Originally Posted by
Paint Job Steve
Really sorry for 4 posts in a row this what I was looking at. Clicked on view full forum and back to normal.
Good news is can post links and pics now, again sorry to be a pain in the ass. This is the tire I'm interested in. Please let me know if you know something. No big whoop.
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roadsport/p/155765
I have a set of the RoadSports on my old Rudge. Sorry I didn't see your message sooner, but I have mentioned it earlier in the thread I think last May or so. I've taken them on one ride. I can say, not bad, but in my non-27" world I live on Compass and tubular tires. I'm a bit spoiled, but stil I didn't hate the Road Sports. I have a set of Pasela 32 mm on a touring bike, where I had Paselas and now Challenge Strada Biancas. The Stradas are rather nicer than the Paselas. The RoadSports at full pressure (90 psi) roll freely (my rudge's hubs spin very freely!), and are still pretty good at about 65 psi. When I get newer calipers and brake cables on the bike, I can do some more riding, and I'm looking forward to when I have the bike in better shape and can ride it more.
On the plus side for the RS, the wired beads are a perfect seal to the 68 year old beads on my Rudge wheels and it holds 90 psi pressure for a long time. On the original rims the tires fit the frame perfectly. Most likely the best quality tires I'll find for the bike will be a Pasela. They weigh around 450 grams, where the RS's weigh around 100 grams more.
But I don't have a set of Paselas yet, and my bike-monkeying priorities are to finish fitting a more modern road bike for my run of fitness rides.