Oh, oh, oh, I want some! 200 gr lighter and (to quote the mfr) no reduction in puncture resistance!
They are too big for your bike. Sell them to me. Seriously, I'll takem offyur hands. I love my regular BAs on my 45 mm rims, but man!, they reqruire patience, determination and a hole heck of a lot of energy to get up hills! Here is what wreck bicycles teck had to say (full conversation at http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.tech/browse_thread/thread/c6f5196bd03c8e60?pli=1 ): "SCHWALBE'S BIG APPLE LIGHTSKINS some further observations by Andre Jute It may be that I've adapted to the bike I ride now, or it may be that I found the right inflation for the Big Apples, but they're even better as a suspension medium than I thought at first. At the back of the bike judgement is of course complicated by fitting a fully sprung Brooks saddle, but at the front I now perceive the Big Apples to be very nearly as good on the big bumps as the best front suspension I own, Shimano's Di2 electronically controlled fork, and better on removing the microripples. The Big Apples also have stickitivity around fast tight corners, appearing to stick to all their edges, though it is quite difficult to find that out as the tyre sticks to the main surface for a long time before it rolls over a little. With the Big Apples carrying pretty low inflation (1.8 bar, under the recommended level for my weight), there is a certain amount of apparent float, something like a Citroen DS at high speed over cobblestones, but it's all in the head as the contact patch remains stiffly attached to the road. I think there's a lot more cornering power to discover in those Big Apples, but without having my fastest downhills cleared of oncoming traffic I shall probably never have an opportunity to find the excess. It seems to me very likely that the Big Apple's cornering power exceeds good sense, bravery, and possibly even recklessness. In short, the Big Apples can be inflated below the recommended level, and they provide a stable platform, supply suspended. Mine are the Liteskin version. Since I have no experience of the standard Big Apple, I can't say if the Liteskins are worth the extra, but the Big Apple is surely worth the money. " On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > Got my Big Apples LIte Skin 2.3 tires but found out that the rear one > doesn't fit with my rear Berthoud fender.I've seen pictures that show these > tires with fenders on other Bombadils (I think), so am wondering if there is > any particular trick. Perhaps the combination with the Nitto Big Rear Rack > doesn't allow it... > > Didn't have time to figure it out but ended up removing the fenders for > now. Of course, there is now a bit of rain scheduled for tomorrow... > > Was all ready to go to my pilot S24O and then realized that the rear tire > rubs the twine in my single kickstand, probably because I wrapped it with > too much overalp. Didn't want to risk any damage to the tire so ended up > putting back the full knobbies as I was already late... > > Will try them during the week after I do something about the kickstand. > > René > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
