I pulled the trigger on Gran Bois Hetre Extra Legers. Comfortable, fast rolling, light. They do hit that 650B 42 mm sweet spot. Today was the maiden voyage, and I was happy. We will see about puncture resistance and wear.
Had they been available, I might have went for the Babyshoe Pass XLs. <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jKXEtO0NQPs/UxPw8em3uaI/AAAAAAAAAE4/kPehHs9HuBg/s1600/IMG_0228.jpg> Best regards, Tom On Sunday, March 2, 2014 6:37:19 AM UTC-8, jeffrey kane wrote: > > Cross-post from the 650b group : > > I've been nursing a pair of Pari Moto's since mid-summer and the weather > has helped extend their life (read: much reduced riding around here since > December) … but I've been telling myself to p/u a new set o' tires for the > last month or so and had decided I go for those highly acclaimed Hetre EL's > for a change. This will be my 4th season riding 650b, much of it on Hetres > .. heck, I even commute on them year-round in NYC. So just as I was about > to pull the trigger I see the post from Compass and *voila*, enter the > Babyshoe Pass XL! > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iJclo6mLl_M/UxMv4CFonyI/AAAAAAAAABA/3pyjrCKoVb8/s1600/photo+1.JPG> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zWKXXrx0LDY/UxMv7fXEyUI/AAAAAAAAABI/jEOp2w8GnQw/s1600/photo+2.JPG> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ny94ytVoP84/UxMv_Y_bKNI/AAAAAAAAABQ/MQfNagkwo4M/s1600/photo+3.JPG> > > Took 'em for a little solo 45 mile loop over the GWB to parts north > yesterday in mid-30's temps on what was left of my November legs. Now, I'm > no expert tire reviewer but I know what I've come to like … and these last > few years on PM's and Hetres have been some of the most enjoyable of my > many years of riding. > > So here's my deep bow of respect to Mr. Heine and his cohorts at Compass … > and a great many thanks for making life so damn good for so many of us in > their own small way! > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
