that is so cool. I'd like to see them in remote locations, like, say, along Lake Crescent in the Olympic National Park, or something like that. But as to the other point, that touring w/650B tires is chancy - I have taken my bikes (Riv Bleriot and Sweetpea) to faraway places, on brevets, and so on. I do always carry a spare tire, because when that flat happens in the dark and rain, it is challenging to find the wire or bit of glass. Better to fish it out in a convenience store or fast food place later :-)
That said, in over 6 years of riding 650B bikes, I really don't get many flats, and only once (within 2 miles of my house) had a tire-destroying event - somehow the brake had gotten misaligned and rubbed through the sidewall. The spare tire can get me to a place where I could order a replacement if I needed. Or, in these modern times, order it from my cell phone for delivery to my next destination :-) As I am sure has been mentioned before, 26x1.25" tubes work perfectly. Running the Soma tires at the moment - probably up to 3000 miles, no flats yet. The Hutchinsons before that were pretty bombproof, and Jan said I ran the rear tire down to a scarily thin amount of tread. Been commuting with a used Michelin Axial Raid and Michelin Megamium on the Riv, maybe one flat in a couple of years. -- 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.
