacking is Schwalbe's Thunderburt (no >>> snakebite or other protection). Rides like a dream. They very much noticed >>> (and love) the difference from the stock tires. We ordered from Germany and >>> that brought the price down to something reasonable per tire. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> -- >> 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. > -- 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 the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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.
