Hi Ed, Thanks for the link. I am hoping that Velocity will build the widest practical rim for Grant's planned V-brakes. Same here, I want to have my Susie as a dedicated trail bike :-)
By the way, could you send a picture and specs of your proto Gus? :-) Ed F. On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 2:27 PM Ed Carolipio <ed.caroli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for update. > > Coincidentally I was window shopping tires today at Maxxis for my > proto-Gus. SoCal riders really like the DHF + DHR combo for our "loose over > hard" trails. The Maxxis 2020 catalog has some recommendations on tire > width vs rim width. Here's the link to catalog > <https://www.maxxis.com/media/987636/2020-maxxis-bicycle-catalog.pdf>, > see p.6. Short version: 25 to 30mm for 2.2"-2.4"; 35-40mm for 2.6"; 40-45mm > for 2.8"-3.0". For reference, the Cliffhangers have a 25mm internal width. > In addition, the Maxxis "Wide Trail" (WT) casing is for tires 2.4" and up > and optimized for wider rims: min inner width of 35mm but "can work over > 30-35mm". > > Would be really nice to run a high volume, aggressive tire on the > Gus/Susie when running it as a dedicated trail bike. > > --Ed C. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/23971b18-1998-431e-9e44-4282d0a039e3%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/23971b18-1998-431e-9e44-4282d0a039e3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALUZmvztwixJDi9%2Bnmoodh0b1788nU_X8CrhLsUqsALWhGpezw%40mail.gmail.com.
