The Elk Passes are the most wonderful road tires I've used, but at least on my rims (13 mm IW) a bit narrow (27-28 mm) for anything except the firmest and smoothest dirt surfaces. What about the Rene Herse Naches Pass, 559 X 42? They come in an extralight model at ~300 grams IIRC; I've been using these, with tubes + Orange Seal, for several years and, while they don't "seem" to roll as effortlessly as the 175 gram Elk Passes they roll very well indeed and expand the scope of dirt surfaces that the bike can handle -- I ride mine in shallow sand to take convenient dirt detours between pavement sections, in order to avoid heavy pavement auto traffic.
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 7:59 PM Bernard Duhon <bern...@bernardduhon.com> wrote: > One more thing. Your continentals are the most uncomfortable tire I ever > rode. I know cause I got 5000 mile before 1st flat. > > Paselas & Elk Pass are good for Erie canal. > > > > *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com < > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf Of *Stephen Durfee > *Sent:* Sunday, February 25, 2024 5:50 PM > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [RBW] Yet another tired question... > > > > My son and I are planning an adventure along the Erie Canal route for this > summer, with a few detours along the way to visit friends and explore the > Finger Lakes. I’m planning to ride my All Rounder (26” wheels) and carry > clothes and some gear for camping, but trying to keep the packing light. It > will be mostly a paved road trip, but we might get the chance to get onto > some gravel. With that as the back story, I’m curious about tire > recommendations. The bike came to me with Continental Contacts and I’ve > experimented with Paselas and RH Elk Pass. I'm ready to try something new > and would welcome the suggestions, > > -- > 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/f8919775-b338-4e1e-8cb3-09a70bb5d77en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f8919775-b338-4e1e-8cb3-09a70bb5d77en%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/SA1PR17MB5491DAF352DA930154782BCBCD5A2%40SA1PR17MB5491.namprd17.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/SA1PR17MB5491DAF352DA930154782BCBCD5A2%40SA1PR17MB5491.namprd17.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfguRK4Ltkr1T6Nuosqt86WrWpNw8B1HBKbMmAZ0wFTa%3DAA%40mail.gmail.com.
