Originally Posted by Bacciagalupe
H'm, some of those components look like they're from a Dahon Speed....
So with the Pantour/Stelvio combo: The Stelvios will be very fast on smooth pavement, but the suspension of the Pantour hub ought to slow you down a bit. It seems like those elements are at cross purposes, and you'd get the same results with tires that aren't as fast but have a smoother ride. Am I missing something?
Wheels/tires/9sp derailleur/seat/seatpost and probably something I'm forgetting all came off of my Jetstream XP which got the Schlumpf/Shimano hubgear transplant.... the Xootr/Swift with 406 Stelvios is actually faster with the Pantour hub as it allows you some compliance over street irregularities and tracks better through the turns at speed.....shock does not transmit through the handlebars and the whole bike feels smoother... the Xootr with Stelvios and Pantour hub is more comfortable (shockwise at the handlebar) then my recently built Chameleon (520mm/25mm Panaracers with a carbon fork)... the Stelvios are also much lighter than most tires, so you will be faster accellerating.... in my experience, if all out speed is what you want, the lightest wheel/tire combo with the least rolling resistance will give it to you, providing you can control the bike.
Bruce