Most of the dirt is flat or up hill, and there are some parts I spin out on. Some knobs would help in that for sure. But not so much that it slows you down on the road. The first 1/2 has more road, so you'll definitely like to move out on those sections, and not expend energy you'll need for the dirtier! second half.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:34:25 AM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > > while a fat road tire will serve fine for this So Cal terrain, a low > profile knobby like the Clement MSO would be much faster on the better half > ( dirt) of the course. I've ridden some of it on JB Blues and was fine > but I had to be careful on dirt road descents. > > ~mike > > > > On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 6:58:25 AM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Just to keep people focused on what is important this holiday season: >> http://redlands-strada-rossa.blogspot.com/2013/12/tires-tires-tires.html >> >> And as for gearing, a wide-range double would be fine, but I like >> triples. Perhaps that will be another RSR blog entry! >> >> Remember, March 15th is the day! >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> >> "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
