I just saw that the official name is "Contact Speed" and that reviews of near-kin are generally positive, tho' it's hard to find a review of the exact model in the exact size you want. But I'd spring for a pair of the 559 X 42s as occasional firm-dirt tires for the 1999 gofast, *if* they measure true to size or even a bit narrow -- the Nachez Pass is within a mm or so of rubbing the rear chainstays as it relaxes.
Does anyone know the real-world width? (On what rim?) On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 2:18 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > https://www.rivbike.com/products/tire-650b-x-2-continental-basketball?variant=3669081128973 > > Apparently these come in 2 sizes that interest me:559 X 1.6/42 mm and > 622X42. > > I Googled (or Duck Duck Go'd) reviews of the BB tire but came up with > nothing. > > Can anyone point me to reasonably intelligent reviews? > > Has anyone used these and can say how well they roll and how well they > track in sand and how well they resist punctures? > > And how wide they actually are and on what width of rim? > > $40 for a nice-rolling, sand-tracking, reasonably puncture resistant tire > would be lovely! > > Thanks. > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfguJrOe536yst_RBLqd%3DMgq7OF%2BwFoXJ9eR9hGD%3D1Va-WA%40mail.gmail.com.
