My Hillborne is currently running Panaracer ProTite 650b x 42. I've used various Protite tires over the years in 26" and 700, and find that for mixed terrain (mostly pavement, some gravel, a little single-track, and lots of urban commuting) these tires are fantastic. The same tread pattern as Paselas with good grippy tread but not knobby. I'm also a big fan of the Gravelkings and Gravelking SKs, but I find the regular Gravelkings are fairly flat-prone for city commuting, and the SKs are a bit slower on pavement.
I absolutely love the performance of Rene Herse Babyshoe Pass tires (650 x 42) but find that after about 1K miles, I start getting constant flats, and can't justify $75 for a tire that only gets that kind of mileage unless I'm just using them for touring. Mike M On Monday, October 2, 2023 at 8:26:17 AM UTC-7 ted.l...@gmail.com wrote: > I’ve had tires on the brain this last week. I was thinking I might want to > try something a little narrower on my Appaloosa so I’ve been a bit absorbed > with that thought. > > At the moment I run the SimWorks Super Yummy tire with the black sidewall > in 29x2.25”. I previously had their 26x2.25” tan wall tires on a 26” build > and absolutely loved them on that bike. Unfortunately, in the larger size, > with the sort of riding I do (spirited, urban, all-road) I find the tires > sluggish and a bit unpredictable at times. Combined with the 25mm wide rim > I use, the tires measure to close to 60mm wide. > > I was thinking about trying to find a tire with a more rounded profile and > something that would be a bit narrower, somewhere in the 44-48mm range to > start. > > I’ve been looking primarily at the Rene Herse tires. I have a friend who > runs the Pumpkin Ridge (650x42) tire on his bike of a similar purpose and > absolutely loves them. I’ve used the Naches Pass (26x1.8) on another build > and also liked them a lot, but found that despite being the “endurance” > casing, they were very prone to small punctures and didn’t handle the > typical road debris around where I ride very well; this is one of the > reasons I’ve typically stuck with knobbier tires. > > The ones on my short list are currently the Manatash Ridge (700x42) and > Oracle Ridge (700x48) tires from RH. > > I’m curious to know and see what others on the list use and have liked. If > you have pictures, I’d also love to see what they look like (particularly > 42mm on frames like the Appaloosa). > > — Ted > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0d70b7fc-7fab-4478-993f-a47e01cad135n%40googlegroups.com.
