Quoting Earl Grey :
No, no such luck. The widest Grand Bois for 700C are the Cypres at
about 31mm. I too am still waiting for wider tires from BQ/Grand Bois
for my 56cm Sam. Jan, bitte, bitte, bitte? For the smaller Sams you
can get fab Hetres or PariMotos, but us big folk are stuck with Mr. J.
Forgot to talk more about bar height and comfort. On my 3 road bikes, I like
a lowish bar position for various reasons: wind efficiency -- it's windy
here; power -- bending over gives noticeably more power; even comfort, since
the hooks provide a position that, at least for periods up to 15 minutes
Earl and Garth: thanks for the information. We'll see about the Kendas; or
perhaps I should ask my brother, Peter, in LA, for some wider tires -- he
has masses of bike stuff.
I need to put more miles on the bike. Though I bought it expressly for
touring -- I wanted a touring bike capable of a load
Hello Patrick Look ... I don't know you ... or what you're
looking for in way of ride or tires . but I think wider tires will
help .
I ride the Bombadil on the road with 700x45mm tires, 42.25mm actual.
I have some pretty poorly patch paved roads I ride on. These roads
were heck on my road
No, no such luck. The widest Grand Bois for 700C are the Cypres at
about 31mm. I too am still waiting for wider tires from BQ/Grand Bois
for my 56cm Sam. Jan, bitte, bitte, bitte? For the smaller Sams you
can get fab Hetres or PariMotos, but us big folk are stuck with Mr. J.
Brown or a non TourGuar
