I'm going to go out and ride my Monocog 29er in just a minute, but first another word: note what the man says about the BA LS's being *as good* as a top o' line susp fork for big hits and **better** for small hits. And this is at a rock hard 1.8 bar/26 psi!! And for such wide and flat resistant tires (did I mention that I flicked, literally, a hundred or so goatheads off my tires on Friday, with no penetration?) even the heavy walled, wire bead model rolls well. But man, a supple, light 65 mm tire (65 mm on those SnoCat SLs)?? I must try some. Will call LBSes on Monday.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > -- 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.
