The tires are still available. Perhaps this is the group stating their encouragement for me to buy a Hunqapillar after all. That would not be the end of the world, I suppose.
On Jul 31, 5:47 pm, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > Schwalbe tires do seem to run a touch small at the beginning. Then > stretch out. My Hillborne has a new Schwalbe Marathon Supreme up > front and had to decrease the computer setting a couple of mm to get > things right. > > On the Atlantis I used to own, 26x50BigApples fit fine. The 60s > seemed close. Moreso at the fork than the chainstay. > > As an aside, seems to me theBigApples seem to stretch a touch more > than the Supremes. At least from the samples of two sets I've used. > Probably not an issue at 30 to 40 psi. But I often run them at 50 or > so. Seems to work better for my weight (220 in case yer wonderin'). > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jul 31, 11:45 am, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've got a couple of old Atlantis info sheets & both list "max tire > > size" at 2.1" for the 26" wheeled (excepting the 47 cm frame @ 1.7") > > and 52 mm for the 700 wheels. I also recall Riv generally says the > > Atlantis handles anything up to 2" wide. > > > Don't forget that the rim width affects the inflated tire width. On > > Mavic A 719s (don't recall width but they're wide) my 35 mm Schwalbe > > Marathon Supremes measure 35 mm. Others have mentioned that Schwalbes > > tend to run narrower than the nominal width. So the same tire on a > > narrower rim may not be 35 mm. > > > dougP > > > On Jul 31, 9:04 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On the Schwalbe site there is a comments forum, and one of the posters > > > begs Schwalbe to make a 55, because the 50 is too skinny and the 60 > > > rubs on the chainstays of his Atlantis. Again, that's second hand > > > info, and it depends on the rim, but that was my source. The tires > > > are still available. > > > > On Jul 31, 4:49 am, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I believe the 60s will fit without fenders and the 50s will fit with > > > > fenders. > > > > > On Jul 30, 10:35 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The 60's, I'm told, will not fit an Atlantis. The 50's will, or that > > > > > is my understanding. Correct me if I'm wrong. > > > > > > On Jul 30, 6:06 pm, Frankwurst <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Huh? They won't fit an Atlantis? > > > > > > > On Jul 30, 6:50 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > So after lots of soul searching I've decided to hold off on taking > > > > > > > delivery of the Hunqapillar. There are actually 3 bikes that I > > > > > > > badly > > > > > > > want, and I can only afford one, so I'm going to take a few > > > > > > > months to > > > > > > > decide which one that will be. I have the build kit for a > > > > > > > Hunqapillar > > > > > > > all set up. It will all store well, but the tires are the only > > > > > > > part > > > > > > > that I can't use on any other bike. So, now you can have them. > > > > > > > > It's a pair of folding Liteskin SchwalbeBigApples, 700x60, a.k.a. > > > > > > > 29x2.35. I am told they are too wide for an Atlantis. I am > > > > > > > certain > > > > > > > they are the best tire in the world to have for a Hunqapillar. I > > > > > > > don't know if they would fit a large Bombadil. I have the tires > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > wheels now, but they've never been ridden. Schwalbe website has > > > > > > > these > > > > > > > tires at $70 each. > > > > > > > > Two tires and four presta valve inner tubes (Bontrager brand). > > > > > > > $100 > > > > > > > shipped anywhere in the Continental US. Contact me off-list > > > > > > > please. > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Bill- 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 [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.
