I don't think the Snakeskin sidewalls are really needed unless you're running tubeless. Weak sidewalls are the bane of a tubeless system, but with tubes, it's not really a problem. YMMV.
On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > We'll get to try them together, Hugh! Here's what sold me on supple as a > priority for tires: > > -- I put on and rode my well worn Duremes 50mm on my Hunqapillar. I rode > the 5 mile trail and dirt road I ride to get anywhere. The ride was more > jarring than on the Quickbeam Clement MSO's (which are rather supple, even > for the 60 TPI casing). The ride was jarring enough that it bothered my > brain (stunning to get a glimpse of just how fine a razor edge I ride even > on "good brain days!") so rather than the planned ride of 20+ miles to > check out how snowy the trails are, I turned around. > > -- Interestingly, at faster descent speeds the ride was much smoother than > the slower speeds on the climb up the pass, I presume because higher speeds > equal greater forces that caused even the Duremes to comply with the road. > Grin. > > I also opted for the snake skin, though I was tempted to try the lightest, > most supple version to see how that went. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Friday, May 1, 2015 at 4:10:36 PM UTC-6, hsmitham wrote: >> >> Funny I'm waiting to get my 26 x 2.1 TB's. I've had the same questions >> and hoping for the best! I elected to go with the snake skin side wall for >> added puncture protection and still I'm shaving a little more than two >> pounds of ( currently running Big Ben's 910 grams each) rotational weight. >> Glad to hear they wear reasonably well and better to hear how fast they are >> on both surfaces. I'm in the camp of I'd rather have a great rolling >> experience with the hassle of fixing a flat. I don't intend to do crazy >> down hill racing over extreme terrain so these should do the trick. I don't >> have immediate plans to run tubeless as I don't have tubeless rims perhaps >> in the future I'll do a wheel build. >> >> ~Hugh "Weight Weenie" Smitham >> >> On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 5:35:53 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> Since I have two other tire threads going, I may as well go for the >>> trifecta! Grin. >>> >>> Any and all experiences with Thunder Burts appreciated. I'm trying them >>> out as a fast rolling all terraine tire (I know they are a racing tire, >>> viewing it as a wide knobby version of the Barlow Pass, sort of -- hoping >>> for a smoother, faster ride over all terrians). >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >>> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >>> >>> -- > 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. > -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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.
