Plush, wide tires are not only about engine weight, and that may be a realitively minor factor within a 60-100 pound range or so. In my experience it’s mostly about the roads and trails I ride. The rougher the road or trail, the plusher, wider I want my tire. And on the Hunqapillar, it often happens that with a load of groceries (60 pounds or so), that the ride is smoother because of the weight, because of the tires, than when I ride the same bike, same engine, same road, same tires, same pressures, same speeds without the extra weight — which I tend to attribute to the Racing Ralphs not being as light in the casing as the Compass, and so more weight kicks them into even more plush mode.
For comparison’s sake, and so you needn’t talk just to yourself, grin, for the same price point my local builder is building Paul hub, Synergy Cliffhanger 36 hole for my rugged winter/mountain Quickbeam. 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 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.
