Speaking of 26" "road bikes," here's a cool Paramount on 'bay: www.ebay.com/itm//290663312629 Love the bike, not the silly-stupid BIN. Is this that same Mad-Wis shop being discussed a couple days ago?
On 2/9/12, John Speare <j...@phred.org> wrote: > As long as we're talking tires for 559, I'll throw my current faves in the > ring: > > http://www.maxxistires.com/Bicycle/Mountain/MaxxLite-310.aspx > > Don't let the knobbies in the picture fool you -- these are round-profile, > good enough for fast commuting, rough-housing, and trail riding. Super light > and supple and wonderful. These have become my all-rounders on my > 559-wheeled bike -- single speed 1990 mb2. > > Second place tire would be 1.75 (non-TG) pasalas. > > I dig 559. I had the 56 cm Atlantis for a while and an XO1 and loved the > wheel size. I'm working on a plan for building my perfect 559 frameset at > the moment. > > 559 has turned into the bastardized step child wheel size over the last few > years, especially as 29ers have come to dominate the mountain bike scene -- > further degrading the perceived usefulness of 559. The broader adoption of > 584 is also taking part in the smack down. > > Matters not to me! I have bikes with 584 and 622 wheels (and 406) -- but 559 > will always be on at least one fun, nimble, fast bike in my garage. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Seth Vidal > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:10 AM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis vs. Sam > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:08 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Has anyone used these? >> >> http://www.mtbr.com/cat/tires-and-wheels/tire/panaracer/tserv/prd_3575 >> 46_151crx.aspx >> > > Not in yellow - but I have tservs on our tandem. Good tire - rolls well - > nice balance between flatproof and plush. > > -sv > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.” -- 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-bunch@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.