Jeffrey: Did the Paselas measure a true 38? I was just wishing that I still had my blue Ram for an upcoming dirt ride on relatively firm paths, where my Matthews with 50 mm tires is a bit of overkill. A Ram with true 38s and single speed ENO drivetrain would be just the ticket.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM Jeffrey Phunmongkol < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all - sharing a pic of my blue Ramb...originally was running 700x38mm > Pasela's on cliffhangers and that was pretty maxed out at the chainstays. > Bought a set of 650b Velocity Quill rims from a dear friend last year (who > also had them set up on his blue Ramb with dimpled chainstays). Felt > inspired to do the same and currently running 650b x 48 UD Cava's. Albeit, > tight fit with the occasional wheel wobble rub, but the ride is insanely > plush! > > Pictured at Point Pinole in Richmond. > On Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:43:11 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> If your Gravel Kings clear with 4 mm per side at a true 35 mm wide, and >> the replacement RH 38s measure a true 38 mm wide, then the wider tires >> would clear by 2.5 mm per side, which is pretty darned close but IMO doable >> if you don't ride in mud. The question is, how much they will expand with >> use, and supple tires, at least my RH ELs, will expand a few mms with use. >> >> I installed 42 mm Naches Pass ELs on my 1999 Joe Starck fixed gear so I >> could ride it on some of our dry sandy acequia ditchbank roads. The NPs >> measured 38 mm installed brand new on the 13 mm IW Sun M14As but after a >> few miles had ballooned to ~39 mm and I expect would have grown a mm or so >> more. There was ample clearance for a true 42 under the front single pivot >> but at 38-39 mm they cleared by only ~2 mm per side at the chainstays, and >> as the tires still seemed to be expanding, I decided to stop before the >> rear wore any paint away. 30 - 35 psi. I really must get the insides of the >> chainstays dimpled, as this was great fun. (Used the 1937 SA TF 2 speed >> fixed hub with direct and 75%, for 75" and 56" gears.) >> >> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM Victor Meng <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> To my fellow Ram riders, >>> >>> I have a question about tire clearance for my '05 blue Ram. I currently >>> run 35mm GravelKing SK. I live in the SF Bay Area and ride the Ram around >>> the East Bay and on some gravel on the Bay Trail, which the GravelKings are >>> great for. When riding trails in Oakland Hills I usually take my Homer >>> that has 47mm Terra Trails. But Ben's green Ram with Barlow Pass and >>> Bryan's orange one with Steilacoom from this thread has piqued my interest >>> in the two Rene Herse 38mm options. I don't have a caliper but the >>> GravelKings measure around 35mm with a tape measure on rims with 18mm >>> internal width. As you can see, there isn't much space left to spare; I >>> have about 4mm of clearance to the chain stay on either side in the rear (I >>> can just fit in a 4mm hex wrench). Do you guys think my Ram could safely >>> fit either RH 38mm tire in the available space? To the extent it's >>> relevant, I'm light weight at 150lbs. Any thoughts appreciated. >>> >>> [image: IMG_0193.jpeg] >>> >>> -- > 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/05866139-5bfe-44c1-a5d6-ec971e0e0e9bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/05866139-5bfe-44c1-a5d6-ec971e0e0e9bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs_XkuUDYVHUF6vN3bX9np_6VnpdkjaQrHRTv7kAKDdqQ%40mail.gmail.com.
