On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 8:42:48 PM UTC-5 Adam wrote: Asking the timeless question: which tires should I buy for the Hillborne?
I have had nothing but VERY positive experiences with Rene Herse tires and I don't think their prices are out of line with other options. I've been getting thousands of kilometers out of their tires with EL casings and no more punctures than expected, with the caveat that if you try to push the life too far the tread gets very thin and the punctures will start to come more often. My two Sams are 650B, one of them on Gravel King slicks and the other on Ultradynmico Cava JFF. I've ridden the Gravel Kings on mixed road/gravel/hiking trail, including some very hilly stuff, and I think they're pretty much the equivalent of standard or endurance casing RH. I've ridden the Cavas on dirt and pavement with some reasonably steep stuff and I don't like them nearly as much. Only a few hundred kms on each, so far, so can't say anything about the durability. None of them have any traction in mud. If that's an important issue, I'm a big fan of the tread on RH knobby tires, which I've been using in the winter on my Breadwinner G-Road. They're certainly not as silent as Jan would have you believe, but they're not slow. I don't think there is any component that has a bigger impact on how a bike feels than tires. Ted Durant Milwaukee WI USA -- 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/dfeede3c-445e-4cc1-b6c0-9754dcf2a55bn%40googlegroups.com.
