Nothing admirable; I'd choose 26s to 32s if I could find light, supple ones in the 559 size, but alas ....
I run 60 mm Big Apple Liteskins (that are stretching toward 65 mm on 45 mm rims) at 15/18 or so on the Fargo, on pavement and off, and they seem to roll as well as the 40 mm (actual, marked 38) Spec Hemispheres on the alternate wheelset at 40-50 or so. I just road 18 miles out 'n' back to PO, Vespers and return on the Riv cum 22s, and, while the little, skinny wheels jar on our inevitable 3" to 5" expansion cracks, they really are quite smooth on low amplitude, high frequency vibrations; eroded tarmac, say. My brother Peter and I noticed this back 20 years ago when we both road mtbs with the Turbos and Fatboys. And part of the jarring on big cracks is due to the small diameter of the wheel. Aside: first use tonight of the Edeluxe, powered by SON 20R, this season; wonderful light. On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Admire you for that. 22s. Wow. Am at the point where the 35s now on > my Sam Hillborne are feeling incredibly narrow. Really. Faster than > the 40s that were on it. But now, 50 to 60 for everyday riding seem > more my style. > > Eric Platt > > On Nov 5, 9:11 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I repeat myself repeatedly, but yesterday, after having neglected my >> two Rivs for a couple of weeks for the new Fargo, I got back onto the >> commuter, thinking I'd find it uncomfortable with lowish bars and >> skinny tires. No, not at all, and once again I experienced that tiny >> epiphany that I've been re-discovering a few times a month for the >> last 15 years. It's like Bach: listen to other Baroque composers and >> sometimes you ask yourself, "Is that Bach?" But listen to Bach and you >> know immediately that is Bach and can only be Bach. (Messe in H-moll >> (B Minor): current favorite.) >> >> There ain't no feel like the good ol' feel of that li'l ol' Riv of mine. >> >> Butt back, elbows bent, hands lightly in hooks or on hoods, powerful >> push style pedal stroke, the 22mm 559 Turbos moderating the root >> heaves and pavement shrinkage gaps surprisingly well at 85/95 -- >> remarkable. Thanks once again, Grant. >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
