My 58 cm Atlantis has 700c wheels, Mavic A 719 rims with Schwalbe Marathon Supreme tires. I also have a wheelset with Mavic CXP-22 rims and racy 23 mm tires that I occassionally put on the Atlantis. With no other changes (my usual collection of racks'n'sacks), just changing the wheelsets entirely transforms the character of the bike. It's a bit like jumping out of a sedan & into a sports car. OTH, the 100 psi tires ride like jackhammers and the narrower rims require fiddling with the brakes. Were I to seriously set up the Atlantis in a sporty mode, I'd go with 28 mm Continental Gatorskins (I'm severely flat averse) and take off the rear rack.
dougP On May 10, 9:39 pm, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > to make 26" rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions? > (thinking of buying a lighter pair of wheels for those faster riding > century/club days.) -- 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.
