Wow ! My 500+ gram 700x 40 Supremes are my light tires I have the 700x 47's on now that weigh somewhere around 1000 grams. Those Supremes roll nice and are comfy and pretty flat proof. If they are not too worn out I'd ride them over nearly any other tire. If you are light I think the same tire in the narrower version might be a little more sporty but for me at 257 now....they are perfect. Flotation rules, go wide with pride!
On Mar 6, 9:09 am, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm thinking of riding in a 100k populaire in a couple weeks. I know it's > not a tremendous distance but it'll be my first rando event and my longest > ride ever. > > I plan to do it on my Hilsen... I've got the necessary reflectors, lights > (battery), fenders, and a small sackville saddle bag + front trunk sack to > carry stuff. > > I've got 40mm Marathon Supremes on there now. I imagine I'd be the only one > with 40mm tires. Not that that's a deal breaker but I've been contemplating > getting a set of faster tires and this seems like as good a reason as any > to make a purchase. What sort of tires do people normally ride on such an > event? I love all the Schwalbes I've had and am tempted to get Kojaks out > of brand loyalty. I was also eyeing the 32mm Grand Bois Cypress on Jan's > site. As far as I can tell Jan is the rando guy and I can't imagine he'd > sell crappy tires. > > What sort of foods do people eat? I'd rather avoid things in the power goo > and protein pudding food group. I went for a ride with some roadie types a > few weeks ago and brought dates as my snack. I was keeping up ok before I > ate the dates but the dates sat heavy in my belly and I became a slug. > > How extensive of a tool kit do people generally bring on a ride like this? > I generally carry more tools than I've ever really needed on the road. > Flats are really my only stop-me-in-my-tracks roadside repair I've had to > deal with. I'm tempted to minimize the tool kit but don't want to go too > small. > > I realize the ride is short enough that I could probably get by doing > business as usual and get through it but thought I'd solicit advice from > those who have gone before. Perhaps I could appear more sophisticated than > I really am. Any thoughts or advice... food, tire, tool, or otherwise... would > be appreciated. > > Oh yeah, FWIW... the ride is the OR Randonneurs Brewpub > Popularie<http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2012/Brewpub/Brewpub_Info.html> > > Thanks, Smitty -- 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.
