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I am also a Babyshoe Pass fan. Been riding them on my Homer for years, both with tubes and tubeless. Very, very nice. The ride and handle beautifully and they are absolutely silent, which I enjoy (some people don't care about sound). Doug On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 11:09:06 AM UTC-7 Joe Bern

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There's no reason you *can't *mix tire sizes. Back in the day - before suspension forks - mountain bikers would add a bit of cush to the front by running a bigger tire than the rear. You could do this with the knowledge that your rear 38 will wear faster, then replace with a 42 you've found by

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No biggie Joyce there's always some tires somewhere ! https://www.modernbike.com/soma-shikoro-k-tire---700-x-42-black-brown https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=77871 Of course, when things like this happen I may be given to pause on the selection. If I was goin

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Ah that sucks Joyce. What about 38mm GravelKing SS? I really like the tread on these - smooth center, but a little bit of texture on the sides to aid in sandy or wet conditions. Universal has em in stock (but not the 43's), and they are fast and reliable to buy from. These seem like pretty i

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Back to the drawing board on tires...I'm officially calling this "tire angst." The order for the 42 Shikoros went through, Pay Pal and all. I was so happy! Later, I received an apology from the merchant stating they were out of stock but hadn't updated their website. No! I called and spoke t

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Joyce, so glad you were able to get those Shikoros! I have them on my 60cm Platy and have been very pleasantly surprised by how nice they feel on the road; they seem to really smooth out the rough spots. So far I haven't had a flat in a month of ownership even though our streets are full of glas

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If you ever feel like you are getting too many flats on the rear (always the rear!), a much tougher, but still a bit supple tire is the Marathon Supreme. And it comes in 700x42. https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_supreme There are many marathons... this one is the light

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Garth, you're a life-saver! I got busy right away and ordered the tires. Thanks so much for the link. On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 3:01:55 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: > Joyce, Enjoy the ride !!! Shikoro 700x42 .. > https://takeahikeshop.com/products/soma-shikoro-700c-k-tire-black-brown? > >

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Joyce, Enjoy the ride !!! Shikoro 700x42 .. https://takeahikeshop.com/products/soma-shikoro-700c-k-tire-black-brown? On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7:51:54 PM UTC-4 JAS wrote: > Jason, what casing did you select for your RH tires? Standard, extralight > or endurance? I'm impressed with

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Joyce - yeah, I think I've been lucky and am due for a streak of flats to be honest! I have a mis-match of Standard and Extralight right now, but only about 1500 km has been with one Extralight - and 1 of the 3 flats was on it. Most of my riding has been on the standard casing, and I don't not

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Jason, what casing did you select for your RH tires? Standard, extralight or endurance? I'm impressed with your mileage to flat ratio. Garth, you're right! It's ultimately about life and enjoying the ride. I"ll bet you've read "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Performance" by Mihaly Csikszent

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I was riding 70 to 100 miles per week back then with 3 to 5 bikes, most on the commuter and allrounder, mostly on pavement but say 1/3 dirt. Oh: One big exception to the "flatting fast tires": Big Apples. They rolled surprisingly well for their bulk, but got perhaps 1/3 of the flats per unit dista

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Each to his or her own. It depends on what you prefer. Many ride stiff tires that don't flat; pre-sealant, I preferred -- no, really, really much preferred -- to fix over 150 flats per year (2 boxes of 100 Remas per year, more or less) instead of riding tires that felt slow. Fortunately, modern s

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You know, riding can at time be hard, like uphill and against the wind. I've ridden race bikes with tubulars and all that, but they don't make riding any easier. No matter what my speed is at the given time, I can't go any faster than I'm already going. There's no outrunning, improving the pre

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I never feel bad about good tires that get me home. Stopping for a flat is a gigantic pain in the arse, now exacerbated in my case by arthritis that will hurt like hell for a week after I've muscled a tire lever around a rim. I'm #TeamNoFlats* *Ok I feel bad about Kenda Kwicks. Those are awful.

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Should I feel bad about my 780g Schwalbe Marathon Greenguard tires? Sure keeps the flats away when riding on the street. -- 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

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Peter You stated/asked: "Some of them are clearly wrong; how can the 700x44 Rene Herse Snoqualmie Pass tires possibly weigh less than the 700x38 Barlow Pass ones, unless the casings on the 700x44s are sidewall-bursting thin? And weightwise, the SOMA Supple Vitesse SLs are just *crazy* light, if

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I have the Schwalbe Marathon Supremes and love them. I ride daily on them and get 12,000 miles without a flat. I change them before I have any problem. I'm on my 4th set. This is the only tire I've ridden so I don't know about the others but I loved the performance so far. On Tuesday, May

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Kate, Good for you for getting a decision made on tires. I loved your comment about getting lost in the internet...I, too, have been down the rabbit hole of the internet studying various components and accessories. It's amazing how the time flies by and even with advice from the others on thi

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On the subject of racks, I ran across this recently and thought it may be of interest to Riv riders mainly due to the awesome color choices like Turquoise, Red, British Racing Green or Powder Blue !!! Public Rack

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Another quickie. The Nitto racks are beautiful but heavy. I have one of the Axiom racks and it is matte silver rather than beautiful shiny but a much lighter. I’m SO excited for you Mine in two weeks. We will WOW them when bikers see a Platy pod coming towards them when we go for a ride

