Me smells a Pug-Purchase in your future: 4" wide tires suit -ALL- occasions [even when nothing more than cracking yourself/others up on group fast rides].
-Scott On May 9, 10:49 pm, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > on 5/8/10 9:56 AM, Rene Sterental at [email protected] wrote: > > > Has anyone used Big Apples off-road? I believe Jay's video shows him > > doing so and Grant said he loves them. > > > Anyone else? Comarisons with knobbies? > > I'm not running BA's yet, but over the past couple years, I've been spending > more time off road with smooth tires (Jack Browns and Paselas). > > I'm really coming to the conclusion that with some practice and > mindfullness, tire placement and weight distribution covers 85-90% of the > situations successfully. Sticking with smooth tires has made me ride a bit > differently, but I've found few drawbacks. > > Of course, that last 10-15% can be pretty interesting. The area where > things go well and truly awry... > > But, if you aren't where you need dune buggy tires, the big contact patch > that round profile tires provide (and I do find the JB's noticeably better > vs the Paselas) on trails work well. > > It does make your fore/aft weight placement more critical. > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > -- > 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.
