I forgot to mention that I went with Endurance casing, which is the same threads as the ultralight, but more densely packed.
When it cools down later today and then tomorrow morning, I'll play with pressure extremes and see where that gets me. On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 2:43:34 PM UTC-5 Ray Varella wrote: > Chris, > You don’t mention which casing you purchased but the lighter weight > sidewalls require more pressure than many tires with heavier casings. > From your description, it sounds like your pressure is too low. > I’ve had similar experiences when I have had a slow leak on a ride and > could feel the handling change as the pressure dropped. > At 380 pounds you might try raising the pressure a bit and lower it if the > ride seems too harsh. > > Ray > > On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 11:36:23 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I feel that an opportunity to use the phrase high-falutin was missed >> here. >> >> >> On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:39:22 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: >> >>> Just ride and play with tire pressures. >>> Find your own sweet spot, nobody can ride your bike like you. >>> If no sweet spot is found, yeah so what ? Not everyone finds Compass >>> tires to their liking you know. With high cost comes high expectations and >>> even higher self-justifications. >>> On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:48:55 AM UTC-4 Chris L wrote: >>> >>>> I just put a set of 55mm Antelope Hill tires on a set of Dyad rims and >>>> installed them on my Hunqapillar. >>>> >>>> The tires, at slower speeds, have a TON of self-steer and in anything >>>> other than a straight line, they are LOUD. >>>> >>>> Riding on a 3' wide sidewalk, just slightly turning the handlebar >>>> results in the very loud sound of the tires. Is this something that >>>> decreases as the tires get broken in? I assume it's one of the tread >>>> patterns that may be more "grippy" to help in turns. >>>> >>>> The self steering is awful. I'm talking worse than a 1984 mountain >>>> bike with Repack geometry. >>>> >>>> I started the tires at 40-45 psi, which as a 380 lb rider, is where I >>>> generally run tires this size. During the ride, I lowered the pressure on >>>> the front a little, but didn't notice any appreciable difference. >>>> >>>> I've run 38mm tires and two sets of 50mm + tires on the Hunq and never >>>> experienced self steering at any level. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- 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/b4d1730e-2025-425b-af1c-3f3db4999c24n%40googlegroups.com.
