Re: [CR]700c 38mm tires?

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From: "Tom Martin" <tom@wilsonbike.com>
To: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <KCTOMMY@msn.com>, <jeremylieberman@nyc.rr.com>, "Classicrendezvous_1" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]700c 38mm tires?
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:15:58 -0700


oops:

Tom Martin
Oakland CA
multi-tasking a little too much today.


----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Martin
To: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr."


"Classicrendezvous_1" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [CR]700c 38mm tires?


> IRC makes a good line of wide tires, and they're NOT blackwall either-
> natural/skin/tan/ however you want to describe it:
>
> Metro 700x35 tan
> Tandem 700x30 tan (kevlar BELT version too)
> Duro tour (blackwall though)
>
> tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <KCTOMMY@msn.com>
> To: <jeremylieberman@nyc.rr.com>; "Classicrendezvous_1"
> <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]700c 38mm tires?
>
>
> Ya gotta have big meats to put down the horsepower. I've got a couple of
> bikes shod with Panaracer Paselas in 35mm, and like them fine. Harris
> Cyclery (Sheldon Brown) has them listed in both the 35 mm and a whopping
> 37mm size, but I can't say I've ever seen a pair of the 37s.
>
> These are touring style tires, with extra toughness built in, not a racing
> design. However they seem to corner fairly well, roll fast and are
> reasonably light. The ride is extra plush. I run them at 110+ PSI on the
> tandem. Most other tires I've seen this wide are lower pressure city tires.
>
> Beware, though, many quick releases don't open wide enough to accommodate a
> 35 mm tire, especially when mounted on a narrower rim.
>
> Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jeremylieberman@nyc.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:30 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]700c 38mm tires?
>
> Anyone know if there ever existed, wide (35-40mm) truly high quality
> lightweight tires for 700c size wheels? Or have the only high quality fat
> tires been made for 650b wheels?
>
> Jeremy Lieberman
> New York City
>
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