The 60m Liteskins on my Modified Monocog 29er weigh 800 gr each, which is 100 grams less than the standard version.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a LightSkin version of the BAs that shaves 200g off each > tire, due to folding bead and lighter sidewall, and thus they should > be even cushier in addition to being lighter. I have been wanting to > try them on my Fisher Sphinx monster cross. > > Ideally you would try out a Hetre-equipped 650B, and a BA equipped > 700C bike and see how they feel. Where do you live? Maybe some > friendly locals will let you test-ride their bikes? > > Gernot > > On Jul 20, 7:23 am, "mr.trout" <[email protected]> wrote: > > so the decision would be to either convert a current frame to 650b, or > > buy a 29er for the BAs. > > > > my understanding is that the benefits of both 650b and BAs is they're > > soft but quick. > > > > I guess what I'm wondering is if I want a Big Apple-ish smooth ride > > quality, is a 650b conversion gonna give it to me, or should I go all > > the way and get a 29er frame? > > > > On Jul 19, 3:35 pm, "colin p. cummings" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I ran 559 big apples (50mm width) on my bleriot after running 650b for > > > over a year, and I really enjoyed the ride. At about 50 psi the > > > apples are soft but quick and I really dug the all black look. > > > > > colin cummings > > > amarillo, tx > > > > > On Jul 19, 8:31 am, "mr.trout" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I am contemplating doing the big change over. Can anyone please > > > > explain the difference in ride qualities in something like Big Apples > > > > vs. a nice pair of 650b tires? Demi-balloon vs balloon? Would the > 650b > > > > tires feel a little quicker? > > > > Thanks. > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- 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.
