Thanks; many suggestions for the Paselas. I found the Tourguards rather
doggy but the 559X32 non-Tourguards were OK. We'll see -- perhaps I'll just
postpone building any new wheels this year and buy a set of regular Paselas
after Xmas on sale; perhaps next year for 700c wheels plus Grand Bois
Cypres or the other model whose name I now forget -- plus dynohub front.
Speaking of tires: the tires now on the KR are belted ("aramid") IRC
630X28s and dammit if I didn't get four (goathead flats just now in ~27
miles on a circuit of the Rio Grande path; all in the rear. Not only am I
dragging another wheel around back there but the right one sits off to the
side where debris -- and goatheads -- congregate. Fortunately I carried
three tubes and a full size pump, and leak #4 was a slow one that allowed
me to get the five miles home before the tire got soft.
Fortunately, though, the goatheads seem to be worst south of Central; in
the NW quadrant where I do most of my riding, path and streets, I've not
been nearly so plagued for a long time.
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 11:51 AM, velomann <[email protected]> wrote:
> I keep thinking of making the conversion to 700 on my commuter/
> distance bike (86 Nishiki Riviera GT). My wife's Bridgestone T700 also
> currently runs 27's. But I keep finding really nice inexpensive (read:
> free) 27" wheels, so... I started running Paselas last year and really
> liked the feel but had flatting issues. I switched to 27 x 1-1/4
> Pasela Tourguards this year and love them. So long as I can find them
> and they keep going on sale, I see no compelling reason to switch
> these bikes to 700c. And a 650b conversion - on these bikes - is not
> in the cards as they both sport cantilever brakes.
>
> Mike
>
> On Nov 25, 7:41 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 27" tires: what good ones are there in the 28 to 32 mm width? I am
> debating
> > whether it's worth building a new set of 700C wheels for the trike or
> > whether simply to replace the aging IRC 27 X1 1/8" tires. I want light,
> > fast road tires. Any ideas, class?
> >
> > Riv content: I've moved from 559 X 23 mm to 559 X 32 mm on my Riv
> commuter.
> >
> > BTW: here is why you need a trike to carry loads. Not mine; from Trikes
> and
> > Odd Bikes blog. [image: image.png]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Liesl <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I have two 650B's – a Saluki and a ProtoBleriot set up as a
> > > singlespeed. I do like having a dynohub wheel that can go back and
> > > forth between the two. But I must say that don't like the persistent
> > > tire limitations. There are only so many 650B tires. I had a heck of
> > > time finding a skinnyish (meaning 36 or less) knobbyish tire for
> > > winter use – try looking for a 650B that fits this bill. Not too
> > > many. But look for a 700? lots. Even look for a 27". Lots. Don't
> > > get me wrong; as a shorter person, I am in love with with my Saluki
> > > and Proto. But my next bike(s) will have common wheel sizes for the
> > > petrapocalypse.
> >
> > > yours, liesl
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