Good point on the rims. I'll have to measure, but they're the stock wheelset rims (aeroheat) that came w/ the hunqapillar outfitted w/ Smart Sam 2.1's, so I assume if they're wide enough for the smart sams they're wide enough for the 2.15 big bens.
On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Kurt Manley <kurtaman...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have Big Apples which are pretty similar and they corner great. Do you > have them mounted on rims that are wide enough? I have had issues with > stability when I mounted too wide of a tire on a narrow rim. Sheldon has a > chart that is pretty good for rim width and tire size compatibility. > > > On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 2:29:09 PM UTC-8, DS wrote: >> >> Does anyone notice or have any input on handling with a Big Ben or >> balloon type tire? Especially on cornering on fast descents? >> >> Reason I ask is, I just bought some Big Bens (26 x 2.15) for my >> Hunqapillar for mixed ride use. Took them out for a first ride a few weeks >> ago, had a bad crash while on a somewhat but not terribly fast descent on >> pavement, turning into a curve, though I'm 95% sure it was due to a way >> under inflated tire (I had a flat about 20 minutes before that on the >> trails and replaced tube but feel I did not inflate enough for the ride >> home). >> >> Today, went out with properly-ish inflated tires (34 front, 40 psi rear), >> but still felt like the bike was squirrely on turns and it felt like the >> bike was going to slide out underneath me on some moderate turns, so I took >> them pretty slow. But, it was also my first ride back since the crash, so >> maybe that had something else to do with it. Anyone else have any comments >> on the handling of these? Am I imagining things and being overly sensitive >> due to the crash and this is user error? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/8AGU5zWF7Sc/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > -- 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.
