I have tried both Compass EL and Soma EX 700c tires in recent weeks and find the Compass feels much more plush. I believe the difference between casings between the two have been discussed in recent threads. I do find the Soma sidewalls to be a little more stiff.
I have a set of Soma SL tires (insanity thrives) coming in a day or two for fair SL to EL comparison. If Compass made 700c x 42 I'd go for those without a doubt. Each rider knows their limits in terms of wear, use, budget so EL's won't work for everyone. I am at my limit ;) Compass tires have no minimum air pressure or direction on sidewall. Soma says minimum of 40 psi. In my opinion they can go a few pounds lower but due to stiffer tread (by design for wear) they start to feel squirrely at 35 in the rear. Mitch Browne San Luis Obispo, CA On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:19 AM, John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone tried these yet? My pair of Soma Vitesse extra wear tread just > arrived at my office. > > John > > On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 7:26:25 AM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote: >> >> https://instagram.com/p/8mMR3jotbY/ >> >> Check out these new tires that just dropped from Soma! This is what I've >> been waiting for on my Atlantis, something like the 650x42 Compass tire but >> in 700. They've also got a 38mm version >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/aEYyD3bnppc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
