True, 38 mm is huge for a road tire. But the Paris-Moto will be 50 grams lighter than a Maxy Fasty, barely heavier than a 650b x 32 mm Cypress, but 5 or 6 mm wider than either. If Jan Heine's theories on tire width and rolling resistance are true, the P-M should be faster on the road than the Cypress. Not beefy enough that I'd want to bounce it off of a lot of gravel, but light and cushy enough to (I hope) be a delight on a long day's ride.
Bill On Feb 13, 9:25 am, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > On Feb 13, 11:32 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > 38mm is huge for dedicated paved road tire. personally, I don't see > any reason to ride a tire this big *unless* it's going to be used on > mixed terrain - which doesn't necessitate super heavy duty tires. my > point is that, if the pari-moto can't handle some off-road abuse (and > i don't think this will be a problem), then I don't see the value in > having such a tire. the 650b cypres is fast and light on the road, > and the Hetre will take care of dirt if the PM isn't up to the task. > > anyway, i can't wait to find out. good stuff for 650b coming up this > year. -- 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-bu...@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.
