70 psi seems like a lot for a 40+ mm tire. Might they be skinnier at say half that? I have some quasi-motos, and if I pump them way up they seem to grow a fair bit.
On Jul 10, 10:22 am, BSWP <[email protected]> wrote: > No doubt - these are good tires, I wish I had more clearance. In that shot, > look at the top, and you'll see the chain links, for perspective. There's > just not enough room for a quarter to slip past the chainstays, at least > not on my 66cm QuickBeam. > > The BG site says they're 43 mm wide, the informative sheet that ships with > the tires says they're 44mm wide, and my own measurements (across widest > points) showed 45.3 mm. I guess different rims might change the profile, I > have Velocity Dyads and I measured the tires with approx 70 psi inflation. > > BTW, I have a buyer for the tires. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:44:03 AM UTC-7, Cyclofiend Jim wrote: > > > Hey there Andrew - > > > And another thanks from me - I've been reading Mike-out-at-Black > > Mountain Cycles posts regarding larger knobbier knibblies. He spoke > > well of the BG tires. > > >http://www.blackmtncycles.com/2012/07/been-long-time.html > > > It did seem that in one of the early photos - > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/71141757@N02/7531761196 > > > you had more than a quarter's width at the chainstays. Is that > > correct, or just an artifact of the image? > > > - Jim > > > Jim Edgar / Cyclofiend.com -- 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.
