Kelly, I second the "I don't care how long they last if they ride this well" philosophy.
Probably 20 years ago I had a set of cotton Vittoria's that gripped well, rolled well and were comfortable. They wore very quickly (down to the cord in 2,000 miles) and pinch flatted every other ride, but I really liked those tires. Never was able to find another pair...worst luck. Angus On Jan 15, 6:58 pm, "Kelly Sleeper" <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks and I thought as much.. I can second the opinion that they are harsh > with too much air especially in front. > Dropped The front to 30 and feels much better. > > To whomever asked my JB's are the light version and I love them!!!!! The > feel smooth and fast. I don't care how long they last when they ride this > well. > > Kelly > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of EricP > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:44 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Tires.... what to buy > > Agree with Rene here. In my experience, Big Apples with excess > pressure are harsh. Was riding them about 40 front and 50 rear. > Lowered them to about 30 and 50 and they are much more fun. Same with > the 26 Marathon Supremes. Those also ride better at lower pressure. > > As to the weather, well, haven't been outside on a bike for a week. > Weather and snow not cooperating. More due to "oatmeal" snow than > anything. Tough for studded tires to get good traction and riding > next to cars is less than optimal. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jan 15, 10:14 am, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You're running the Big Apples with too much air pressure. I'm currently > 258 > > and based on the tire pressure calculator that was posted a while back > based > > on Jan's optimal 15% tire deformation for optimal ride characteristics, > I'm > > running my 50mm Schwalbes at 30 psi front and 60 psi rear. With your > lighter > > weight you should probably run the about 5 psi less, but I can check when > I > > get home. > > > Search for the calculator that someone posted as an Excel spreadsheet > > sometime last year, I believe. Maybe a bit longer that that. > > > René > > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > > On Jan 15, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have JB's on my AHH and on the Bombadil I have Big Apples. The Big > > Apples feel hard and pass the road bumps up to me..or feels that way. My > > expectation was a much smoother cushy ride than the JB's but it feels like > I > > get more of a Cadilac ride on the JB's. > > > So is it just me.. hmm... > > > I like fast feeling and comfort.... > > > Note: the Schwalbe 700x35's on both my wifes and my tour bikes have never > > had a flat ..even in goat head country .. was nice drinking coffee while > > friends patched tubes. But they are heavy. > > > I"m 225 lbs.. > > JB's running 90 psi rear and 70ish front > > Big Apples running 50ish rear and 45ish front... > > > Kelly > > > -- > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@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.
