[RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2014-11-10 Thread Lynne Fitz
my first tires were Nifty Swifties, and the tires just before these were Soma Xpress. I'd say they are about the same in quickness, but the Somas are cushier. About the same for durability. I retired both of them before they were done, and could pull either off the hooks in the garage and

Re: [RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2014-11-10 Thread Hugh Smitham
Lynne, Did you take the Soma Xpress off road? If yes what kind of surface? -Hugh On Nov 10, 2014 2:51 PM, Lynne Fitz fitzb...@comcast.net wrote: my first tires were Nifty Swifties, and the tires just before these were Soma Xpress. I'd say they are about the same in quickness, but the Somas

Re: [RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2014-11-10 Thread Bruce Gordon
] On Behalf Of Michael Hechmer Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 6:38 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Polling what's the best 650b touring tire? What makes for a good touring tire? And do we want a tire that is optimal for the days we are actually touring or best

Re: [RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2014-11-10 Thread Lynne Fitz
gravel sometimes. or dirt. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email

[RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2014-11-08 Thread WETH
If it is not thread hijacking, anyone have experience with both Nifftyswifty and Soma New Xpress 650b tires and willing to share thoughts on how they compare? Hugh, apologies if this pulls too far away from your original question. -Erl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2014-10-27 Thread Lynne Fitz
I am partial to the Hutchinson Confriere 650b tire. Granted, a big piece of glass will do one in, but other than that... Many many flat-free miles. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: [RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2013-01-30 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Tue, 2013-01-29 at 19:56 -0800, hsmitham wrote: Is it even possible to have a plush ride with decent flat resistance? Absolutely. The Hetre is about as plush as it gets, and it has excellent flat resistance, in my experience. (Note, however, I have zero experience with goatheads and

[RBW] Polling what's the best 650b touring tire?

2013-01-29 Thread hsmitham
Hey RBW riders, curious what you all think is the best 650b 700c tire for touring? Is it even possible to have a plush ride with decent flat resistance? Hugh Sunland, Ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from