Re: [RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-18 Thread Patrick Moore
It has been 10 years or so, but I did use these, as they were back then, on a beater with not unpleasant results. That is to say that my recollection of them is not of something horrible. I daresay they are not as nice as similarly wide Kojaks, which many praise. On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:28 AM,

Re: [RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-18 Thread Patrick Moore
One more remark: from my experience with several sets of Big Apples of various sizes and types, and two sets of Kojaks: the benefit of these Schwalbes is that they have nice, supple sidewalls even with puncture layers under the tread, which I surmise accounts for their nice ride and their relative

Re: [RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-17 Thread Hugh Flynn
For a much lower-brow approach, does anyone have any experience with Continental Town and Country 26 x 1.9's? They are available from several sources for a relative song, and they seem to have a decent thread count, smooth profile, decent volume, and not soul-sucking flat protection. By all

Re: [RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-17 Thread cyclotourist
I ran TCs on our tandem a while ago. They were fine. Nice smooth center tread with inverse tread on the shoulders. Not terribly supple, nor were the sidwalls robust, but that's a Conti weakness IMHO. Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at

[RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-13 Thread Beth
Meant 44s. -- 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] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-13 Thread Beth
I just put Compass 26 x1.75s (38s) on my Riv Betty Foy and I really love them. They replaced Schwalbe Marathons -- 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

[RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-09 Thread Michael Ullmer
Hi all, I just acquired a Koga Miyata Valley Runner frame that I've got to outfit with some new wheels and tires. I haven't been in the world of 26 wheels or tires for quite a few years and need some suggestions on tires. The frame can fit 2 tires comfortably with fenders. 2.15 would be the

Re: [RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-09 Thread Patrick Moore
50 mm 559 Kojaks. Worth the $$. On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:21 PM, Michael Ullmer mjull...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I just acquired a Koga Miyata Valley Runner frame that I've got to outfit with some new wheels and tires. I haven't been in the world of 26 wheels or tires for quite a few years

[RBW] 26 Tire Suggestions?

2014-04-09 Thread stonehog
Compass 2. Great tires that are as fast for me as jack B's or Hetres. And they look great on a Miyata! https://flic.kr/p/jdSiwd Brian Hanson Seattle, WA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and