On 08/19/2016 12:10 PM, 'Clayton' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
I have been using the ultra lights with the tan sidewall. The
sidewalls are translucent. Very, very light tires with a delicious
ride. Supple. Sort of like riding on just an inner tube as the tire.
When I first installed them, the front end washed out on clean dry
pavement and I wrecked. I blame the mold release on the tires
combined with the pressure at 40 psi. After the crash, I took a
long ride in the dirt to scrub the mold release off and now run
the tires at 30 psi, which seems ideal. I have been a little
reluctant to corner real hard (still have the road rash) but I'll
head to a parking lot one of these days and see how far I can lean
them. I rack the wreck up to operator error.....(I knew about mold
release on tires).
If I was to purchase again, I'd get the standard, not the ultralights.
The standards are really light.
Beware, once you are spoiled by the ride of these tires, it will be
hard to take them off.
I haven't had them long enough to report on wear, but due to my wreck,
I am thinking they might have a harder compound, and should last
longer than they appear they would.
The light sidewalls on the Compass ELs make you think they're "event
tires," but in fact they have a reasonably thick tread, the same
thickness as the standard tires. Unlike many "event tires" that for me
last only about 1,000 miles, the Compass X-pass in 32mm and 28mm last as
long as Grand Bois Cypres 32mm or Paselas.
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