Originally Posted by
USAZorro
Stan,
You're right about the answer being tires, but fatter tires does not necessarily equal greater rolling resistance.
big chainring,
Is that the made-in-Japan Raleigh Superbe with the really sweet gold finish (my presumption), or a converted 3 speed Superbe? If the former, you should have no trouble finding 700c tires in 25 or 28 width that will help prevent the jarring, and not be so large as to make the bike look silly. If the latter, just don't inflate the tires quite as much.
Yep, the gold finish one. Got alot of looks when I raced that bike. The gold lacquer finish started looking bad with scrapes and chips, so I stipped the gold off and its now a chrome bike. I'm using 700 x 28 tires now. They are really hard riding. I'm kind of tempted to get some tubulars. They always seamed to ride nicer. Come winter I put 700 x 35 tire on the front. Thats the ride I like.
