After having had the Steamroller for less that 36 hours, I had to make another change. The tires previous owner (PO) had on it were Panaracer T-Serv Messenger 700X35s that were fat enough to be 40s or 42s. Though the front had plenty of clearance between the fork crown and brake caliper, the rear had somewhere between very little and NONE. Depending on how you center the rear wheel, you could get at least one or as many as 3 or 4 spots on the tire where it rubbed as it went by the rear brake bridge and caliper. NO GOOD.
Fortunately for me, I still had the 700X32 Panaracer Paselas from the Raleigh Talon and switched the suckers over. Now I have tires that are still chubby and comfortable, but are also rated for 95psi which is CRAZY fast for a big fat road-gripper 32.
A couple more seconds of lining up the rear wheel in the slot, aligning the brake caliper/pads and cranking down the quick-release (yeah, I know, Quick Release?) and I'm back on the road.
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