Thomas. I'm sure you've seen this already, but this is the best I've done in my stable for double-plus-chubby tires and double-plus-skinny frame tubes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/6448616619/in/set-72157628094782662/ On Friday, June 22, 2012 8:10:36 AM UTC-7, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: > > William, Jason... > > Excellent information and useful photos. > > I sympathize with your missing your Hillborne, William. I can safely say > I'm in no danger of trading to an Atlantis lest I miss mine. Every ride's a > joy. And I'm sure your Atlantis will give you that and fatter tires to boot! > > On a daily basis I don't find truly fat tires compelling. I just recently > moved from 40-622(700x38) to 35-622(700x35) and am very happy with the > switch. They weren't different sizes of the same tire; so the fact that the > 38s were super-cheap Kendas and the 35s are sorta-cheap Schwalbes (the > RBW-sold Delta Cruisers) may be affecting my preference. But the new ones > are definitely better to me; more stable, more easy to mount evenly (no > tools!), quieter. And plenty cushy for my commute on rough-ish roads and > smooth-ish trails. (All praise the Illinois Prairie Path!) > > But the blug shot of the truly fat-tired Hillborne was fascinating. I > could immediately imagine a cushy ride I might appreciate on my odd > 10s-of-miles weekend purely-trail ride where the trails are rougher than my > normal haunts. Parts of the Prairie Path receive more maintenance than > others. And riding style variety supports my enthusiasm for riding in > general. (Thus, though my two bikes are identical Hillbornes, my six > cockpits span the RBW aresenal of handlebars. All praise the daVinci > Easy-Split!) > > I always liked the green/gold combination of the 1st gen Hillbornes, > Jason. I certainly can't complain that I wasn't able to get one; I'm plenty > happy with the orange and new green as well. And I'm a big beneficiary of > the double-top-tube era (~250lbs). > > I think a set of Dureme or Supreme 700x50 tires may be in my future. > > Thanks! > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > -- 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/-/cpCr92Fxny8J. 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.
