Thanks, Jason. I know that the immensely big Big Ones on the Matthews dirt road bike seem to roll fully as easily as the Elk Passes -- the BOs have no tubes, the EPs have light ones. For road use, I have no particular need or desire for tires fatter than about 32 (the EPs are labeled 32 but measure 29 mm and 27 mm on my 2 sets of rims), but for this bike at least it will be nice to take the occasional impromptu excursion into the nearby dirt roads and trails where sand makes the EPs ineffective.
On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:54 AM Jason Fuller <jtf.ful...@gmail.com> wrote: > From Jan's recent blog post on RH about tire selection for the PBP, he is > convinced that the larger volume tires in the Herse lineup roll just as > fast as the narrow tires--and that casing will be the main factor. Despite > the data to back it up, it's still rather hard to believe; I expected the > difference would be much smaller than what people expect, but not zero! > > I can't offer any EL experience, although the Naches is the 26" version of > my Babyshoes so I know the standard casing pretty well. I am anticipating > that you'll be a convert and that they'll become the default. I expect that > you'll find the increased comfort and traction without any significant > decrease in speed to be a no-brainer. I look forward to how it plays out! > > On Friday, 10 July 2020 at 18:09:46 UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I'm hoping to try Naches Passes ELs on the new bike once Chauncey >> rebuilds my fork for more clearance. I'm curious how those of you who have >> tried the NP EL as a fast road tire compare it to fast road tires like, for >> example, the Challenge Parigi Roubaix, or the fastest of the RH road tires. >> Me, I want to know how it compares on pavement with the Elk Pass. >> >> If the NPs roll like the EPs, the NPs may become the default instead of >> the occasional tire for the new bike. If not, not. The bike is principally >> a pavement bike. >> >> I do have a used 1.75 Pasela that I'm using as a tire fit gauge but I >> think I'll pass on buying a mate; save a few bucks toward the NPs. I know >> I'm not going to substitute the Pasela for the Elk Pass! >> >> ----------------- >> >> To pick up the new 120 mm OL Surly fixed wheel tomorrow and give the new >> bike a try with a 70" fixed gear. I anticipate nice things, compared to the >> bike it replaces, and I may well have to bump up the chainring to a 50 for >> a 73"/65" gear combination with the 17/19 Dingle. >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- > 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/3abe3b42-ef1c-40b0-911c-531ee37a709bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3abe3b42-ef1c-40b0-911c-531ee37a709bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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/CALuTfguXtemEk7TKVPBDwiYsZXK42sJz0seqUWzvmOcz%3DSwjnw%40mail.gmail.com.
