I commuted on 1.25” non-Tourguard Paselas for several years (before switching to the 1.35” Kojaks). The Paselas were light — 240 grams (the Elk Pass is 178 grams, the Naches Pass EL is 300 grams) but they did feel as if they rolled particularly fast — the Kojaks felt just as fast , *to me,* anyway — and they were *very* pressure sensitive, with a very small range between wallowy and harsh. And they were much more liable to goathead flats than the Kojaks, and had very fragile sidewalls; and treads for that matter: I recall having a Carradice Nelson fall backward from a QR saddle attachment onto the rear tire at speed and lock it; the resulting skid removed a good 2” of tread down to the fabric. I preferred the Kojaks for puncture resistance and durability with similar rolling feel — *to me,* at any rate.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM Josiah Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with other posters that René Herse tires are by far the nicest > option. Gravelkings are okay, but not nearly as supple as RH standard or > extralight. Same for the Maxxis DTH. Tioga PowerBlocks are pretty nice, but > are discontinued and hard to find, and still not in the same league as RH. > My personal choice is usually either Paselas for decent budget tires or RH > for nice ones. > > Also, TPI can be misleading: > https://www.renehersecycles.com/tpi-and-tire-performance/. > > Josiah Anderson > Tacoma WA > > Le lun. 15 juin 2026 à 4:26 PM, Ryan Schlichting <[email protected]> a > écrit : > >> Hey all. I’m looking for slick to semi slick 26 inch tires in the range >> of 32 to 50 mm equivalent width. These would be for mostly Road so I’d like >> them lightweight supple and fast. I already know about René Herse and I’m a >> big fan, but I’d like to hear about other brands. Any help would be >> appreciated. >> >> -- >> 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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHBamiV9vG96EiKbxEeMPsGxMPmXnY4%2BYDf8BL1C56X86WXZTA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHBamiV9vG96EiKbxEeMPsGxMPmXnY4%2BYDf8BL1C56X86WXZTA%40mail.gmail.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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADqZWjN-%2B%3DzFVcHUfvAaU2%3DjOptGWPXn5rcCSCoRUrGGxae_eA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADqZWjN-%2B%3DzFVcHUfvAaU2%3DjOptGWPXn5rcCSCoRUrGGxae_eA%40mail.gmail.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu5VUFv1LfRM6gnMAsFcgGiBuf%3DQ_z%3D6qhMPQm2%3DhQnAQ%40mail.gmail.com.
