Thanks for the advice so far. Put the Marathon Supremes back on the Hillborne last night. Unfortunately, noted a sidewall abraison on one tire. Not big, but it is bulging. Rode it to work today. Maybe not confident enough for this weekend. Strange as there seems to be no injury. Just threads breaking where the reflective strip overlaps itself. Must have rubbed it up against something.
If I can get a replacement in time, will keep the Supreme tires on the Hillborne. The extra cushion seems worth it. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jul 20, 4:44 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if the 50mm Big Apples (LiteSkin) fit, since acc. to > rivbike.com they measure 44.5mm (presumably on the Riv-standard > Synergy rim). Has anyone tried them? > > For mostly dirt, I put on 42mm IRC Mythos XC Pro Slicks (a true 42mm > wide on Synergies), which are great off road and a bit buzzy on road, > though I ride both 35mm Paselas and 33 Jack Browns off-road if the > majority of the ride is on pavement. > > Interesting to hear that the 38mm Marathon Racers seem faster than the > 35mm Paselas, but then I looked at Michael_S's flickr feed and noticed > that he has the TourGuard Paselas. I say that because I just got the > non-TG 35mm Paselas (a true 35mm on Synergies) and think they are as > fast rolling as the 33mm Jack Brown Greens (also without the puncture > protection strip). Due to their higher weight the Paselas do > accelerate more slowly than the JBs, but they also coast forever. > > Gernot > > On Jul 20, 3:00 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I started with Schwalbe 40mm Smart Sams on my Sam ,a kinda cross tire > > with knobs, fab in the dirt but slooow on long paved sections. I > > switched to a 35mm Pasela's, faster on the road and just OK in the > > dirt. On the Smart Sams I could go pretty fast thru downhill dirt > > corners, not so on the Paselas. Then I picked up the 38mm Schwalbe > > Marathon Racer's, much lower rolling resistance (faster) on pavement > > then the Pasela, and about the same in the dirt. > > > I'm pretty happy with the Racer...except that goathead day, when I > > ended up with 20 or so on the back and close to that on the front. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/4568075881/in/set-721576231... > > > Lotsa choices...you have to pick something that works for your riding > > skills and terrain > > > ~Mike~ > > > On Jul 19, 11:13 am, jlvota <jlv...@ilstu.edu> wrote: > > > > I have ridden limestone with 32mm Panaracer RiBMos and had absolutely > > > no complaints. The ride was smooth but still fast, and the 32mm tires > > > felt like a perfect match for that terrain; even on the few loose > > > spots and bumpy wash-outs. > > > > The person I was ridding with was using 28mm Coninental Gatorskins and > > > he also seemed to think that they were a very good fit (it is > > > important to note that he is also a triathelete and roadie who > > > frequently rides bikes with ~23mm tires so 28mm to him is fat). > > > > Contrary to that, I know many people who have ridden the same trail > > > with ~2.1" mountain tires and also have no complaints, and think that > > > the hard-packed limestone is very forgiving and enjoyable for almost > > > any type of tire with a conservative tread >28mm. I think that with > > > limestone, a lot of the "cush" you are seeking comes from the trail > > > itself as well as the tire. > > > > On Jul 19, 8:49 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Been contemplating tires again on my Hillborne. About a week and a > > > > half ago, pulled the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x40 off and went > > > > with the positively skinny Panaracer Pasela TG 700x35. Now, while > > > > these tires seem heavier than the Schwalbe, paradoxically the bike > > > > seems faster. > > > > > However, part of me is going why not shove in the biggest tire the > > > > bike can take with fenders? Then I could slightly lower the pressure > > > > and go for more cush. > > > > > Incidently, next weekend will be riding on a limestone rail/trail. > > > > Something worth considering. Maybe the 35s are too skinny for that > > > > type of adventure? > > > > > Opinions? > > > > > Eric Platt > > > > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
