Hi Beth, On my "Adventure Touring" bike (early 90's MTB) - set up as a backroads touring bike (gravel, but lots of pavement too), I'm running Schwalbe Marathon Extreme 2.0. They are fantastic! I've tried a lot of tires before these, including skinny bald ones . . . Ritchey, Specialized, etc. I also liked the Continental Travel Contacts in 1.75" widths, but the Schwalbe Extremes are lighter, roll better, and feel plusher. Those folks have done some amazing development work on tires.
Here's my nubster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39151...@n07/sets/72157623375460150/ (some RBW racks, bags, basket, etc.) Jan's article is interesting as always, and I think he's usually on the right track, but I wonder about other variables sometimes - i.e. I'm wider, taller and heavier (I wish stronger!) So my c/g and "moments" are going to be different, etc. I'm about 195 and 6'3", so really enjoy bigger tires. 35mm on my Hilsen, and nothing skinnier than 32mm on any of my bikes (though some of the actual widths are 29-30mm . . . ) It's all fun. Alex -- 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.
