P.S.: Tires like the Marathons and others mentioned previously serve a real need in the tire world, too. It's not that one tire is better than the other - it all depends on what you need in a tire. If you are riding half a mile to the train station, as many Germans do, a flat tire will have you miss the train. A Marathon will be a little slower and ride more harshly over the bumps, but you'll never notice that on your 5-minute ride. A Compass tire makes no sense in that scenario. Or if you plan a long ride on the shoulder of busy highways that are full of steel wires from exploded truck tires, you may want to trade speed and comfort for puncture protection.
That said, as we go with wider tires, the risk of flats is much-reduced. A 42 mm tire at 40 psi simply rolls over a piece of glass that would puncture a 23 mm tire at 100 psi. And if you ride on the scenic backroads that see little travel, then you'll encounter far less debris, too. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
