Hey Jeremy - Good point. I have kind of given up already though and put the
smart sams back on. I am pretty sure it was seated properly though, just
because i kept having to reseat it due to the area above the valve not
seating right and it taking a few tries of inflating and deflating to get
it
One alternative thing to check before you completely give up on the big
bens: are the tires evenly seated all the way around the rim? Sometimes
big, low pressure tires can have a bit of a wobble on the rim, caused by
the bead being stuck down in the rim in parts. I wouldn't be surprised if
Thanks for all the feedback, especially the detailed report from Hugh. I
went out again today on a 27 mile all pavement ride with them pumped to
about 40 psi (front and rear), still didn't feel comfortable with them,
especially on the long fast twisty descents. Maybe its psychological (from
I've been using 50-622 Big Ben's on my Hunq and have nothing but praise for
them. I'm using 40-60 lbs of pressure depending on the surface and 27mm
Rhyno Lite rims.
Marc
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 3:31:06 PM UTC-5, DS wrote:
For me, really it's only been on these big bens. 2.1 smart
I haven't tried Big Bens yet, but I run similar pressure on my 2.1 (55 mm) MK2
tires. They make a little noise and flex a bit in fast turns, but they never
slide out on me.
I've learned from riding my fat bike that soft, noisy tires can be ok (7-8 psi
4.5 studded tires). Of course, there's a
David,
I've got some more feedback since I've been running em through the paces.
Just did a mixed terrain ride up to Mount Lowe Trail Camp, about 50 miles
nearly 6000' elevation. About 70% was on pavement and 30% dirt rail trail
with some technical sections with fist sized rocks, gravel sand.
That's my setup on the Hunq as well. I find I'm most comfortable at around
45 on our roads here in Honolulu. I'll be honest though, I don't pay much
attention, especially when I'm just riding in town. I generally pump 'em up
to 55 and forget to do anything about it till they are noticeably soft.
I concur with Shoji, that's been my experience thus far. A great rolling
tire nonetheless.
Cheers,
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
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On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:16 AM, Shoji Takahashi
Hi DS,
I have 26 Big Bens on my Hunqapillar. I find the cornering to-be squirrely
on roads if the tire pressure is too low (and cornering speeds are somewhat
high). Easily resolved by raising the pressure a bit. If you're going on a
mixed terrain ride, I'd say pump 'em up a little more.
Shoji
Shoji and Hugh - what psi do you run at typically? understood that weigh of
rider plus racks and bags and stuff can play into that. Thanks for the
feedback though. Taking it out this weekend on an all pavement ride and
will run at higher psi and be cautious on downhill turns. I also lowered my
For me, really it's only been on these big bens. 2.1 smart sams and other
various 40mm + tires have all seemed fine on pavement and cornering even at
mid-thirties psi. Though it's only been 2 rides in on the big bens and I'm
obviously way overthinking this in between rides ;)
Sent from my
Solid advice from Shoji and I think applicable to many tires, not just
the Big Bens. My LoupLoups get a bit squirrely on high speed
descending turns when pressure gets below 55 or so.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Shoji Takahashi
shoji.takaha...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi DS,
I have 26 Big Bens on
This is a bit of a quandary for me. I like high-volume (40mm+) tires as
they provide a smoother ride at low pressure. But that low pressure in turn
makes cornering unpleasant (at least for me). I dislike that squishy
transition feeling that happens with low pressure at high speed turns.
The
Hey DS,
IIRC, I ran mine ~20-35 psi. I'm about 155#, bike weighs ???,
racks+bags+stuff ???, sometimes kid on a Burley Piccolo (whose weight keeps
going higher) ... and the weight distribution changes for all those set ups.
TBH: I just pinch 'em now to make sure there seems to-be enough. There
DS,
I mounted 26 x 2.15 Big Ben's on DT Swiss XR 425 hoops that measure 23 mm
outside diameter. I inflated them to approximately 35 psi and calipered
them at 53 mm. I rode them today on mixed terrain, road with some corning
and single track. They handled really well and seemed to roll fairly
DS,
Really can't give any feedback as I'm in the same boat. I just mounted some
BB'S on my Atlantis. My first ride will be this weekend. Looking forward to
others feedback. Hope your okay. Poor cornering would have me freaked out.
Cheers,
~Hugh
Los Angeles, CA
n Sunday, January 25, 2015
I have Big Apples which are pretty similar and they corner great. Do you
have them mounted on rims that are wide enough? I have had issues with
stability when I mounted too wide of a tire on a narrow rim. Sheldon has a
chart that is pretty good for rim width and tire size compatibility.
On
Hey there,
Just thought I'd share. I have 26 x 2.15 BB's on a pair of Velocity
NoBS(same outer width as Atlas @ 25.4mm) rims on an old rigid Hardrock, and
700 x 2.15 BB's on Velocity Cliffhangers(~28mm wide) on my Hunqapillar. I
really like these tires.
Although not exactly the same rim setup
The rivbike site doesn't seem to say anything about rim widths. And I'm too
lazy to check my own right now. Are all the velocity wheelset rims one
standard rim width? or can it vary?
On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 7:02 PM, drew beckmeyer drewbeckme...@gmail.com
wrote:
i have 700x50 big apples on dyad
To-narrow rims could definitely be part of it. I found BA's to be fairly
rolly below 30PSI on the old stock rims of my '93 MB-5. I also relate to
the post-crash 'oversensitivity/analysis' on everything bike related...
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Good point on the rims. I'll have to measure, but they're the stock
wheelset rims (aeroheat) that came w/ the hunqapillar outfitted w/
Smart Sam 2.1's, so I assume if they're wide enough for the smart sams
they're wide enough for the 2.15 big bens.
On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Kurt Manley
Handling has made me suspicious ofJack Browns mounted on skinny road rims. Wider road rims with same Jack Browns had me feeling confident.
So far, Big Bens on Atlas rims have been very good for me over a lot of dirt miles on my Hunqapillar. I'll do another dirt ride today and post if anything
I had 50 X 700 Big Bens on my Hunqapillar and did not notice any handling
problems. I switched to the 40mm Little Big Bens to gain some fender
clearance. They have the same tread design as the regular BB and they also
perform very well. However, I ride mostly in flat country and haven't done
i have 700x50 big apples on dyad rims. i think the dyad and aeroheat are
the same width. no problems with the tires yet, and they are riv approved.
that being said, the chart on sheldon brown seems to indicate that they are
too large for the dyad rim width. the chart on the schwalbe site says
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