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I will be getting The Crow soon.BruceBrown said:...I need to mount one of the Crows up on one of my Dyads to get the "official" volume index to mate with Shiggy's excellent specifications data...
Splitting hairs? Or are you trying to get me to putter around tomorrow on yet another one of my precious vacation time days? :thumbsup:Guitar Ted said:Bruce, I am curious if the over all height of your Delgado Disc/ Crow set up is similar or much different than any other combos you might use, like the XR with the DD rim, for instance. Maybe it's similar in over all diameter to a 1.8 XR.
The reason I ask is that I am wondering if the diameter is more than one to two millimeters in difference. If it is, does that affect trail measurement enough for you to notice it in the handling department?
Maybe I'm splitting hairs here or maybe I'm full of it, but I am curious.
The faster you ride, the greater the air resistance chunk is, as air resistance ramps up prograssively, whereas rolling resistance is liniair.Soupboy said:50-60%? Where is that figure from? At what point does the effort to eliminate rolling resistance begin to eliminate traction? Seems to me that there is a high correlation there so you can't have it both ways. It comes down to the surface you plan to ride on.
You are mistaken. Trail has nothing to do with wheelbase.one1spede said:Unless I'm mistaken, the trail measurement shouldn't change. You'd have to change the distance between the hubs for that to happen. The tire hits the ground directly below the hub, no matter what size it is.
Ted, we had rain this AM which took me off the hook for the "Honey Do" list for a few hours. So I was out in the garage with a cup of coffee, KGGO from Des Moines blasting heavy metal rock from my era on the Bose and mounting tires for you.Guitar Ted said:Thanks! It sounds as though the XR 1.8 is going to yeild the "shorter" height, so my theory on the Crow looks to be hogwash anyway. Don't get yourself in any "hot water" on my account with your wife and certainly do ask to go out for a ride instead! No sense in wasting time off measuring tires for a greasy shop mechanic in Waterloo! :rockon: :cornut:
And sometimes it fails miserably...lanpope said:
I don't know. I got mine directly from NoTubes.com.Maxrep said:Is QBP currently carrying the Crow?
Good question. One I've been mulling over myself. Was it....Guitar Ted said:As Shiggy duly noted, the difference in diameter does affect trail, but since the Crow and Nano are so close in diameter, it doesn't explain why you were able to take a tighter line with the Crow. Must be another reason there?
I have no need to listen to the music I work with day in and day out in my career during my freetime. Besides, opera and heavy metal are pretty close as they both involve a lot of screaming.Guitar Ted said:p.s. Opera singers listening to heavy metal while working on mountain bikes. What a visual! :band:
Let us know how you like them. Then tell us how you think they would roll on that nice Orbea Alma you got to use for a couple of weeks.:madman:2melow said:I just got my pair - I haven't weighed them yet but they are LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT!!!!
I'm looking forward to running them....I'm excited if you guys are able to drop one gear lower!
~Brett
Dude, that Orbea Alma with those tires would FLY. I bet you could build a sub 22 pound bike if you had a race wheelset and those tires. I was already a gear lower with the stock setup and 580 gram ignitors....imagine another 100 grams off each tire! :crazy:BruceBrown said:Let us know how you like them. Then tell us how you think they would roll on that nice Orbea Alma you got to use for a couple of weeks.:madman:
BB
16 psi? Wow!Nowork said:I raced a pair of these yesterday at the World Cup in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, they are awesome race tyres. No problem in rooty muddy stuff, just rolled over the roots and gripped without a problem. No washing out on the descents even the mud slide descent in the trees. They were also incredibly quick to accelerate out of the corners on the start loop.
I was running about 16psi front and rear with stans solution on his Olympic 29r rims.
one1spede said:I'll be curious to hear what you guys think about reliability with these. I'm looking for a fast race tire for some races this fall, like Chequamegon and Iceman. I'm considering the Kharma, Crow or Nano. I currently have Ignitors, which seem great for all around riding. However, with those races, (assuming it will be pretty dry) a lower profile, lighter tire that rolls quickly could be a good thing. Will be used tubed, at least initially.