[RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-02 Thread J Imler 
Oh, and I think it's an 8cm Dirt Drop, not 10 like it says on the Blahg.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 11:56:34 AM UTC-7 J Imler wrote:

> Sure. The bike was up on the Blahg 
> ,
>  
> right after the tube sizing piece. It's a two-speeder that gets me to the 
> trails and then I either pedal in the small gear or walk. I've had no issue 
> with the reverse stem making anything unstable. It feels completely natural 
> and from my eye is right where a 11cm Tallux and Bosco bar would end up. I 
> really like it.
>
> On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 8:07:48 AM UTC-7 Wesley wrote:
>
>> Hi J,
>> Will you please tell us about your stem/handlebar combo? Does reversing 
>> the stem make the steering unstable? As far as I can tell, you've got a 
>> V-brake Albastache single speed setup, and based on the terrain in your 
>> photo, it must be geared for climbing. Looks like fun!
>> -W
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:39:38 PM UTC-7 J Imler wrote:
>>
>>> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>>>
>>> [image: IMG-6906.jpg]
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
 website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
 obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
 of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a 
 single 
 foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
 sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
 Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
 Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
 are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
 the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
 on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
 Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
 "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned 
 to 
 dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all 
 I 
 could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
 smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
 the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
 a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
>>>
>>>

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[RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-02 Thread J Imler 
Sure. The bike was up on the Blahg 
,
 
right after the tube sizing piece. It's a two-speeder that gets me to the 
trails and then I either pedal in the small gear or walk. I've had no issue 
with the reverse stem making anything unstable. It feels completely natural 
and from my eye is right where a 11cm Tallux and Bosco bar would end up. I 
really like it.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 8:07:48 AM UTC-7 Wesley wrote:

> Hi J,
> Will you please tell us about your stem/handlebar combo? Does reversing 
> the stem make the steering unstable? As far as I can tell, you've got a 
> V-brake Albastache single speed setup, and based on the terrain in your 
> photo, it must be geared for climbing. Looks like fun!
> -W
>
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:39:38 PM UTC-7 J Imler wrote:
>
>> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>>
>> [image: IMG-6906.jpg]
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
>>> website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
>>> obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
>>> of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
>>> 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a single 
>>> foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
>>> sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
>>> Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
>>> Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
>>> are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
>>> the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
>>> on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
>>> Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
>>> "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned to 
>>> dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all I 
>>> could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
>>> smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
>>> the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
>>> a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-02 Thread Wesley 
Hi J,
Will you please tell us about your stem/handlebar combo? Does reversing the 
stem make the steering unstable? As far as I can tell, you've got a V-brake 
Albastache single speed setup, and based on the terrain in your photo, it 
must be geared for climbing. Looks like fun!
-W

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:39:38 PM UTC-7 J Imler wrote:

> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>
> [image: IMG-6906.jpg]
>
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
>> website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
>> obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
>> of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
>> 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a single 
>> foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
>> sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
>> Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
>> Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
>> are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
>> the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
>> on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
>> Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
>> "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned to 
>> dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all I 
>> could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
>> smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
>> the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
>> a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-02 Thread Hoch in ut 

I’ve been running RH Untanum on my Romanceur. I’m not sure how aggressive 
of a tire you’re looking for,  But it had plenty of side knob traction on 
some single track I rode. Lots of loose over hard. I’m not sure how rowdy 
you get on the Clem, but these tires have been enough, or possibly too 
aggressive of a tire for me. I may go with GK SS next time around. 

