[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-06 Thread Matthew J
Hate to pile on, but you are riding dogs for tires. Switch to one of the quality 650Bs and get back to us. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-06 Thread bruce.herbitter
Funny how for a while, the posts all seemed to lament the passing of Ram/Rom and lately we hear from the Ram/Rom “haters”. Similarly now 650B size. The selling points for me on 650B were 2 fold. First, the larger volume of air in the tire gives a plusher ride, especially over coarse surfaces.

[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-06 Thread Eric
Don't get me wrong, beautiful bike. But I think it might be my tire selection. The first few were lumpy sluggish, the other was a little too balloon-ish for my taste. So why does Riv even sell these tires if they stink!? Anyways, I have a pair of Niftys on order and hopefully they'll change

Re: [RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-06 Thread ted
Please remember there is a lot more going on with a bike than just the wheel size. For example smaller wheeled bikes tend to have less bottom bracket drop. Comparing the 650b and 700c hillsens, the drop differs by 13mm. The difference in bsd between the two wheel sizes is 38mm, so the radius

[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-06 Thread ted
The tires don't stink, though they may not be the sort of tires you like. Apparently some folks like uber stout bomb proof tires, and some others prefer the lightest supplest tires they can find. Unless I missed it you have not said what tires you use on your Atlantis. I have a bike with 650b

[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-05 Thread Michael Hechmer
I run Marathon Racers, 26x1.6 on the tandem and really like them. But I run Pari Motos on both the Saluki my '84 Trek and absolutely love the ride. Michael On Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:01:00 PM UTC-4, Eric wrote: Finally got the Saluki built up, I believe it'll be my 5th Rivendell. And

[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-05 Thread Kellie Stapleton
I run Gran Bois Cypress; love them, and have heard good things about the Soma xpress On Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:01:00 AM UTC-7, Eric wrote: Finally got the Saluki built up, I believe it'll be my 5th Rivendell. And I've taken it on several trips, a 30 mile ride around Detroit, commuted a

Re: [RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-05 Thread Dan McNamara
Hetres are great tires. My wife runs the Soma B-Lines on her Betty and is really happy with those. A little less $. On Apr 5, 2014, at 4:13 PM, Kellie Stapleton kellie.staple...@gmail.com wrote: I run Gran Bois Cypress; love them, and have heard good things about the Soma xpress On

[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-05 Thread Bill Lindsay
It's a gross generalization, but there are lousy tires in every wheelsize. On Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:01:00 AM UTC-7, Eric wrote: Finally got the Saluki built up, I believe it'll be my 5th Rivendell. And I've taken it on several trips, a 30 mile ride around Detroit, commuted a bunch,

[RBW] Re: Not diggin' 650b ~ Why do I prefer my 26 Atlantis?

2014-04-05 Thread Lynne Fitz
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