Thanks for clarifying that, Anne. For normal people you are right. Grin. 3" tires no doubt absorb more terrain. While I want to roll over stuff, there is a subtle bounce from the change in speed when pedaling in the power stroke and wide, low pressure tires bounce with that. That's what I'm referring to. I have to play with it more when it isn't 10˚F out to see where the line is. As it is I pumped them up minimally, they bounced, and I pumped them up likely too much and took off, problem solved. Fortunately, it's a good problem to have -- having to figure out the best way to get away. Grin. I do want to try try a 3" bike to see how we get along, but I am also hopeful that the bike I have may well be all the bike I need.
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, January 4, 2014 7:32:37 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > > I'm saying that the 3" tires were LESS bouncy than a narrow tire > pumped to a high pressure. They just weren't bouncy at all; those 3" > tires soak up the bumps. YMMV, of course. > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 6:18 PM, Deacon Patrick > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Thanks, Anne. I suspect the vertigo changes the definition of "bouncy" > for > > me. I can't ride a suspension fork bike for the same reason. So I'm > looking > > for the sweet spot of the widest tire that doesn't mess me up. Grin. > > > > With abandon, > > Patrick > > > > > > On Saturday, January 4, 2014 7:11:48 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> > >> Deacon, when I tried a Krampus, a bike with 3" tires, I didn't find it > >> bouncy at all. And those tires are typically run at very low > >> pressures, like 15 psi or less. > >> > >> Soon a Surly Krampus will be joining my stable. I'm looking forward to > >> taking it bikepacking. > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Deacon Patrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > I meant to include that I'm now curious to see if this is enough > volume > >> > and > >> > traction to keep me delighted and now looking toward a 3" tire bike. > I > >> > did > >> > inadvertently test the "bouncy" factor, as I had them under inflated > and > >> > experienced the bouncy. I might get used to it, but it wasn't happy > on > >> > the > >> > vertigo. Hard to imagine what 3" (let alone 4.7" on a fat bike) would > do > >> > to > >> > me. > >> > > >> > With abandon, > >> > Patrick > >> > > >> > > >> > On Friday, January 3, 2014 11:39:38 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > >> >> > >> >> First, the only tires I’ve run previous to this on my Hunqapillar > are > >> >> the > >> >> Schwalbe Dureme 50mm, a tire not intensed for many of the types of > >> >> trails I > >> >> took it on, but a wonderful, high volume touring tire built like a > >> >> tank. > >> >> > >> >> Today being the 9th day of Christmas Father Christmas Kringle > delivered > >> >> a > >> >> pair of Schwalbe Smart Sam 29 x 2.1” tires. A few notes on sizing: > Riv. > >> >> recommends these as the largest size for the Hunqapillars with the > >> >> fancy > >> >> paint. There is room to spare for the next size up, but only just > and > >> >> I’ll > >> >> trust them on this that it’s too easy to get a wee wobble and thus > rub. > >> >> So, > >> >> 2.1” it is, and it is noticeably more voluminous than the Dureme > 50mm. > >> >> > >> >> I rode the route to Catamount Falls, which involves dirt, asphalt, > and > >> >> then somewhat packed snow on the final steep climb to the falls. The > >> >> Smart > >> >> Sams rolled beautifully on the asphalt. Smooth, without more > noticeable > >> >> noise than the Duremes (though I obviously didn’t compare them one > >> >> right > >> >> after the other). Big bonus there for me, as noisy tires would be > >> >> problematic for my wimpy brain. > >> >> > >> >> When it came to lose dirt, I peddled aggressively and rode on the > >> >> cambered > >> >> sections that I would have slipped on with the Duremes. Tires > gripped > >> >> well > >> >> and no sliding. Beautiful! On snow, same thing. Sections I would > have > >> >> needed > >> >> to walk with the Duremes I could ride. Beautiful! > >> >> > >> >> I think I have found my ideal bikepacking tire. Now I just need to > get > >> >> a > >> >> few pairs before they are discontinued. Sardonic grin. > >> >> > >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/11735801436/ > >> >> > >> >> With abandon, > >> >> Patrick > >> >> > >> >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > >> >> www.OurHolyConception.org > >> >> > >> > -- > >> > 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. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -- Anne Paulson > >> > >> It isn't a contest. 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