As I understand things, Kogswell will soon offer a nice skinwall 590 tire (don't know about the pressure): http://www.kogswell.com http://www.kogswell.com .
Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ
On 11/13/05, Christine and Derek Vandeberg <frameref@digisys.net> wrote:
>
> The discussion about constructeurs, fattie tires and rolling resistance
> has me jonesing to get out on the randonneur bike again. Mine has 650A
> wheels, rather than 650Bs; it was built in '81 for cross country (and
> across the Pond) touring; the thought being that one could pick up a 26
> x 1 3/8 tire in just about any hardware store in Anytown, USA. Problem
> is that it's tough to find tires in this size that run at higher
> pressures. I've currently got some tired old IRCs that run at 95psi;
> the closest I've found to that are Schwalbe Marathons, which are rated
> 45-85, I believe. Anybody out there got a good source for this now
> unpopular size, which I think originated as the consummate English
> 3-speed tire?
>
> Thanks --
> Derek Vandeberg, Bigfork, Montana
> mailto:frameref@digisys.net