There was a lot of pleading and whining on the mailing lists asking for
wide 700Cs. I think that pleading finally won Jan over.
On 11/02/2015 06:18 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
I'm surprised Compass even went to 38, never mind 42. Jan's theory has
been that whatever the wheel size, there is an optimum sweet spot for
plushness, speed, handling, and it so happens that when you measure
wheel plus tire, the total circumference is almost equal. I think it
is something like 700C = 32mm, 650B = 42mm, 26" = 52mm. When you start
going beyond a 700 x 35, I think the handling starts to get a bit
weird. Plus your bike starts to get pretty jacked, unless it was
designed for monster tires to begin with. I rode a bike with 700 x 41C
Nimbus tires for a few years in the early 90s. I wasn't such a tire
snob back then, and I've since heard the Nimbus series were considered
dogs(no doubt stiff sidewalls, they were probably also belted), but it
was about the only thing going in a wide road tire back then. I found
it just fine for city riding, but a bit sluggish in the turns. The
bike was built with those tires in mind, but there was barely any
clearance, never mind fenders.
I realize he sells tires, and so the BQ Jan must accommodate the
Compass Jan, and Compass is already beyond his stated optimums in both
700C and 650B with the latest tire offerings (and I may go for a pair
of Switchbacks at some point.) But anyway, at some point, how much is
enough already? He has even said the Rat Traps are occasionally a bit
overly bouncy on the road.
On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4:35:32 PM UTC-5, Amit Singh wrote:
The last time Soma offered it's 700x38mm C-Line, Compass was not
far behind to offer it's own 700x38mm.
I hope the same thing will happen this time. ... and if not, it's
worth asking again.
Jan, could you please make a Compass 700x42mm tire for us to
purchase? :)
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