fast bikes and fat tires

Does your KM have a bolt on single speed disk hub?

Yes it does. It’s a Surly. It works.

you have 6 water bottles and a space heater strapped to that bike.

You’re damn right I do. That’s movin’ for ya. :bear:

That’s actually a fan. And only four bottles and one coffee thermos.

one thing about owning and riding a fargo is, you’ll never get thirsty

pic request: xcheck with big apples

edit: nvm already posted on pg2

i’m almost positive guy’s shoe has posted that collabo.

over and over again

whole bunch of identical bikes

[quote=Buffalo Bill]over and over again

whole bunch of identical bikes[/quote]
If you can’t look past the frame you’re just being bleh

Yeah blazed elf stop being so bleh.

[quote=guysshoe][quote=Buffalo Bill]over and over again

whole bunch of identical bikes[/quote]
If you can’t look past the frame you’re just being bleh[/quote]
naw, bruh.

Didn’t know this was even possible.

[quote=guysshoe]
If you can’t look past the frame you’re just being bleh[/quote]

dear gyeshwho,

we’ve seen your bikes alot.
we get it.
stop posting them.

love,
the entire internet.

Didn’t know this was even possible.[/quote]

It ain’t.

You have and will continue to see it in the pixels.

x-post

Jack Brown’s are a hair away from being 35mm wide on a TB14.

I get 35.3mm on synergies @ 70psi.

Here’s my review for Seth:

Jack Brown Greens at 290g. Planning on using the Challenge latex tubes, but they haven’t arrived yet, so I just have standard butyl in there. On a set of TB14s/32H/Ultegra 6500 they don’t really feel much heavier than 28c Conti GP 4 Season on an Open Pro/6600. Ran the Contis at 100/110. Had the Jack Browns at 90/90, which was obviously too much pressure. Even still, they feel nice and comfy at cruising speed. They spin up really well. They feel a bit “bigger”, but not sluggish. Got a stiff tailwind and TT’d 'em for a few at something over 25mph. When I let off the gas, they just rolled and rolled and rolled. Did my normal bay farm loop, which has big square uneven manhole covers in the rightmost lane. I normally avoid them. I didn’t today and didn’t get tossed around. Of course, I’m not on my old Cannondale, but they obviously roll over uneven pavement better. Went over a section of pave (in Alameda!) and it felt pretty good. Then I rode a couple of miles of hard-pack single track and fucking hell these tires are fast. Hit a couple of patches of sand and they felt surprisingly confident.

It wasn’t like the clouds opened up and it was all sunshine and roses, but they are an incremental improvement over the 28c (27mm) GP 4 season in terms of comfort and speed in bumpy conditions. I’m not sure they gave anything up in terms of speed in non-bumpy conditions. However, I wager they should be run a few PSI lower than I have 'em, probably 80/90 or thereabouts. In short, they’re awesome. They have the same casing as the other Pasela gumwalls and the PariMoto. The tread on the green (no kevlar belt or anything) is still noticeably thicker than the tread on the PariMoto, which is a very, very delicate tire. Grant says to use the blue on gravel, but fuck that guy, I’d ride these and carry a boot.

Someday, my Conti GP4S and Contacts are going to wear out and I’m going to replace them with Jack Browns.
Someday.

I rode my JB greens over all kinds of stuff without any issues. Unless your dirt and gravel has little shards of glass in it, I think you’re fine. But, after a few months of use through some rougher and overgrown roads, I did have a few marks on the sidewall. Nothing to the point of a tear, but a few that allowed the casing the bulge out some. The blues don’t have any more sidewall protection than the greens, though. I’m not sure if any of the sidewall protection options that CX riders use would help the durability of the casing, but it might be worth a try.

Rode my new 4 Season in the rear for the fleche yesterday. The 28mm is a tiny bit larger than the 26mm Grand Bois it replaced, but I’m thinking air volume was likely comparable. Honestly, didn’t notice any real difference in ride at around 90 psi. It did seem like I had a bit better grip over mixed surfaces in the rain, but the GB tire was pretty worn down. Good choice overall, I’d say. I’m not so worried about flats and sidewall tears anymore. Still running the Grand Bois in the front, but I have a 25mm GP4000 that’s likely going to replace it in another 1000 miles or so. I really like the GB tires, but I just don’t want to deal with any increased risk of flats on a bike that gets lots of miles in the rain, at night, in sometimes rural places.

Also of note, a member of my team had a similar sidewall tear to what I had on my 26mm Grand Bois tires on his 30mm rear. I believe this is the same casing as the JB as well.