thanks Charlie, I weigh 220 myself. Just last year finally went up to 32mm on road tires, and my cross tires are 35s.
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 8:48:16 PM UTC-5, charlie wrote: > > I have used the Ribmos also (700x32mm) and for me they are a tough tire > but seem slower although I will say that I had to pump them to 90 psi > because of my weight. For a lighter rider dropping the pressure may help > the comfort and speed.....but for me they were buzzy due to the pressure > but that was me, YMMV. My current Marathon Supreme at 38mm wide and 65 psi > is perfect (for me) on the road. With 650B its harder to find as much > variety but to the o.p. the Marathon Green guard aught to be a fine tire. > The Soma/Panaracer would probably be "faster" due to weight and the > reinforced sidewall is similar to the Marathon Supreme being both tough and > light so it may be a good compromise especially if you ride primarily on > pavement. I know what you mean about the Panaracer Paselas I had one blow > out the sidewall due to a cut from a walnut sized rock whereas a sturdier > tire might not have failed but the Soma tire seems different and as I said, > much like the older Urbanmax which (was) a tough tire and one I rode quite > a bit.... two sets of tires, one worn out, another half way worn and no > flats. After thinking about it I would not hesitate buying the Soma tire if > I had a 650B bicycle and rode on pavement primarily or multi-surface if I > weighed under 225. > > On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 7:51:10 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> Not trying to drag this off topic, but has anybody tried the Panaracer >> Ribmos? - they look fast. I get high miles on plain old Paselas, but ride >> them only on pavement and have a second matching wheel set with cross tires >> for when I plan to leave the road. >> >> On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 4:52:15 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote: >>> >>> Before I pull the trigger on a set? >>> I just can't get myself to pay for Panaracer Anythings after the bad run >>> I have had with them. So looks like I'm goin' Schwalbe, unless I get a run >>> of "beware"s from y'all. >>> >> -- 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/-/i4V4LmR5xgYJ. 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.