Another tire that worked well for me was Teravail Ehline. I had the 29” 
version but they come in 27.5 as well. 
On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 6:32:17 AM UTC-6 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:

> The Herse tires have become ubiquitous. I suppose with good reason.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 2, 2022, at 1:30 AM, Danny Noonan  wrote:
>
> Not quite the same tire sizes, but as far as tread goes, I really wasn't 
> impressed by the Ultradynamico Mars when I ran the 26 x 2.3 (JFF) version 
> on my Velo Orange Polyvalent two summers ago. They were very loud and slow 
> on pavement, and only marginally more capable on light trail than the RH 
> Rat Trap Passes I was previously running (and switched back to). I'm sure 
> more gnarly trails like what Ron rides up in New England these days are a 
> different story altogether, and probably where the Mars shines. But not 
> really an all-road tire.
>
>
> For what it's worth I do really like the RH knobbies on my Homer, but 
> they're 700c x 42.
>
>
>
> Le mardi 1 novembre 2022 à 17:51:00 UTC-7, rmro...@gmail.com a écrit :
>
>> I forgot about another interesting(?) option - 650b x 55 Simworks Homage. 
>> Anyone tried them?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 1, 2022, at 7:38 PM, Doug H.  wrote:
>>
>> This doesn't answer your question or help really but I thought I'd share 
>> that I run Grand Bois Hetre 42 mm tires on my Clem L. I do road riding 
>> almost exclusively nowadays and they roll well. They even work on the wide 
>> Cliffhanger rims. It seems a Clem can be set up for many different tasks.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:39:38 PM UTC-4 J Imler wrote:
>>
>>> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>>>
>>> [image: IMG-6906.jpg]
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
 website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
 obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
 of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a 
 single 
 foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
 sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
 Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
 Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
 are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
 the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
 on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
 Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
 "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned 
 to 
 dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all 
 I 
 could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
 smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
 the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
 a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-02 Thread Richard Rose 
The Herse tires have become ubiquitous. I suppose with good reason.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 2, 2022, at 1:30 AM, Danny Noonan  wrote:
> 
> Not quite the same tire sizes, but as far as tread goes, I really wasn't 
> impressed by the Ultradynamico Mars when I ran the 26 x 2.3 (JFF) version on 
> my Velo Orange Polyvalent two summers ago. They were very loud and slow on 
> pavement, and only marginally more capable on light trail than the RH Rat 
> Trap Passes I was previously running (and switched back to). I'm sure more 
> gnarly trails like what Ron rides up in New England these days are a 
> different story altogether, and probably where the Mars shines. But not 
> really an all-road tire.
> 
> For what it's worth I do really like the RH knobbies on my Homer, but they're 
> 700c x 42.
> 
> 
> 
>> Le mardi 1 novembre 2022 à 17:51:00 UTC-7, rmro...@gmail.com a écrit :
>> I forgot about another interesting(?) option - 650b x 55 Simworks Homage. 
>> Anyone tried them?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Nov 1, 2022, at 7:38 PM, Doug H.  wrote:
 
>>> This doesn't answer your question or help really but I thought I'd share 
>>> that I run Grand Bois Hetre 42 mm tires on my Clem L. I do road riding 
>>> almost exclusively nowadays and they roll well. They even work on the wide 
>>> Cliffhanger rims. It seems a Clem can be set up for many different tasks.
>> 
>>> Doug
>>> 
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:39:38 PM UTC-4 J Imler wrote:
> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
>> The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
>> website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
>> obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" 
>> set of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the 
>> Gravelking SS 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail 
>> conditions. On a single foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short 
>> in loose conditions and sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am 
>> considering a Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other 
>> contender  is Soma Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration 
>> but lack of side knobs are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my 
>> Jones 29 and did not think the noise cancellation thing lived up to the 
>> hype - they were rather noisy on pavement especially compared to the 
>> Gravelkings. Speaking of the Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on 
>> a ride recently and felt a "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It 
>> disappeared when the ride turned to dirt but was there again when I 
>> returned to pavement. when I got home all I could discern was a slightly 
>> raised football shaped bulge and it was worn smooth. Upon removal I was 
>> stunned by the amount of structural damage and the fact that I did not 
>> flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as a defect? I will add 
>> the pics in a comment momentarily...
 
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Re: [RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-01 Thread Danny Noonan 
Not quite the same tire sizes, but as far as tread goes, I really wasn't 
impressed by the Ultradynamico Mars when I ran the 26 x 2.3 (JFF) version 
on my Velo Orange Polyvalent two summers ago. They were very loud and slow 
on pavement, and only marginally more capable on light trail than the RH 
Rat Trap Passes I was previously running (and switched back to). I'm sure 
more gnarly trails like what Ron rides up in New England these days are a 
different story altogether, and probably where the Mars shines. But not 
really an all-road tire.

