Thanks Phil! Yeah, my rim is 20mm on the inside and 27mm on the outside and the tire measures 50mm. One SV14 blew at around 48 psi, one survived ;) A Michelin "tank" tube replaced the other. Unfortunately one tire is a complete banana, very poorly crafted, maybe by an intern or so. Which gives me also the impression quality control doesn't exist there. The black center tread is off b about 4 mm on several spots where it's suppose to connect with the sidewall. All the spots where it doesn't make it to the sidewall are paper thin, plus the corners of tread is about 1mm thinner there. Fortunately it looks like I will get a replacement, time consuming but nonetheless uncomplicated so far, lets see.
Ride wise I'm quite surprised not so positive for now. At 25/30 PSI it's not as plush as I expected. Not sure if my Gauge on the Turbo Morph is accurate, didn't compare it yet. According to that pump my Panaracer Ribmos 1.75 where at 18/22 PSI which is way under their recommended PSI, but they where great that way. Riding the RTP at 22/26 at the moment, feels better ...but also not recommneded, but the only real approvement that way. I was mostly surprised about the different handling/stearing with these tires. On one side you feel like riding a big boat or an old Cadillac, BUT the stearing is realy agile, in a weird way. The tire, unless holding the steerer real stable on straight, the front turns imediatelly and radically, this multiplies with stuff on your front rack. Did not get used to it yet. I don't get the physics why, but its a lot more work for the arms and wrists. Well, we'll see... as many say, you got to find your sweet spot on the pressure and for now I don't ride it with the little shaky banana tire on the front. Cheers, K Am Dienstag, 11. Dezember 2018 15:17:25 UTC+1 schrieb phil k: > The tires are made by Panaracer, and these tires are made by hand - which may > explain why there is a slight difference in weight, yet crafted very > carefully. > > > The RTPs are some of my favorite tires, if only they made more bikes that fit > them. I would get the SC 14s, as the tires on 23mm outside width rims measure > around 50mm. > > > -Phil > Arlington, VA > > On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 7:39:39 PM UTC-5, Kowalsky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I feel a bit crazy as I just received a pair of these... well, it's my little > Christmas presi? > > > Of > course I had to inspect them first and a few questions came up that I > did not find on my wild search in the net and I was wondering if there > are some who'd know a bit more? > > > > > - I was wondering how to read the manufacturing date (e.g. N15 on > the left, 2 circles 12 dots, 1 circle 10 dots and a S1 on the far > right)? > > > > > > > > - The Rat Trap Pass is recommended with a Schwalbe SV13. At the > moment I have only the SV14 here and before buying those SV13, I was > curious for the reason (minimal better puncture resistance, better roll > off, little stiffer tire...etc)? I wrote to Compass about this a few days > ago, but didn't hear back yet. > > > > > > > > - And a silly one at last: One tire came in at 452gr, the other > with 20gr more at 472gr. Not too nice, but not too crazy I guess. Still > wondering where/how these extra 5% add up (I hope > not on a single spot, or cause unevenness)? > > > > Thanks > > Am Freitag, 19. August 2016 01:16:59 UTC+2 schrieb Patch T: > They've been out for just over a year now, yeah? More? > > > Who has been riding them extensively, and can share some solid feedback? > Where and how do you ride them? On what? With whom? And why?!?! > > > I'm interested in getting the Standards, but would like to read about the > Extralights, too. > > > (If there's already the same thread, apologies, I searched but couldn't find > it) > > > Love, > Patch -- 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.
