Those are really nice looking wheels and I, and I'm sure everyone, looks forward to seeing the final build.
I was going to comment briefly about tires, though I've only got a handful of years on large volume tires on the road (before I was strictly a roadie, with 25mm's). I don't feel a big difference going from 25 to 30, I do feel a difference going up to a 43 (GKSS). What's interesting is I don't feel a huge difference going from 43 to 55. In the last few weeks alone I've had a chance to ride all the bikes and wheels/tires I have, and this was my observation about tires as I was thinking about this during and after the rides. "Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace?" If you can do this on a 42, comfortably, I think you can do so on a 48 (maybe play with the pressure a bit, to get what works best for speed/comfort balance). I used the 43's on a ride with my speedy friend a month ago and I kept up, felt pretty comfortable (particularly on descents), but I had to work harder...so I would also recommend a good fuelling strategy for your 2-day event. Good luck! Weather :-( I'm just outside Toronto and we're getting second (first?) winter here since Saturday. I know how you feel. And the forecast doesn't look great for next 1-2 weeks. I'm getting out on the 55 tires more, pumping them based on conditions and appreciating I have them and these wider tire bikes, or I would be stuck on the trainer with a road bike (yuck). On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:10:14 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I have had some of the same questions tumbling about in my brain as I wait > for the last of the parts for my Gravel & Travel Platy. I just got back > from a warm and delightful weekend of cycling in Philadelphia. I, a newly > minted Michigander, was happy to return to the shire, and for that, I was > welcomed with Second Winter. > > Michigan is over here, doing me dirty. > > I’m prevailing upon you to humor me and answer my questions, because a lot > of you are having spring and flowers and sunshine, so this is the least you > could do! > > I got the 50 cm Platy to take on trips. Will fit in the van better, will > fit on Amtrak, be easier to shove in elevators, that sort of thing. But the > tires I have on hand are 48 mm Gravel Kings. They are almost new. I’m > considering taking a train to a ride this summer, but that means no Racing > Platypus, only the purple one can fit. Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road > ride pace? I have 42 on all my other bikes. Would 48s be slow? The ride is > a 2 day event, 100 miles total. I’d like to keep the tires if I could, > because they’re new and they are fat enough to also double as gravel tires, > should I decide to do a gravel ride again. But I do more road rides than > anything else, and if those 48s will cripple me, I’ll go back to 42s. > What’s the consensus? > > Basket straps. I have the Nitto Basket Rack and even though I’ve disliked > it in the past, I figure it’s pretty and I already own it and I might need > a front rack for travel. But do I really have to put the ugly strap from > bar to basket? Is the Nitto Basket Rack safer than the Mark’s Rack? I know > Sergio was thrown when his Mark’s Rack loosened and hit the front tire and > he’s missing significant chunks of front teeth! What is everyone doing > about their front racks? > > Lights. I have an Edelux light. It’s not the right color for this build, > but it’s perfectly good. But sometimes I think, “wouldn’t it be nice to > have a light that would charge your phone?” The Sinewave Beacon 2 will do > just that, but it sounds like it’s not a great road light. What are people > using to charge phones on long rides away from home? > > I ordered my wheels today. This, because J at the Velocity booth in Philly > talked me into them when he heard about the theme of my build. Here’s a > sneak peek. > > And thanks for helping me out here! It’s good to hear people’s experiences > and points of view! > Leah > > > -- 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/16bc6e84-773b-443c-83ad-451e8325eac1n%40googlegroups.com.
