Could be, because of my weight (230ish) I prefer slightly firmer rear tires. Running 65psi in my skinny 700x38 Marathon Racers. At least on the rear. Front I can go cushier with about 50psi. Otherwise the tires squirm too much. Especially on corners.
Some folks just are more sensitive to road chatter. I've even had hands go numb on my upright bike which has very little weight up front. Oh, and bars like the Albatross seem to make it worse. A combination of angle and needing to twist the arm too much. Figure my years of keyboarding (typing) and playing guitar have made me like the princess and the pea. And the 100 mile gravel century last year didn't help thing. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN and a confirmed wimp in the hands. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:15 PM, ted <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah yesss. Mushy tubulars. The first time (and several times > thereafter) I rode up the dirt to the ridge near home I used an old > road bike sporting conti tubulars at ~50 or 60 psi. Tires worked fine. > Low gear of 39-28 less fine. > > One great thing with tubulars was I only ever pinch flatted one once, > and that time I broke the wheel too. > > On Aug 6, 1:37 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 14:32 -0700, Tony wrote: > > > Same story, different bike shop. The clerk was going over what was > > > included in the assembly fee and mentioned that they had inflated the > > > tires to 70 psi - was that okay? The best I could manage was, "I can > > > always let some air out." > > > > You may be entertained by the following threadhttp:// > www.velocipedesalon.com/forum/f2/fat-soft-tires-28345.html > > from the Velocipede Salon forum, a place largely populated by racing > > fans and very strong riders, where Campagnolo is the dominant group and > > tubulars are the tyre of choice. > > > > 'It all started when I got lazy, and quit checking the pressure > > in my tires; I inadvertently quit adhering to the "110 psi" (or > > whatever) rule, and every so often would find that I had done my > > last ride at fifty or sixty. I was in Colorado, climbing > > constantly and riding lots of dirt roads. Lower was just more > > awesomer. > > > > 'That was six or eight years ago. I haven't put more than 90 psi > > in a tire in that time, and I tell my customers I'm part of a > > new wave. Mostly, they buy it. A few know that my compressor is > > at 88 psi, and I just don't feel like dragging out a floor pump > > for fatty. A select few truly appreciate this fact, and take my > > lower-is-better-and-here's-how-I-know story at face value. Many, > > perhaps most, chuff quietly to themselves that they'll ride them > > low for this ride, and fix it before leaving the house next time > > - and certainly before coming back to see their lazy, > > know-it-all mechanic.' > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
