Thanks everyone for the thoughts on tires. Unfortunately, it does sound like choices are limited but there are a few options I hadn't heard of so this is helpful. Feel free to add more if you think of something. I won't be finishing this project for a few weeks. Ryan
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10:34:45 AM UTC-7 JohnS wrote: > Another tire to consider is the Schwalbe Billy Bonkers 26x2.1 performance > tire: > > > https://www.thebikesmiths.com/products/schwalbe-billy-bonkers-26-addix?variant=43940584226976 > > I put a pair on my friend's vintage Trek mountain bike last year when I > gave it a Riv inspired make over. I didn't get to ride it much, but they > felt pretty good. They are a good deal at about 1/2 the price of the RH > tires. > > No experience with the Sims Works Volummy tire. I may give them a try when > I wear out the Ultradynamico tires I'm currently using. > > > https://www.sim.works/products/volummy-26?srsltid=AfmBOoorey9N9koYYUNOiBfOLZeJ9hazrtDgGXFFGe9BW6MQ7i_N7DT3 > > JohnS > > > On Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 4:49:02 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> For speed and the “feel” of agility above all else, one more word of >> praise and a loud shout of recommendation for the ineffably smooth and >> fast-rolling RH 559 X 32 mm (labeled) / 28 mm (actual, on skinny rims) Elk >> Pass, at ~175 grams per; I ride mine with 40 gram RH TPU tubes and ~1 fl oz >> of OS regular formula in each tire. For the record, I ride these amongst >> goatheads and on rough pavement and even on firm dirt and gravel. >> >> >> [image: image.png] >> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM JohnS <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> RH would be my 1st choice. 2nd are the Ultradynamico Cava race, I have >>> them on my '82 Stumpy which is set up as a basket bike, so way overkill for >>> the application but very nice riding. I had bought them to put on my '90's >>> Stumpy M2, which I have built up with a rigid fork and a XO-1 cockpit, but >>> I wasn't riding it and decided to put them on the '82 which I use a few >>> times a week for running errands. >>> >>> JohnS >>> >>> On Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> As someone who has been setting up 26" wheel city bikes for smaller >>>> riders for the past 20 years and who has a Riv Expedition, the RH Naches >>>> Pass is the best answer if you are not prone to flats and 26x1.75" folding >>>> Panaracer T-Serv/Pasela, if you are. >>>> >>>> That size tire is simply the goldilocks for city riding IMHO. >>>> >>>> -Justus >>>> Mpls, MN >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:58:53 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> RH Naches Pass gets my vote! Love them on my Atlantis. >>>>> >>>>> Brian >>>>> Lex KY >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 16, 2026, at 11:38 AM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sheesh! That should have read, “…but they did *NOT* feel as if they >>>>> rolled particularly fast ... >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 11:36 AM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> … but they did feel as if they rolled particularly fast — the Kojaks >>>>>> felt just as fast , *to me,* anyway — >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> 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/CALuTfguAzS3PtNE0CALGq-%2Bv_QmGWb-yj9TkWGNcPVC3Ea5G0Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguAzS3PtNE0CALGq-%2Bv_QmGWb-yj9TkWGNcPVC3Ea5G0Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> 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/26852d5a-1aa3-4dfe-92cd-82c09ee95fe8n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26852d5a-1aa3-4dfe-92cd-82c09ee95fe8n%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/b7aabc20-a2f8-4e8a-847b-84b101089856n%40googlegroups.com.