For what it's worth I do really like the RH knobbies on my Homer, but 
they're 700c x 42.



Le mardi 1 novembre 2022 à 17:51:00 UTC-7, rmro...@gmail.com a écrit :

> I forgot about another interesting(?) option - 650b x 55 Simworks Homage. 
> Anyone tried them?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 1, 2022, at 7:38 PM, Doug H.  wrote:
>
> This doesn't answer your question or help really but I thought I'd share 
> that I run Grand Bois Hetre 42 mm tires on my Clem L. I do road riding 
> almost exclusively nowadays and they roll well. They even work on the wide 
> Cliffhanger rims. It seems a Clem can be set up for many different tasks.
>
> Doug
>
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:39:38 PM UTC-4 J Imler wrote:
>
>> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>>
>> [image: IMG-6906.jpg]
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
>>> website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
>>> obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
>>> of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
>>> 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a single 
>>> foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
>>> sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
>>> Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
>>> Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
>>> are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
>>> the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
>>> on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
>>> Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
>>> "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned to 
>>> dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all I 
>>> could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
>>> smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
>>> the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
>>> a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-01 Thread Richard Rose 
I forgot about another interesting(?) option - 650b x 55 Simworks Homage. 
Anyone tried them?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 1, 2022, at 7:38 PM, Doug H.  wrote:
> 
> This doesn't answer your question or help really but I thought I'd share 
> that I run Grand Bois Hetre 42 mm tires on my Clem L. I do road riding almost 
> exclusively nowadays and they roll well. They even work on the wide 
> Cliffhanger rims. It seems a Clem can be set up for many different tasks.
> Doug
> 
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:39:38 PM UTC-4 J Imler wrote:
>> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
>>> website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
>>> obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
>>> of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
>>> 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a single 
>>> foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
>>> sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
>>> Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
>>> Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
>>> are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
>>> the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
>>> on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
>>> Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
>>> "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned to 
>>> dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all I 
>>> could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
>>> smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
>>> the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
>>> a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
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[RBW] Re: Perfect tires for Clem?

2022-11-01 Thread Doug H. 
This doesn't answer your question or help really but I thought I'd share 
that I run Grand Bois Hetre 42 mm tires on my Clem L. I do road riding 
almost exclusively nowadays and they roll well. They even work on the wide 
Cliffhanger rims. It seems a Clem can be set up for many different tasks.
Doug

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:39:38 PM UTC-4 J Imler wrote:

> I'm fond of Schwalbe Smart Sams in 55 sizing for all-purpose riding.
>
> [image: IMG-6906.jpg]
>
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:33:36 AM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> The impossible question, right? And when I read Riv's intro to their 
>> website tire offerings "we are not tire snobs" I almost feel guilty 
>> obsessing over such things. "Just ride", right? I want the "do it all" set 
>> of tires (aren't we all?). I have been quite happy with the Gravelking SS 
>> 650 x 48 tires for all road / gravel and mild trail conditions. On a single 
>> foray onto a truer singletrack they fell short in loose conditions and 
>> sandy corners. So after exhaustive research I am considering a 
>> Ultradynamica combo, Mars front / Rose' rear. Other contender  is Soma 
>> Cazadero. Naturally RH Untanum are a consideration but lack of side knobs 
>> are a concern. I had Fleecer Ridge tires on my Jones 29 and did not think 
>> the noise cancellation thing lived up to the hype - they were rather noisy 
>> on pavement especially compared to the Gravelkings. Speaking of the 
>> Gravelking, check out these pics. I was on a ride recently and felt a 
>> "lump" in the rear tire on pavement. It disappeared when the ride turned to 
>> dirt but was there again when I returned to pavement. when I got home all I 
>> could discern was a slightly raised football shaped bulge and it was worn 
>> smooth. Upon removal I was stunned by the amount of structural damage and 
>> the fact that I did not flat. I wonder if something like this qualifies as 
>> a defect? I will add the pics in a comment momentarily...
>
>

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