[RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

I started with Swiftys on Synergys. They were great but wore out fast. I switched to regular Schwalbe Marathons and are still riding the same pair. Nothing flashy about them, but after 8–9k miles, they are good as ever for city commuting. Bob B Brooklyn, NY -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

Eric, my experience was very similar to yours. Col de Vies on Weinmann ZAC19 rims, which have even deeper wells than the Synergy and are commensurately harder to get a tire to bead up properly. Better tires and better rims definitely improved the experience! Now I ride mostly Pari-Motos on

[RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

I started with Grand Bois Cypres 32s. Funny how fat they seemed then, compared to the 25s on my 700 race bike. Now 32 is the skinniest I'll ride. I have RBW Speedblends 34s (that measure a bit smaller) on one bike, Grand Bois Ourson 36s on another, and Soma Express 38s (that also measure a

Re: [RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

My first was Panaracer Col de Vies on Synergy rims. It wasn't an especially good first experience. The tires were mediocre, and the rims were awful. I couldn't get the tires mounted correctly with the deep wells of the rims.

Re: [RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

SOMA B-Line. Remember when 650B was that crazy thing Grant was trying to revive and it was hard to find tires? Good times. -- 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,

Re: [RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

Grand Bois Oursons. On 1/29/18, Irreguleur wrote: > 60 G-One Speeds from Riv. Amazing. > > -- > 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 >

[RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

60 G-One Speeds from Riv. Amazing. -- 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,

[RBW] Which tire was ridden on your first excursion into 650b?

Mine was Fatty Rumpkins on my 55 Bleriot, after years of riding a carbonalu 700 x 25c bike. It was so much fun!!! Super comfy!! -- 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