RE: [CR]Re: Ride quality..don't forget tubes or wheels

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Subject: RE: [CR]Re: Ride quality..don't forget tubes or wheels
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 08:25:02 -0400
Thread-Topic: [CR]Re: Ride quality..don't forget tubes or wheels
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From: "Rich Rose" <rrose@normandassociates.com>
To: <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Chuck Schmidt wrote; Years ago there was an interview with a Continental tire engineer in VeloNews and he said that to equal the feel of a 23mm sewup you needed a 28mm clincher. Recently as a reaction to $60+ clinchers I decided to try 28mm Continental Ultra 2000 with wire beads (the things are really inexpensive). This is the size tire people use for performance riding on tandems from what I understand.

You know what? I like them. They hum like a sewup and with a lower tire pressure than a 23mm clincher. They roll nice, no pinch flats ever, and they are amazing on descents. AND, you can ride offroad even (shades of Jobst Brandt). I put them on my De Rosa and my Colnago. They don't feel super "lively" (maybe the extra weight and gyroscopic effect) but they are very confidence inspiring on the descents.

They are so cheap I'd suggest everyone at least try a set once; you may even love them like I do (yes, I still run sewups and hi-performance clinchers on some of my bikes).

Reply: Wouldn't the Roll-Y-Poly be very similar? Richard (28's won't fit on my bike), Rose Toledo, Ohio