I agree to a point, though I've commuted on bad city pavement (eastern Copper, NE, and adjacent streets, including the Fairgrounds, here in ABQ, NM -- pretty rough stuff) with Paselas, and in fact much narrower, with no problems wet or dry (175, with loads). I want to point out the option of narrower -- meaning faster or, less effort required -- tires.
I do realize that we each choose the compromise that best suits our tastes. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Christopher Chen <cc...@nougat.org> wrote: > Yes, this is true, Patrick, but he said he rides on some crappy (or poor) > roads, where volume matters. > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I believe -- this is a suggestion, not a pronouncement -- that tread and >> rubber quality are more important than width. >> >> Come to think of it, I also commuted with 26X32 mm Paselas and, while I >> did not find these sturdy, they posed no problem in the rain. Note that I >> don't ride often in the rain, but when I do, it tends to be in downpours, >> and our runoff system is deliberately primitive, meaning that when it >> rains, water gushes down the sides of streets. >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Christopher Chen <cc...@nougat.org>wrote: >> >>> I would ride the biggest Schwalbe Marathon's you can. I currently run >>> 700C x 38, but I think your C-dale will probably only take up to 28s? In >>> either case, I've done some "accidental" test runs, and they're pretty good >>> (as long as you stay on the tread--the sidewalls don't corner too well on >>> wet cobblestones :) >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Peter <peterdavid...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone. Please tell me what tire and width of tire you'd >>>> recommend for a novice commuter riding on wet (rainy) and poor city >>>> streets. I find that I don't feel very safe on wet streets and thus suffer >>>> a loss of confidence unless I ride quite slowly--obviously I want to keep >>>> riding and improve my skills. At the moment I'm gearing up to buy a new >>>> bike from Rivendell, but haven't yet decided on the model. My current bike >>>> is a Cannondale touring bike. >>>> Many thanks. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >> >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
