Hmmn, I'm baffled by your comments. I'm 6'1", 200, and I have 33's on my Ram. I drank deeply of the Kool Aid, and tried them at low pressure, hated it, the bike felt like a slug, and I promptly notched 'em up, five pounds at a time, until I got to 90, where the bike came back to life for me. (I know, it's all in my mind, and they're actually running vastly slower than they would if I kept them at, say, 65. That's OK -- I can use the handicap.) Even as high-pressure-oriented as I am, at your weight and pressures I don't know how a 32 could be feeling "bouncy". ~Peter
On Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:09:18 PM UTC-7, JL wrote: > > Hello all, > > I might just be the kind of person that finds a happy mid zone in the > 700x28c tire as I can't seem to enjoy riding my rambouillet with anything > larger. I do like supple, large volume, tires. I ride big plush 650b > tires or round 559 slicks on other bikes. On the Ram a 32mm or larger tire > feels too bouncy/springy. I looked into information about tire pressure > but it was confusing. Jan Heine's chart about 15% deformation and load > distribution claims that at my weight (175lbs with the bike) I should ride > pressures in the 30s for 32mm tires - that seems very low. > > Right now I ride various 28mm tires at about 80psi front and 90psi rear. > > What setup (psi tires etc) are people enjoying on their 700c road bikes > (in riv terms that is: RS, LL, Ram, Rom, Leg, AHH, Rodeo, Customs)? > > Is personal size as much of an issue and I am expecting it to be? I am > 5'8" and 150lbs if I round up. I expect that tire sizes would feel > different for someone who is 6'3" and proportionally heavier. > > Why change my setup if it isn't broken? Just to try new options and > experiment with bike fit. > > Thanks > JL > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/bpXnRrHkhIwJ. 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.
