Thunder Burt!!! I bought a set of these as an alternative to the Maxxis Ardents that I have currently. The Ardents seem to be overkill 98% of the time for my riding...can't wait to mount the Burt.
On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 10:05:07 PM UTC-4, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I just finished a rambling, multi-surface ride on my '88 Schwinn KOM, shod > with 559 x 54 (26" x 2.1") Schwalbe Thunder Burt tires (Evo/Liteskin > casing). > > In my experience, the TBs are a high-performance, do-almost-anything tire. > They don't feel any more sluggish on the road than Schwalbe Super Motos; > perhaps the TBs' lighter weight counter-acts the resistance from their > knobbier tread. However, the TBs are way more competent than the Motos on > dirt, loose gravel, and wet grass. > > My route this evening included crushed lime multi-use/nature paths, with > plenty of erosion and soft patches to keep me on my toes. I even did a > couple miles of dry single track, and the TBs had excellent grip. > > I also want to show off the Ruthworks frame bag I bought from listmember > Bill Lindsay. The bag fits like it was custom-made for my frame--because > it was! My 22"ST/24"HT '88 Schwinn KOM is the same frame as the '87 > Paramountain he had the bag made for. > > I'm preparing to convert my KOM back to upright bars (Jones Cut H bars), > so I made sure to take a couple nice pictures of the current build. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
