[RBW] Re: Tires in the Goldilocks zone (was Grant on tires)

2014-03-16 Thread sameness
I thought the Big Ben http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/tben.htm was their favorite tire of all time... obviously the (p)erfect tire... why do we even sell anything else? So: Big, nominally knobby, fairly heavy (though not as heavy as they could be with Kevlar), and/but without as much flat or

Re: [RBW] Re: Tires in the Goldilocks zone (was Grant on tires)

2014-03-16 Thread Jason Leach
I don't think they will stock the GR is a way to have a better tire. From a retail perspective it makes sense to try new things, rotate stock, and offer additional products to compliment existing ones. Rivendell has an existing business relationship with Soma. To my knowledge RBW has never sold

Re: [RBW] Re: Tires in the Goldilocks zone (was Grant on tires)

2014-03-16 Thread Eric Platt
Well, glad to know there are some others out there that aren't overly pleased with the Marathon Supreme. Have used both the 700x40 and the 26x50 versions. In both sets found the ride to be slow. LIke they are sticking to the ground. Have always written it off as my excess weight. Might have to