Skinny tires certainly bring home the difference between supple and non-supple, as well as the importance of setting tire pressure appropriately. Larger tires are more forgiving on both fronts, IMO.
Will On Monday, May 12, 2025 at 2:56:31 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > … feel *harder* … > > The NPs roll very nicely and the Riv and the Matthews clone both handle > nicely when shod with them; it’s just that the Elk Passes go above and > beyond, somehow, on both bikes. > > On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> … The NPs “mute” the handling and “feel” hard to accelerate and even to >> maintain steady state speed — over and over again during the 25 years I’ve >> owned the Riv, it has just seemed more nimble and easier to push a given >> gear than with other bikes >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c50c9655-84f0-4b10-8e60-cd26a62f12ddn%40googlegroups.com.
