Turning The TW200 Into A Street Bike (Mostly) - Page 3

 



ow deep the loose soil is on top of the hard packed surface below.  Radical=
 knobbies have widely-spaced knobs that are an inch tall, less radical knob=
bie have lower knobs that are more closely spaced. The relative softness or=
 hardness of a knobby depends on just how hard (or deep) the substrate is.

A simple "True" would have been sufficient, especially since I've
already clearly stated the following...."and most (approximately 80%)
of my riding will
be on-road (pavement) ... and the other 20% of "off-road" use will be
very light and easy trails and/or dirt/gravel secondary roads.  IOW, I
know what knobbies are designed for but I don't want
'em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  IOW, I want the bike, but not the tires!
I really don't know how to be any clearer on this.


digging into the rubber and providing traction like a street tire
does.

Okay, that's what I said wasn't it?  The tires would be better for
mostly street use.

 



Probably true, yes.

True. But still far from ideal.

No, fair enough. But still far from ideal.

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"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

 

On Aug 10, 2:30 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:

Yes = true, not "probably true."  And when you have a clear black and
white choice as presented there is no room for "probably," only true
or false.  And if you say false, you are clearly and absolutely
refuting the following statement. "Anyone looking at the stock
knobbies on the TW200 can clearly see that they are primarily designed
for off-road (non-pavement) use."  Therefore, by saying false or
"probably" you are essentially stating that knobbies are not PRIMARILY
designed for off-road use.  Ergo, the only possible answer is T-R-U-E
without any qualifications.  Yet my Uncle Jay has told me how dificult
it is for you to ever agree totally with someone or to agree to a
statement that is true that someone else, and not you, came up with,
so I understand.



clearly see that the tread on those tires leans more toward on-road
(pavement_ use than off-road.  That's all I was saying---that these
two tires ...

And I previously clearly stated that I knew the change would not be
"ideal" as per my earlier statement ...Except for the fact that the
tires I linked to would be "more  friendly" on the highway than the
straight knobbies of the stock TW200
and still remain somewhat friendly to off-road use.   I was talking
about degrees of road riding improvement, not nirvana.



And we still have been in agreement from the beginning of the thread
that "ideal" was not an option in this matter.

 



Wrong. You see, we do not know what was going on in the design team's
mind, do we?

Had you asked: "more suitable for off-road than on-road use" I'd have
agreed.

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chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

 

On Aug 11, 12:51 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
 knobbies on the TW200 can clearly see that they are primarily
designed for off-road (non-pavement) use."  Therefore, by saying false
or "probably" you are essentially stating that knobbies are not
PRIMARILY designed for off-road use.  Ergo, the only possible answer
is T-R-U-E without any qualifications.  


No, you are wrong.  You see, what was going on in the design team's
mind is absolutely and totally irrelevant to the statement that
"kmobbies are primarily designed for off-road use."  Anyone, except
those who just like to argue for argue's sake, can clearly see that
statement is true, without exception.  I mean, how many "cruisers"
have you seen that come with knobbies from the factory?  DUH.....



OMG. you like to argue so much that you totally disregard common sense
and common language.  "Primarily designed for off-road use" and "more
suitable for off-road use" have exactly the same meaning to anyone
whose agenda is not just to be an argumentative old grouch.  My Uncle
Jay was right, you definitely are someone who's useless in the
information department since all you like to do is argue about
anything you don't bring up yourself.  I have no need for anything
more you'd have to say so feel free to wander off somewhere else and
annoy other people.

Bill