The Barlow pass sure seems like an excellent tire, but being narrower it's a change in the wrong direction. Bigger bikes probably are being used by heavier people which needs wider tires, not taller. There are plenty of wide off-road 650b tires available, just as good a selection as in 700c, and the finest, widest road tires as well too, so 650b should be the best choice for a bigger do-it-all bike. For a big mtb bike, 700c/29" could be a good choice because you don't care for road tires then. To me it looks like the choice for a 700c wheel for the biggest Clem frame is only based on subjective esthetics and not on function.
Johan Larsson, Sweden On Sunday, October 19, 2014 2:20:09 AM UTC+2, EricP wrote: > > I was not as thrilled with the Compass 26x1.75 on my Long Haul Trucker as > the Schwalbe Kojak tires they replaced. They are better than Big Apples. > Not saying they are bad tires, they're not bad. Quite good. My personal > preference is for something even wider. Especially on that bike. > > As to the Clem, I'd really like the 59cm to stay 700C. That way I have a > choice of skinny tires (Compass Barlow Pass 38mm) or go wide such as most > 29er 50mm or 60mm tires. It's getting to the point where 38mm are almost > too skinny except for smooth roads. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Someone else (or perhaps Eric on an earlier occasion) opined the same, >> which makes me sit up because I have been toying with the thought of seeing >> whether the 559X1.5s might not fit under the crown of my Riv customs. >> >> Can anyone confirm or, in the event, describe other experience? After >> all, there is the 32 mm 559 Kojak, which is a pretty darn nice tire, and >> Panracer still has the 559 Pasela in 1.5 for half the Compass's price. >> >> ... Or are the 559 Paselas only in "Tourguard" nowadays? >> >> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Eric Daume <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Except for the Barlow Pass. >>> >>> And in a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, I didn't think my 26" >>> Compass tires were any better than my (much, much cheaper) 700 x 35 Paselas. >>> >>> Eric >>> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
