Re: [RBW] Compass Elk Pass tires on 2003 custom

2015-09-05 Thread Patrick Moore
The Kojaks measured just shy of 32 mm on the 21 mm (outside) Equalizers. But if you don't mind spending $78 per tire, I wholeheartedly recommend the Elk Pass, narrow or not. It rides smoother and faster (by "feel" anyway)" than the fatter Kojaks. On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Joe Broach wrote:

Re: [RBW] Compass Elk Pass tires on 2003 custom

2015-09-05 Thread Joe Broach
Hi Patrick, Thanks for the report on the EPs. Bummer that they're coming in undersized. I was thinking about them as replacements for the old Avocets on the 92 XO-1 in our fleet, but I want to stick to 32s. What did the Kojaks measure? Best, joe in pdx or On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Patrick

Re: [RBW] Compass Elk Pass tires on 2003 custom

2015-09-05 Thread Patrick Moore
No, alas and alack, only certain models are tubeless ready. Still: Initial sentiments, carefully edited to accommodate early use enthusiasm, say that, tubes and sealant and all, they are very fast, not to mention very smoth. As far as weight goes, an Elk Pass at 175 grams (the instances I've

[RBW] Compass Elk Pass tires on 2003 custom

2015-09-05 Thread Justin August
I thought all the new Compass tires were tubeless ready. Is that not the case for these? -J -- 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-bunc

[RBW] Compass Elk Pass tires on 2003 custom

2015-09-05 Thread Patrick Moore
32 miles this afternoon on a new pair of Elk Passes. They do feel ("feel") faster than the Kojaks but, interesting, I the difference is more apparent when climbing than on the flats; though they do feel faster on the flats, too -- just not as big a difference in "feel" on the flats compared to the