On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Patrick in VT<psh...@drm.com> wrote: > > On Jun 16, 8:58 am, Timothy Whalen <whalen...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I ride the Fatty Rumpkins a lot on my Bleriot, agree with the coments about >> them, and have wondered about the Hetres. Which of the two is best for >> mostly dirt roads would you think?< > > what makes the hetre unique is that it can rightly be considered a > reasonably fast rolling road tire that also happens to excel on dirt > because of it's size. i suppose that statement works in reverse too - > it's a dirt road tire that also happens to excel on the road because > it rolls reasonably fast. > > which tire is better on dirt? well, both are obviously comfortable at > 40mm. although in my experience, the casings on the GB tires make > things more comfortable than other tires - just as Juan McMurry stated > above. both seem durable by all accounts. so, that leaves > performance - and i'd be surprised if the fatty rumpkin was as fast a > tire as the hetre over any terrain. >
It's interesting to me. The explanation that Jan gave as to why there is no 700c version of the hetre is the lack of bikes that can take a 700x42 tire. Given that a lot of 700c riv riders can take a 42mm tire I wonder if there is enough of a market to justify a 700c hetre. I know I'd be willing to buy a pair if they were available. oh and incase no one has looked it looks like the hetre now comes in white, in addition to red and black. -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
