Thank you Patrick (!) as a big concern is exceeding my Velocity Dyad 25-38mm limits with proposed 43-45mm tire. Don't want that wallowing-off-the-rim feel I sometimes get on my very low pressure mountain bike tires. But your experience is verrrry enlightening. Velocity told me to NOT attempt to make rims tubeless either but fascinated with you, effectively, throwing that caution into the wind as well! After all, didn't tubless-ness originate on non-tubeless rims??
On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 9:25:33 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Just a remark about 38 mm tires on Open Pro rims. If you worry that > 38s are too wide for those rims, fear not; I rode 50s on 19 mm rims > (OW) for thousands of miles on rough dirt tracks with absolutely no > problem; and I presently ride 71 mm tires on 24 mm (OW) rims on dirt > tracks (tubeless tires, non-tubeless rims, lotsa tape,13 psi, > sealant); again, no problem. I think that Mavic states a 28 m max > width for one of two reasons: remote liability concerns, or optimum > tire cross-section profile. > > And I see that Mavic offers the Open Pro in the 650C/571 bead seat > diameter size; who'd 'a thunk? > > Patrick Moore, whose 41 mm Naches Passes have the perfect > cross-section profile on Sun Ringle EQ 21s (21 mm OW). > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 9:34 PM jamin orrall <hello...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Curious about this as well... I have a 2011 waterford homer. I purchased > it complete off a list member here and then rebuilt it with parts I had > been saving. Running 38mm panaracer pasela tires on 700c mavic open pro > rims (Not recommended, I know). There is plenty of room for fenders but > looking at the clearance at the chainstays I wouldn't push it much much > more (definitely not on these rims). Could maybe fit a 40mm tire. I will > say that I think fire roads are a blast on a 38mm tire. I will also say > that this is the most comfortable bike I have ever owned. > > > > Jamin > > > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 7:17:21 PM UTC-7 Sean Cleary wrote: > >> > >> Since its arrival in 2011, my Hilsen has had soooo many personalities > in the way of bars, stems, saddles, shifters, racks and tires. Oh, and > bags...lots and lots of bags! Great to have bikes with such flexibility... > >> > >> Latest idea is to make it more rail trail-specific, requiring the > largest tire I can fit. What's the largest tire you've enjoyed using and > what rim (width) are you running? > >> > >> How many are using brakes other than Tektro? > > > > -- > > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc3dbb51-7b5e-4879-87fc-1f37de047d6en%40googlegroups.com > . > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > -- 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/d035e09a-8619-4c38-abba-3aa1bf222a79n%40googlegroups.com.