I would agree that Thunder Burts are equally awesome, amazingly fast. Switched because saving them for the muddier days, and tail seasons when I generally do more off road vs. dirt road. Sadly, I heard that Schwalbe discontinued this model in the 26" size.
On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:39:47 PM UTC-4, Hugh Smitham wrote: > > I'll break from the pack and the compass RTP suggestions and say when I > had my Atlantis I ran Schwalbe 26 x 2.1 Thunder Burt's and they were > noticeably fast and plush at the same time, I wish Schwalbe made them in > 26x2.4 which would be dreamy. I will disclose that they are not a great > choice for loaded bikepacking as other's have mentioned in the past. > However, for all other purposes I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. Fast > on asphalt and fast on gravel and rocky single track. I had the snakeskin > sidewall variety for extra protection which added some weight. Depending on > your terrain you might go with the lighter version. > > ~hugh > > On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 6:39:16 PM UTC-7, Belopsky wrote: >> >> I may be getting rid of my other geared road bike and may just see how I >> do with the Atlantis as my all-arounder in the mean time. >> I currently have the RTP tires on it that are pretty great for dirt and >> gravel. Something else maybe for a 'racier' set? (yes, i just asked for a >> racey version of the Atlantis, LOL) >> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
