I run Ritchey Race Slicks on my old racing bike. Affordable and reasonably durable. I do however sense the bike handling is quicker than 23mm Michelin clinchers and certainly a lot quicker than my Ram with good 28s.
It is surprising how fast wheel weight can build up though. Yesterday I realized that, having retired from work and commuting, that I no longer needed the MA 40's and 38MM Avocets on my All Purpose Ebisu, so decided to throw on a set of wheels with Open Pro Rims and 32 MM Pasellas. I did a before and after weighing on a bathroom scale and was amazed to see a 1 1/2 lb difference. Michael On Apr 2, 2:31 pm, Bike Hermit <[email protected]> wrote: > Charlie, I actually have a set of Mavic Reflex tubular rims I have > thought about building for this bike. I'd like to find some smooth > tread 700 x 28 tubular tires though. > > On Mar 28, 8:41 pm, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > As a limited use "racer" all Campy with gearing set up for you and > > tubular rims/ tires maybe some Tufo tires eh ? As a practical bike for > > faster rides that still allows for bad weather and luggage. Nitto it > > out and use a compact crank with at least a 28 to 30 tooth rear...plus > > hammered fenders because they are pretty. Silver parts for sure either > > way. You have to be a lightweight for this bike so I can't own one but > > the thought is nice. Have fun with it ! > > > On Mar 28, 11:20 am, Bike Hermit <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_D0f7V9H_Bq4/TZDRZfEMkiI/AAAAAAAAAZ...> > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_D0f7V9H_Bq4/TZDRNq1bBkI/AAAAAAAAAZ...> > > > How would you build it? -- 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.