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After talking with Vince at RivBike. I decided to go with the Switchback Hills 48 also. No fenders. That was the easy decision. I just can't figure out what handlebars to go with! Choco? Tosco? flat with sweep? Lost in the internet for hours!!! Kate-Trenton, NJ On Friday, May 14, 2021 at

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For what it's worth, I have Snoqualmie Passes on my Hillborne with the Simworks 58 Hammered fenders and they work great. I just got a Platypus for my wife and she has Switchback Hills and our plan is to have our LBS install the Simworks 62 smooth fenders on her bike. On Thursday, May 13, 202

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"Some of them are clearly wrong; how can the 700x44 Rene Herse Snoqualmie Pass tires possibly weigh less than the 700x38 Barlow Pass" ... apparently Jan answered this in the comments to a blog post at Rene Herse

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Thank you all for your thoughts on tires! I've learned a lot by reading these responses and have enjoyed the different view points. Thanks for taking the time to respond with your experience and advice. It sounds like there are lots of options that would enhance the Platy's ride. BTW, my Pla

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At every given shared size, GravelKing Slicks split the weight difference between analogous Rene Herse extralight and standard casing models. To my eyes, the tread on the GKs is indistinguishable from the RH slick tread (as with the Pacenti Pari-Motos which were the progenitors of both lines, an

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I run the Babyshoes on my Hillborne, and before that on my Soma Grand Rando - combined, about 7000 km on them and they are the best Rene Herse tire I've ridden, and also the best slick I've ridden. The volume feels like the 'Goldilocks' balance in volume; bigger Rene Herse / Compass tires feel

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Anyone running the Rene Herse 650B x 42 Babyshoe Pass? Phil, I was considering the Loups 38 as well. I am enjoying the Rene Herse Barlow Pass 38 on my hybrid bike. I also can see what all the fuss is about. Like riding on clouds. Kate-Trenton, NJ Mermaid 50 Platystill at Riv HQ On T

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We went with the Soma Supple Vitesse SL 48's on Maia's Platypus. They are absolutely fantastic tires, truly. I would not hesitate to recommend the Shikoro's based on what I know, since they are in essence very similar tires, just with added flat protection. Depending on the width of your rims,

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50 is a good call, I think so. I'm an 83 pbh and got a 55. I've been looking at your bike and thinking "that's about right." I'll have to reset my visual expectation for mine. Better tires are amazing--absolutely worth the money for me for increasing the joy of riding, although I'd give up s

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Yes, mine is the 50cm, good choice for my 81 PBH I think? On a 650b I've most recently ridden the Kendas (like wood but not as pliant) & the Soma/Panaracer Co de Vie (not bad), on a 700c the Panaracer Gravel King (again, not bad). Now I promise to shut up after this, but after the RH I'm never

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Phil--Your Platy is a 50cm? Joyce, I'm so happy for you. These are the ones I think (I could check later) Analog speced for my Platy--with the same riding info--mostly road, pea gravel, perhaps a touch off pavement in case I need to be): https://analogcycles.com/product/panaracer-gravelking

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BTW, the Shikoros are not SOMA's lightweight slick tire. At 320g(28c), 350g(33c) 430g(38c) for the folding ones, they're more like replacements for their heavier Everwear tires. The wire rimmed ones are obviously heavier still. Another comparison would be to the Riv Ruffy Tuffy (700x28) or Jack

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That is great to know. I can now stop going OCD over tire quality comparisons :) On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 2:38:05 PM UTC-7 divis...@gmail.com wrote: > All the SOMA tires are made by Panaracer (the bike tire subsidiary of > National Tire, which is the tiremaking subsidiary of Panasonic; they

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All the SOMA tires are made by Panaracer (the bike tire subsidiary of National Tire, which is the tiremaking subsidiary of Panasonic; they mostly do car/truck tires). All the Grand Bois tires are made by Panaracer. All the Rivendell tires are made by Panaracer. All the Compass/Rene Herse tires

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Joyce, If you're reasonably happy with the Big Bens on your Clem, you might consider not straying too far from that formula on the Platy. Riv has 700 x 38 Schwalbe Marathons in stock and you might find 42s out there somewhere, too. When I read "no light casing, some flat protection", that trans

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Joyce -- It appears that Soma has 42mm Shikoros in stock. Seems you couldn't go wrong given your description of planned use. https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/soma-tire-shikoro-700c-steel-bead-2596 On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 2:36:09 PM UTC-4 JAS wrote: > Oh joy! My mermaid Platypus 55

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Kushan -- I believe Joyce is correct here, the Shikoros are made by Panasonic in Japan with a Soma label :) On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 3:00:09 PM UTC-4 Kushan wrote: > Based on 55 cm frame size, I am assuming you plan to run 700c tires > (couldn't tell since you have 27.5 on your Clem). I hav

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I'm running the Rene Hearse Loups (650b) with tubes on my 50cm, now I understand what all the fuss is about. They're fantastic & I'm sure the rest of their range is of the same caliber. PB On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 2:00:09 PM UTC-5 Kushan wrote: > Based on 55 cm frame size, I am assuming you

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Based on 55 cm frame size, I am assuming you plan to run 700c tires (couldn't tell since you have 27.5 on your Clem). I have 700 x 38 mm Panaracer Gravel king on my Roadini and they have been really great. Despite the name, they are more of a road/slick tires with some light treading which give