On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 21:17 -0700, james black wrote: > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 20:44, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I think that sounds like the perfect tire, how many non touring or > > hybrid bikers are out there that can accommodate that size? Even among > > Rivendell's lineup, the lighter weight bikes (Roadeo, Rambouillet) wouldn't > > be able to run that size. You would need to get a Sam or an Atlantis. Not > > sure about the AHH, but it would be close, and probably not with fenders. > > If somebody did come out with a really nice 700c x 38mm tire similar > to a Pari-Moto or Hetre, there would be plenty of interest in it, and > lots of people would want their (larger-sized) Rivendells to > accommodate it, I suspect. There are many existing Rivendells that > won't fit such a tire, but if the tire existed, I think that designers > like Rivendell would be compelled to design around it.
So where's the champion? > > I ordered a pair of 700x37mm non-TG Paselas for the build I'm > currently working on, and expect they will be pretty good, so the > situation isn't totally dire for us poor saps who have to use 700c. Then why are the fans of wide 700C tires gnashing their teeth with envy? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
