I forgot to add that, before I switched to the 45 mm SnoCats, the break was at about 20 psi front for the OEM 24/25 mm Alex rims.
On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 7:02 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > !!!40 lb front???!!! I weigh 170 and the 2.35s roll well on pavement at 12 > psi front, were it not for the flop. > > The flop I feel at sub 16-17 (having just discovered this to be the minimum > to avoid said flop) is oversteer: you lean into a turn on a firm surface > (since you don't feel this on loose surfaces) and the wheel wants to turn > further than you intended. > > Again, 17 psi front is fine for this and, note, I use drops and ride in the > hooks for most of my pavement riding and thus weight the front wheel more; > still, no flop at 17 psi. > > Anything above 20 front/25 rear feels as if the tires are solid. Perhaps > it's the tiny (17" medium; I'm 5'10" in bare feet) and heavy-tubed Monocog > frame? > > > On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Rene Sterental <[email protected]>wrote: > >> What is front-end dive in corners? >> >> When I tried mine, 40lbs on the front tire based on my weight, on >> turns it felt like the tires were pulling the handlebar into the turn. >> Is that it? >> >> René >> >> On 5/23/10, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yah, 26" wheels are for weenies. Real men ride 700c 2.35 Big Apples. >> > >> > Seriously (No!) that looks like a nice bike. >> > >> > I just did a 14 mile, 70 minute out and back that included several miles >> of >> > climbing on sandy, steepish dirt roads on ABQ's NW mesa, riding the Sow >> or >> > Silk Purse Refurbished Monocog 29er with the new Liteskins. If I am >> honest >> > with myself, I have to say that I am not sure that the Liteskins perform >> any >> > better than the original, wire bead BAs of the same size, but, in my >> > imagination at least, they did very well, floating on extended patches >> of 2" >> > to 3" sand and smoothing the washboard of the dirt roads I rid directly >> NW >> > from my starting point. I bailed twice or thrice when deep sand and >> inclines >> > combined to discourage me, but over 8 miles of dirt I had to walk no >> more >> > than 150 feet. >> > >> > On the six or so miles of pavement, the BA Liteskins rolled smoothly at >> > 16/19 and, on the 45 mm Snocat SLs, exhibited no front end dive in >> corners; >> > it looks as if 16-17 lb front is the sweet spot for all round >> dirt/pavement. >> > Twelve psi is better for sand and washboard but then you suffer from >> > sidewall flop in pavement/firm dirt corners. >> > >> > Lastly, the new organic front pads make a huge difference to the Road >> BB7 >> > front disk, itself recently swapped to a 180 mm rotor. Not quite up to >> the >> > braking with optimum wide-profile cantis or V brakes, but good enough >> for >> > me. (The levers are old Dura Ace aeros.) >> > >> > The new Liteskins measured 60 mm when first installed on the SnoCats; >> after >> > a day or two they were up to 61.3 mm; I expect that, after another week >> they >> > will stretch to match the 65 mm of the original wire bead BAs. >> > >> > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 12:20 PM, stevep33 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I put some Big Apple Liteskin 26x2.35's on myrigid Salsa mountain >> >> bike. I can't compare them to the regular BA's, but these tires are >> >> awesome. They are fast on the pavement and great on trails. Not as >> >> grippy as knobbies but not slippery either. Perfect tires for my >> >> multi surface rides. >> >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/27988...@n06/sets/72157624113649982/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> -- >> 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.
