Agree. My brother is at least 40 lb heavier than my 175 (at 4" taller) and happily rides 23s (nominal) at well under 100 psi (because he is casual about tire pressure) on LA streets -- heck, for that matter, he's taken his RB-1 with 23s into the mountains near Santa Monica. Note that he does not choose 23s as such; he's cheap and has so many bikes that he uses what he scavenges, mostly.
OTOH, I'd rather (as the man said) stab myself in the eye than ride an aluminum frame with oversized, ovalized tubes and skinny tires. Fat tires, maybe. On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 2012-08-27 at 15:20 -0700, Will wrote: >> My next door neighbor is the same. He bought a new aluminum race bike. >> All the tubes are ovalized. The frame has less flex than a rock. The >> tires are 22mm. It might fit 24s... but that would be a push. He's 200 >> pounds and fixing pinch flats every week. > > He's definitely doing something wrong: insufficient tire pressure for > his weight, perhaps, or maybe he doesn't know how to "ride light." Of > course, 24mm tires would help, in that he could use less pressure. > > > > -- > 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. > -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
