I also weigh 175 lbs and I ride 700x35 pumped to 65 psi back/55 psi front. Could probably go down to 55 in back, but I wouldn't want to ride on 45 psi.
-MikeC On Apr 22, 8:12 pm, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > So, as I mentioned, I purchased a cherry size 59 Bleriot from another > list member two weeks back. It came in a box last week, and I have > been commuting on it this week. Great fitting, comfortable bike. It's > different than my other Riv's in that it rolls along on 650Bs and 35mm > Col de la Vies. Aside from my slow uptake on remembering to keep the > inside pedal up when negotiating a turn (numerous bone-head pedal > strikes to my discredit) the next strangest thing are the tires. For > those of you who ride with these Col de la Vie tires, do they feel, > well, squishy to you in turns? I have the rear pumped up to 45 lbs, > and the fronts to about 42. When I corner, the rear feels like > cornering with a flat tire, yet I check, and they are still inflated > as per the sidewalls (max of 50). I'm not the kid I used to be, but I > still only weigh 175, and most of that is still distributed pretty > much like it should be. Any of you good folks have any thoughts on > this? > > This weekend I'm converting the cockpit from drops and bar-ends to > Albatross and thumbies. I'll post pix then. > > Regards, > Ray > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
