I'm thinking, after a friend recommended them, of going to Bon Jon Pass tires on my Hillborne. Is the extra light casing worth the cash? Do you give up much durability against the standard casing? I worry a bit about the casing because I'm bigger (205-210 on the best of days) and have seen my share of snake bites from small potholes.
Marc On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 7:44:02 AM UTC-5, ascpgh wrote: > > My experience has been that an improvement in the suppleness of the > casing, including a less slab-like tread cap, is like gaining width and > accompanying volume. I started riding the Stampede Pass ELs on my > Rambouillet four years ago to expand the bike's terrain potential. 32 is > pretty much the max width under fender once more optimal brakes (Paul > Racers) were installed to clear everything, stop when needed and not losing > clearance when the arms closing on the rims for braking like the original > Shimano Dual pivots. Better tires were that last step I took, although I > considered them a part of the caliper and fender size changes. > > Without a width increase, the supple tires provided a whole new level of > comfort. Other than the option of a new bike, the supple tires opened the > terrain I was comfortable riding and they felt like I could maintain > control while having a decent chance of avoiding pinch flats while doing > so. Comfort being both physical and intellectual, I was less jarred from > rough surface roads and less worried about the smoothness of the ride > coming at a cost of more frequent flats. I was riding longer with less need > for physical recovery, fewer spare tubes, patches and tires. > > I ride the Stampede Pass ELs on that bike and frequently take trips on the > gravel GAP and the rocky muddy C&O on them carrying 15-20# with me on the > bike. I can't speak too much about comparisons in this use because I didn't > ride my Rambouillet on the these surfaces much before using those tires and > now think nothing of heading out for a two day 150 mile trip and an Amtrak > home from Cumberland, MD. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 9:25:58 AM UTC-5, Steve Cole wrote: >> >> I want to replace the tires I currently am running on a bike I use only >> about a quarter of the time. The bike is a 1990s era Bianchi Axis. It is >> currently set up with 700c x 37 Schwalbe Marathons (the original). I want >> to go a size larger which I believe the bike will accommodate. I also want >> a suppler tire. I ride mostly in the city, on paved country roads and >> occasionally on fairly smooth dirt roads. I've considered Rene Herse >> Barlow Pass, Continental Contact Speed or Schwalbe G-One Speed. I'm >> interest in any views you have on these tires or others you would strongly >> recommend. Many thanks. >> >> Steve Cole >> Arlington, VA >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b9a440d0-173d-415f-a1e9-c7385e73ac6c%40googlegroups.com.
