Note that the Elk Passes are really featherweights: I weighed one new sample at ~175 grams, another at ~180. I use them with the lightest 23 mm tubes I can find, *with sealant* in goathead country; even on firm dirt; wonderful tires. Note that I expect only 1,500 trouble free miles out of a rear installed new, though.
I used 559 X 32 Paselas -- non-Tourguard -- for commuting for several years, and there is no comparison. That Pasela is better than many alternatives, but (1) they are surprisingly delicate: I shaved tread off once by a skid, and several times had the sidewalls crack, and (2) they had a very small pressure range between bouncy and harsh; and, lastly, they were quite prone to thorn punctures -- when I was commuting 30-40 miles a day 3 or 4 times a week, I'd fix at least 4-5 flats a week on just those wheels. The 559 X 32 actual Kojak rolled as well while being far more sturdy and resisting thorns better. Judging things by the usual test -- over a long period, does this tire encourage your to use a higher gear in given conditions -- the EPs are worth at least a couple of gear inches over the Kojaks and Paselas, and I "feel" that they also roll better than the 559 X 23 Pro Races and Grands Prix I used on another bike -- it has been several years since I used these, so the models may have changed. Please post a photo of your '92 XO-1. I have fond memories of mine, though all my Riv Roads have been improvements. I first built my XO up as a gofast, with 48/38/26 X 12-19 7 speed triple, 370 gram "semi-aero" rims (purple!) shod with the then-available 559 X 23 mm Specialized Turbo (a very nice tire, and very smooth for its narrow width!), an ineffably nice looking Grafton Superlight crank, oh, and drop bar Gripshift! I did some of my modest personal bests on that. After I got my first Riv Road in early 1995, the XO was devolved to commuting duties with 46/36/24 X 13-21, and a 26.4 mm Cinelli Giro d'Italia stuffed into 25.4 mm Tioga T Bone stem, bar end shifters, rack, fenders, and 2X NightRider Cyclops 15 w halogens, a good 5 lb of lights, and various Carradice saddlebags, racks, and panniers. On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 10:52 AM Jason Fuller <jtf.ful...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been eyeing the Elk Pass tires for the XO - good to know! I will > probably order up a set in the spring. Funny, a box just arrived to my > desk from Rene Herse this moment (my new chainrings) > > On Friday, 22 November 2019 09:23:49 UTC-8, Christopher Cote wrote: >> >> Jason, the build with the Ultradynamico tires is killer! Can I ask what >> your saddle height is in the pic? >> >> Chris >> > > About 28.25" from center of BB to top of saddle, measured parallel with > seat tube > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6d679114-0a08-4f8c-bdb3-d74039550f5c%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6d679114-0a08-4f8c-bdb3-d74039550f5c%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu%2BD_fNpTiMS9BBQHkG7u9X-nM-t-ugdhnKjVh-hU5f1g%40mail.gmail.com.
