My Road Standard currently wears nominal 32 mm Vittoria Randonneur Hypers. On Velocity A23 rims they measure a good 34 mm wide. They shouldn't fit under short reach brakes, but they do. I weigh about 180, and don't carry significant loads on that bike. I can run as low as 60 front, 70 rear which is what I used yesterday and today. Lower than that starts to feel too squishy and vague. Optimum for me might be 65/75.
The bike does handle a bit better with 28's, and after the next bike shuffle it will wind up going back to 28 mm Rubino's. Bill On Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:09:18 PM UTC-7, JL wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I might just be the kind of person that finds a happy mid zone in the > 700x28c tire as I can't seem to enjoy riding my rambouillet with anything > larger. I do like supple, large volume, tires. I ride big plush 650b > tires or round 559 slicks on other bikes. On the Ram a 32mm or larger tire > feels too bouncy/springy. I looked into information about tire pressure > but it was confusing. Jan Heine's chart about 15% deformation and load > distribution claims that at my weight (175lbs with the bike) I should ride > pressures in the 30s for 32mm tires - that seems very low. > > Right now I ride various 28mm tires at about 80psi front and 90psi rear. > > What setup (psi tires etc) are people enjoying on their 700c road bikes > (in riv terms that is: RS, LL, Ram, Rom, Leg, AHH, Rodeo, Customs)? > > Is personal size as much of an issue and I am expecting it to be? I am > 5'8" and 150lbs if I round up. I expect that tire sizes would feel > different for someone who is 6'3" and proportionally heavier. > > Why change my setup if it isn't broken? Just to try new options and > experiment with bike fit. > > Thanks > JL > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/4xffDHJ7GOoJ. 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.
