Hi Michael, I have Big Bens (measure 52mm) and Compass (measure 44-ish) for my Hunqapillar.
The Big Bens are a wonderful tire. Fast on the streets with little noise, and great float on the trails. (Going over roots at low pressure-- you won't even know they're there!) After reading all the great things about the Compass-- they're true! The Compass 26" are very fast on the roads. I'm probably shifting up 2+ gears on the same streets compared to Big Bens (which I don't think are slow). It's like riding with a tailwind. I don't have much trail experience with the Compass. Some short stints haven't shown any downside. Here's the thing: the Compass are a lot narrower than I'd like. I did pinch flat it. (I was pushing the bounds, and I'm used to the Big Bens...) If only the Compass was offered in 2" version! If I were doing a road tour on my Hunqapillar, I'd choose the Compass. If I were doing a mixed terrain, I'd choose the Big Bens. (The extra width is worth it for me.) When I'm pulling my kids, I prefer the Big Bens. Good luck! Shoji On Friday, July 11, 2014 6:53:04 PM UTC-4, Michael Ullmer wrote: > > Does anyone have any experience using Schwalbe Big Bens? I am building up > an old Schwinn Paramount PDG 90 Riv style and want to have a wide tire that > is a cross between knobby and slick, something I can go offroad with but > also ride to that offroad location on the street without being too slow. > Has anyone used them in that past? Are there any other great tires I should > consider in roughly this width I should consider? How do Big Ben's compare > to the ride quality of a Compass tire? The widest mtb tire that Compass > offers is 1.75, compared to the 2.15 of the Big Ben. Further, does anyone > happen to have a pair of these they want to unload? > -- 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.
