There isn't a technical reason... but the issue of how many tires we can
produce and stock. We figured that somebody who absolutely needs black
tires can upgrade from Standard to Extralight casings, whereas downgrading
from Extralight to Standard just because you want black would be giving up
Tan sidewalls also have a functional benefit of being more conducive to
visual verification of tire pressure. In other words, it's easier to do a
quick check of tire pressure while riding by glancing down. That's in
addition to tan sidewalls being able to show the marks of hard men,
aka
I'm still experimenting with the 27.XX Elk Pass, but so far, about 55 psi.
Kojaks: about the same. Furious Freds, ~18/22 -- 17/20. 60 mm Big Apples:
15/18. I can pretty quickly tell if the pressure is significantly lower by
the feel on the straights -- they start bouncing if the pressure drops.
I don't know what kind of pressure you ride at, but I run my fat tires at a
pretty low pressure for comfort. The roads around the SF bay area aren't
getting any better and I found that Frank Berto's recommendation plus a
smidgeon works well. At those pressures, it's not easy to tell when one
So 2.125 x 26.
http://www.metric-conversions.org/length/millimeters-to-inches.htm
Sounds good for my rigid mtb's converted to urban crusisers.
Paul in Dallas.
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From: Jeff Lesperance
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