I like the MSO tires. Have them on the XO-4 and the Black Mountain Monster Cross. You can get the 60tpi for less than $35. The 120tpi (which are nice) can be found to $50. No flats yet. Manly? Yes!
On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Chris Chen <cc...@nougat.org> wrote: > I'm of two minds. > > I have the Barlow Pass Compass tires on the way and I'm seriously > considering trying out some of those 700x40C Clement MSOs I saw on Will's > Hillborne: I heard they come out to 38 on a 24mm rim and that's damn near > perfect for lil' ol' me. > > They look so Manly. > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'm thinking about getting an Xpress as a spare tire, after having 5 >> flats on 2 different Pari-Motos. I replaced the back tire with a spare >> after the 3rd flat, and proceeded to have two more. >> >> If a rider is going to have to install the spare tire, I think there's >> some merit in that spare being a little tougher. >> >> I'm also considering trying out the Compass Loup Loup Pass as a rear >> tire, and keeping the Pari-Motos on the front, at least until my supply of >> Pari-Motos runs out. >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Toshi Takeuchi <tto...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I use Soma Xpress 650b on my commuter and have had two flats. One was >>> a thorn after 0.5 miles riding, and the other was a pinch flat after >>> running over a large, unseen object that caused me to crash down on my >>> rear wheel. For peace of mind it's good for the commuter and I don't >>> care about saving time on my 30 minute (each way) commute and extra >>> work means more exercise, which I need! Maybe I should be running some >>> armored tank tires, just in case :). >>> >>> For brevets, the PariMoto made a huge difference in terms of perceived >>> speed and comfort, and I've never flatted those, but it's probably >>> just luck. >>> >>> The Hutchinsons are good, but I think there are nice wider options. >>> The Soma B-line is probably an economical step up in speed as well as >>> the Lierre or the new Compass offering. >>> >>> If I were going to ride 38s on brevets, then I would probably go with >>> the (not-extra light) Lierre or Compass offering. Bubba promises they >>> are almost as good as the Hetre :). >>> >>> Toshi >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
