I'm going to disagree with Adam regarding the riddlers. I used some 27.5x2.25 riddlers for about 120 miles before I decided I did not like them. They are quite heavy and are quite slow (at least by feel) on the pavement. If you end up getting something knobby for your loose conditions, tires with a constant knob height have felt better on the pavement for me, but will obviously be slower than a smooth tread tire.
Personally I have been looking at the Schwalbe G-one allrounds at the 27.5x2.25 size as a good middle ground between my compass switchback hills and conti X-kings. Will speaks highly of them, but I haven't had the chance to try them yet. Collin On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 11:25:36 AM UTC-8, Adam Leibow wrote: > > i would look into the wtb riddlers. they have a shallower tread in the > middle that gets thicker towards the sides of the tire. I had this tire in > 700c x 45mm but they make it fatter & in 27.5/650b. they ride pretty > supple/fast and have great grip in the dirt. totally different animal from > the horizons and the nanos. > > On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 7:02:38 PM UTC-8, Drw wrote: >> >> I know this has been covered, but maybe there are new options out there. >> What do people like for a tire with these characteristics >> >> -650b 2.0-2.35 size >> -All rounder (not totally slick, not totally knobby) >> -not super-duper thin (I ride on messed up streets) >> -also not slow feeling >> >> I currently have wtb horizons, which I like, but they are not great on >> loose dirt and I wouldn’t mind something a little bigger anyway, since I >> have room. I like the look of the byways and may go that way, but I wanted >> to see what else people like. My riding is like 80% pavement/20% dirt, but >> when it’s dirt it is usually pretty loose. >> >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
