Street Warrior -

Stan Shankman said:

I'm basically a fair weather rider. I use a bicycle for
exercise and local transportation around Minneapolis.

so you bike 4 months a year?

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Anyway, my question is: What about those in-between
sized tires?

You know, the ones that look like fat road bike tires.
Yeah, I know, I would have to find a new frame (bike?).
These "in-betweeners" don't seem to be too popular. So,
I'm wondering what people think of the idea.

if you mean 700x28-32mm or so i run 'em (knobbies and
slicks) a fair bit on my #1 bike (a cyclocross or touring
bike). i haven't owned a racing bike in 8 years. & yea,
you'll probably need a new one .. you'd be pretty lucky if
you're bike has clearance.

there are a bunch out there (trek xo1, 520, cannondale
cyclocross or touring, etc, etc).
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david reuteler [email hidden]

On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:49:57 -0500, "Stan Shankman" <[email hidden]> wrote:

<Most of my riding is on pavement. < <But, as is true of all
city biking, that also means encounters with <occasional off-
road conditions. < <Anyway, my question is: < <What about
those in-between sized tires? < < < <You know, the ones that
look like fat road bike tires. < <Yeah, I know, I would have
to find a new frame (bike?). < <These "in-betweeners" don't
seem to be too popular. < <So, I'm wondering what people
think of the idea.

Your ten speed probably has all the clearence you need
to just put cyclocross tires on it. That should do
what you want.

I'm in the process of converting a 12s road frame and have a
Panaracer Pasela on the front. It's 700x32 but measured x27
with a caliper at 75psi. The Pasela should fit just about
any older road bike, has a smooth tread and the kind of
cushioned ride you'd expect from the fairly low inflation
pressure. The rear has a knobbed side with flatter central
tread Ritchey Speddmax 700x35. It just fits inside the frame
and is suitablle for at least rail trail. Ritchey has quite
a diverse and inexpensive collection of pseudo-road tires.

Just changing your tires should do what you require.

"Stan Shankman" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Fat tires are not significantly slower than skinny ones of
equivalent construction. If you wish to benefit from the
superior ride of fat tires without a serious speed penalty,
use a well-made, thin-walled fat slick such as the Schwalbe
Big Apple, available in 26x2.0 and 26x2.35 sizes. Other fast
tires in 26" include the Avocet FasGrip 26x1.9 and
Continental Avenue 26x1.75.

All these tires should provide quite a bit less rolling
resistance than the cheap 27" tires on your road bike.

Chalo Colina

Stan Shankman said:

... You know, the ones that look like fat road bike
tires....

Here are some of the widest road tires available. < --Open ↗
www.schwalbetires.com/on_tour.php?Nickname=BIG%20APPLE&Imag-
e=TireImages/big_apple.gif

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Tom Sherman - Quad Cities (Illinois Side)