Yes, I am running with tubes and the Dyad is at the lower end of RH's recommended rim width, but I've seen Jan state several times that rim width doesn't matter with supple tires, so I wasn't concerned about it. The narrower rim may require a higher pressure, like you and others have suggested.
Also, the Antelope Hill is RH's road tread, although the thought has passed thru my mind that maybe the knobby version wouldn't have this issue. One thing that strikes me (and surprises me) is that the Antelope Hill is HUGE, even on a Dyad rim. I've looked at tons of photos of Antelope Hills and Snoqualmie Passes on bikes, to get an idea of their relative sizes, but I'm used to tires measuring below their stated widths, sometimes by quite a lot. The RH tires do live up to their "low rolling resistance" reputation. Man, they feel fast. Also, my last tire was a 53 mm Nine Line knobby, which was surprisingly fast for a big knobby, but in a really slow speed, tight angle turn (which I do a lot of in my riding), I often felt like the front tire/wheel was in the way and the bike was about to "trip" over them, if that makes sense. The Antelope Hill, although it's bigger, doesn't feel that way and in fact, significantly reduced my tight turn radius. I don't know if that's an intertia thing due to lower overall weight, or something else. But I do like it. On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 6:05:27 PM UTC-5 Saturday Mark wrote: > Thats a pretty fat tire for a Dyad. I would submit that your usage case is > probably different than a lot here, so this is a bunch of speculating. > > I assume you aren't running tubeless? > That narrow of a rim usually calls for higher tire pressure to prevent > tire from rolling off. > The answer: (RH tires + your load * rim width subtracted from tubeless > equation/riding surface+ knobs per sq inch = your ideal pressure) > I have never heard anything but good reports on the RH knobbies, so I > would think there is a sweet spot somewhere, where is Jan? > > > On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 3:21:33 PM UTC-6 Nick Payne wrote: > >> I have Antelope Hills with the light casing on my Appaloosa, and haven't >> noticed any steering oddities/problems. I run them at 25psi front 35psi >> rear, but I only weigh ~145lbs. If you weigh 380, I'd suggest try raising >> the pressure a bit - say 55psi. >> >> Nick >> > -- 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/cf43cb16-8782-4086-9da6-83d8220c284en%40googlegroups.com.
