Forgot to add that, IME, the biggest liability in speed with even the fattest BAs at very low pressures is when accelerating and climbing -- and I think I can say that they also have noticeably more wind resistance against strong headwinds. They do roll very well for their width and weight and puncture resistance.
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:50 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > FWIW, although my 60 mm BAs are definitely slower than my 35 mm Kojaks > on pavement (I gear ~65" with them for cruising on pavement versus > ~70" for the Ks) they are probably as fast as the Ks on firm gravel > and dirt, to the extent that on firm gravel - or perhaps it's crushed > stone: I'm thinking of the verges of our local Rio Grande bike path - > I don't need to gear down as I would for the Ks, at least at my > preferred pressures: always under 20 for the BAs, usually 50+ for the > Kojaks. Certainly they roll more confidently and comfortably. For a > route that is largely not paved, I can't see BAs being a huge > liability in any way. > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 8:15 PM, shawn <shawn.adki...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Minh, I am a little worried that they may be too big and slow. >> >> On Sunday, February 17, 2013 9:04:03 PM UTC-5, Minh wrote: >>> >>> Are you worried that they will be too big or too small? On the gap end >>> you might feel they are overkill but on the co end you'll be glad to have >>> them. Besides the conditions, the co end drains poorly so it will be >>> muddier if there is a lot of rain this spring. >>> >>> Any speed "lost" on the gap end means more time to admire the views. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > -- > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
