[RBW] Tire suggestions.....

2016-05-03 Thread mothtoflame
Hello all, I am wanting to throw some large tires on my Atlantis. I am writing in hope that someone will have suggestions that might help me decide. Here is what I am looking for: 1. Holds up well on medium to loose gravel, but still rolls nicely on pavement. 2. Ideally something with a bit o

[RBW] tire suggestions thanks

2013-04-01 Thread Michael Williams
just wanted to say thanks to the group, Rob from Ocean Air Cycles in particular for a great tire recommendation in the Resist Nomad. A while back I had posted requesting some info on a possible 700x40 "plush" tire. I went with a pair of them and they are perfect. I have a set of Hetres

Re: [RBW] Tire suggestions.....

2016-05-03 Thread Tim Gavin
Schwalbe Thunder Burt! They're pretty fast and mostly silent on pavement, faster than any other knobby/light knobby tire and as fast as Schwalbe Super Motos. Yet, the knobs give them superior traction on dirt/gravel compared to any slick tire. The shoulder knobs stay out of the way until you cor

Re: [RBW] Tire suggestions.....

2016-05-03 Thread David Banzer
+1 to the Thunder Burt. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Tire suggestions.....

2016-05-03 Thread Patrick Moore
The Furious Fred is nice, too and rolls quite well on pavement. While they are not "beefier" than the Compass tires, they've stood up well to the dirt (mostly) and gravel (quite a bit) that I've ridden them on. On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:17 PM, David Banzer wrote: > +1 to the Thunder Burt. > > --

Re: [RBW] tire suggestions thanks

2013-04-05 Thread Michael Williams
Using Velocity Synergy Rims that measure 23mm wide I think, They Measure just under 41mm on those rims, and as David said, they ride really supple, and cant speak of flats after only 3 rides.hope this helps -Mike On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Michael Williams wrote: > just wanted to