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
<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
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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