I just put some Big Ben 700 x 50's on my Hillborne, and they fit fine with no room for a fender. I don't have calipers so I don't know their actual size, but it is a great riding tire and certainly fits on the Sam. And this is a sidepull Sam.
-Jim W. p.s. Man, the Sam is a great bike. On Nov 18, 2014, at 10:46 AM, Mike S wrote: > Well, based on my assumption that a Schwalbe Almotion 622-50 will actually be > 48mm on a 23mm rim and that this can fit on my Sam, I think I'll go with this > plan. Also, I re-read about my 60mm Berthoud fenders on Peter White's page > and saw that he's found that 50 mm tires should fit no problem with these > fenders! Randonneuring bike on steroids! > > Now it's just getting up the gumption to actually do the ride... > > On Monday, November 17, 2014 10:33:31 PM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote: > Oh! In that case check out the Panaracer Fire XC > > FIRE CROSS > Cyclo-crossr > The FireCross is based on the award winning Fire XC Pro tread. Designed and > tweaked for wide clearance cross frames and all 29” applications. Super > aggressive and confidence inspiring. Check your frame clearance to make sure > it will fit you bicycle! > SIZES BEAD ETRO TPI WEIGHT > 700 x 45c *Ara|Stl 45-622 60|34 690|810g. > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Mike S <mikesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm on 700C wheels and they currently have studded tires entrenched for the > duration. I also order my Schwalbe rubber from a German retailer, so it takes > some commitment. The Cazaderos do sound great too, especially if I could keep > my ultrawide Berthoud fenders on with them. > > On Monday, November 17, 2014 10:19:00 PM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote: > Wait, I don't understand why you don't just try a pair. Yours is the 650B sam > right? > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Mike S <mikesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ahh, sad to see that my hopes for the Thunder Burts on Sam Hill are doomed. I > was just looking around at Schwalbe tires and it seems like the 622-47 > Mondial might be an ideal choice for my purpose. I think beefed out Ogre is > in my future when I'm no longer enduring my vow of poverty (grad school), but > this might be a good way to go for pushing the ruggedness limit on a Sam. > > On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:40:07 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > I've never seen a Sam that can fit actual 50 mm wide tires. Certainly 45's. > BTW... the Thunder Burts measure out at 51 mm on 24mm wide rims. > > As far as another bike... there is the used market. I've seen used Fargos in > the price range of that Jamis. > > ~mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > 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 to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- 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 to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
