[RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
A huge thanks to everyone that chimed in and I love the photos (those can certainly keep coming). I did order up a set of the EL Loups based on this thread so hopefully they will be here shortly and I can make my own comments on them! -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
Wonderful..more options. :) The description sounds like the extralight is more supple material but doesn't say it's any less thick so I am not sure if it's more flat prone or not. Like I said the biggest thing is the all black is what I want. This would be a no-brainer to go standard if it was in black. On Saturday, August 2, 2014 11:10:14 AM UTC-4, Johnny Alien wrote: So I am going to get some new tires for my SH. I have rocked a few tires for this but most have been heavier weight sturdy tires of the Schwalbe and Continental variety. I really would like to get something lighter weight and more supple so I have my eye on the fairly newish Compass line. The issue is that I prefer and all black tire to tan sides and in this line the standard casing (which I have no issue with) only comes with tan sides. I do some trail riding but mainly loose gravel, rails to trails stuff and am curious if the extralight would be flat prone. I don't ride the trails as often as the road but I do it often enough to want to keep it in mind. Should I steer clear and suck it up and go with the tan sidewalls for the extra security? The site has little description on the differences and not many people have used them for reviews. The extralight is also $20 more so I will be paying an upcharge for the all black look. -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
Here is my Sam with tan sidewalls. Hetres. I think tan sidewalls are just as good looking as black sidewalls, though. But you can see what yours may look like if you have a blue Sam: https://www.flickr.com/photos/70237737@N00/14193457709/ -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
Read all about Compass tyres here, with many questions answered by Jan Heine in the reader response area: http://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/introducing-the-full-line-of-compass-tires/ -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
On 08/02/2014 12:04 PM, Johnny Alien wrote: Wonderful..more options. :) The description sounds like the extralight is more supple material but doesn't say it's any less thick so I am not sure if it's more flat prone or not. Like I said the biggest thing is the all black is what I want. This would be a no-brainer to go standard if it was in black. Extralight casings use smaller diameter threads in the casing, and those smaller diameter threads are easier for a small piece of glass or a small sharp stone shard to cut, so yes they are more flat prone than the standard casings. -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
The link posted above was a great resource. I had read the page before but not the comments. Per Jan Heine in the comments the puncture resistance is exactly the same for both the standard and extralight however the thinner sides might be more prone to cuts. He rides the extralight in light offroad conditions all the time with no issues. That sounds good enough for me. -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
I've ridden the Barlow Pass lights on dirt and gravel roads to their practical limit and have not had an issue with them. Here are pictures from a typical ride, though I don't show much of what the road conditions are. You'll get the idea. https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157644812056819/ I've actually been debating selling mine as I prefer the Clement MSOs for the riding I do. Greater confidence in the looser/steeper stuff. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, August 2, 2014 3:58:25 PM UTC-6, Johnny Alien wrote: The link posted above was a great resource. I had read the page before but not the comments. Per Jan Heine in the comments the puncture resistance is exactly the same for both the standard and extralight however the thinner sides might be more prone to cuts. He rides the extralight in light offroad conditions all the time with no issues. That sounds good enough for me. -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
I have 700C not 650B. Went from Cyores to Extra Light. Els are noticeably better. Expect 650B is similar. On Saturday, August 2, 2014 10:10:14 AM UTC-5, Johnny Alien wrote: So I am going to get some new tires for my SH. I have rocked a few tires for this but most have been heavier weight sturdy tires of the Schwalbe and Continental variety. I really would like to get something lighter weight and more supple so I have my eye on the fairly newish Compass line. The issue is that I prefer and all black tire to tan sides and in this line the standard casing (which I have no issue with) only comes with tan sides. I do some trail riding but mainly loose gravel, rails to trails stuff and am curious if the extralight would be flat prone. I don't ride the trails as often as the road but I do it often enough to want to keep it in mind. Should I steer clear and suck it up and go with the tan sidewalls for the extra security? The site has little description on the differences and not many people have used them for reviews. The extralight is also $20 more so I will be paying an upcharge for the all black look. -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Compass 650B Tires - Standard Casing vs Extralight
I'm another 700c rider chiming in, but I just completed a 4 day tour on Compass Barlow Pass ELs through northern Idaho, into Montana, and back. Our biggest climbing day was over Lookout Pass in Montana over ATV trails which included nearly 6000 feet of fast decent over rocky trails. The gravel ranged from pea gravel to baseball-sized rocks and everything in between, and the ELs held up wonderfully. I was nervous about heading out into the mountains with extra-light tires, but they rode as well as everyone says and they performed very well. I only have a week on mine, so I can't say anything about longevity, but I was WILDLY impressed with the fact that they held up without visible nicks or cuts through that abuse. Not sure if this helps, but that's my 2 cents about ELs. Hugh Flynn Newburyport, MA On Aug 2, 2014, at 9:41 PM, Anton Tutter atut...@gmail.com wrote: I rode regular Hetres on lots of dirt and gravel, and never got a flat (except once after walking my bike through some thorny bramble, but it wasn't gravel). Then I switched to the extralights and noticed a large sidewall nick after the third gravel ride. Then I switched to the Compass Babyshoe Pass extralights and have ridden them on at least 500 miles of gravel so far, with no issues, even when bombing down a gravel stretch at 40mph. Here's a typical gravel segment these tires see: And for what it's worth, the Babyshoe Pass E-L's are a supremely fast and smooth riding tire. Anton On Saturday, August 2, 2014 11:10:14 AM UTC-4, Johnny Alien wrote: So I am going to get some new tires for my SH. I have rocked a few tires for this but most have been heavier weight sturdy tires of the Schwalbe and Continental variety. I really would like to get something lighter weight and more supple so I have my eye on the fairly newish Compass line. The issue is that I prefer and all black tire to tan sides and in this line the standard casing (which I have no issue with) only comes with tan sides. I do some trail riding but mainly loose gravel, rails to trails stuff and am curious if the extralight would be flat prone. I don't ride the trails as often as the road but I do it often enough to want to keep it in mind. Should I steer clear and suck it up and go with the tan sidewalls for the extra security? The site has little description on the differences and not many people have used them for reviews. The extralight is also $20 more so I will be paying an upcharge for the all black look. -- 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
