Didn't realize that... I thought it was a 650b only tire! This is getting interesting... the 700X35C might be perfect. Basically it's a folding Pasela w/out the Tourguard but instead with "HyperTex". That's supposed to roll better??? Their page shows availability in skinwall also... http://www.somafab.com/tires.html
Interesting indeed! On Jan 24, 8:49 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, I draw no conclusion from the observations. I'm just reporting > my observations. When others post a tire report, many ask for # of > flats and # of miles. I'm just giving the data. It's a fact that if > I hit the right shaped object on any tire, I'll get a puncture. > > Soma does offer the NewExpress in 700C, from 23 to 35c widths. They > are distributed by Merry Sales, which means you can order them from > Rivendell and let them put the markup in their register. Everybody > wins! > > On Jan 24, 8:43 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Man, you're making me miss my Bleriot all over again!!! Maybe > > shoulda' hung on to that one... :-) > > > I wish Soma or Riv or someone would come out w/ a similar 700C tire, > > as it sounds great! > > > On Jan 24, 7:09 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The Soma New Express 650B tires that I purchased from Rivendell are > > > great tires. On the 200k brevet I did this weekend I was alongside > > > many 700x23, 700x25, 700x28 riders on some pretty rough pavement on > > > Sir Francis Drake and elsewhere. I noticed lots of grunts of pain and > > > loud knocks and rattles from the skinny tired bikes and their riders, > > > while my 650x38 Somas took the bumps in stride. I didn't feel any > > > penalty on the rolling resistance side, catching plenty of skinny > > > tires bikes on descents when just coasting. On one descent in > > > particular, I was braking to not run into the group in front, and the > > > skinny tired rider next to me was pedalling. This isn't scientific, > > > but qualitatively I felt no penalty. On the climbs there were riders > > > faster than me that disappeared into the distance, and riders slower > > > than me that I passed. I didn't feel my tires had anything to do with > > > it. > > > > I've got about 1000k on these tires and have had zero flats, after > > > getting 2 glass flats in Pari-Motos in about 100k. I plan on using > > > the Pari-Motos a lot more in the summer when glass isn't invisible on > > > wet roads. > > > > I'm still a new 650B road rider, but I've ridden Gran Bois Hetres > > > about 50 miles, Pari-Motos about 50 miles, and Roly-Polys about 50 > > > miles. The Soma New Express seems to fit right in there with the > > > other wide tires. 70psi was too hard for me, but 55 in front and 60 > > > in back seems to work great for mixed quality pavement (I'm about 175 > > > lbs). I'll try to do a better comparison with the skinny Roly Polys > > > and will also try the Soma B-Lines which have an unreinforced casing. > > > I can't say that I expect a profound difference in "suppleness" at the > > > same pressure, but I'll try to have an open mind about it. > > > > If you want to use a 650B bike as an all-road machine, and want an > > > great tire at a great price, I strongly recommend the Soma New > > > Express. -- 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.
