My Hillborne is currently wearing a pair of center-slick 700 x 47 durable casing Teravail Washburn tires set up tubeless on Cliffhanger rims. So far no complaints.
Scott Amherst, MA On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7:30:48 AM UTC-4 brok...@gmail.com wrote: > Here’s what I’m running: > Gus - 27.5 x 2.5” Teravail Ehline > Toyo Atlantis - 26” x 1.8” RH Naches Pass > > I’ve been super impressed with the Teravail Ehlines. Sure, it’s a burly > dirt / gravel tire, but they roll surprisingly fast and quiet on pavement. > Quieter than a set of Teravail Sparwoods that I have on another bike (those > buzz like crazy). I’m at just under 1,000 mi on these Ehlines and it’s been > mostly paved riding. The tread still looks great! I’m kinda shocked, > actually. > > On Oct 3, 2023, at 7:19 AM, exliontamer <rollu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > My bikes: > Toyo Atlantis - 700x42 Continental Contact Speed > Cheviot - 700x38 Blue Lug Fairweather Cruise > > Katie's bikes: > Platypus - 650x42 RH Babyshoe Pass > Roadini - 700x35 RH Bon Jon Pass > > On Monday, October 2, 2023 at 11:09:12 PM UTC-5 velomann wrote: > >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e1023db1-00b6-48e1-aed3-193168b580fan%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e1023db1-00b6-48e1-aed3-193168b580fan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/7f4b3271-b70a-44ac-9ab8-54dade0a5a60n%40googlegroups.com.
