I stand corrected. I am surprised. I run Compass 42 x 700 and 38 x 700
tubeless and 28 x 700 with tubes. I assume the 39 x650b reflects stock on
hand. I ran into this with Bruce Gordon (God rest his soul) Rock and Road
where the 700 s were not tubeless being made with a previous generation
mold
I like Compass tires too, but the 650b x 38 mm are not compatible with
tubeless, so that is why I am going to give the Gravel Kings a try. I will
let everyone know how it goes.
Toshi
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 2:27 PM John McBurney wrote:
> I’m a daily bike commuter and as I think about it all
I’m a daily bike commuter and as I think about it all my bikes run compass
tires. I ran Gravel Kings for a while on my commuter . OK but not as well
made even though both made by panaracer. More flats than Compass too. I
like the 3 mm rubber in compass more than a breaker belt. When I ditched my
I am running 700x38 gravel Kings on Velocity A-23 rims and the combination
works very well. I could not get them to “jump on” the rims till I ran them
with tubes for a few days, that took the folds out of the casing...then,
pulled the tubes out, a quick blast with the air compressor and they
Ask James at Analog Cycles.
On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 5:20:48 PM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote:
>
> I'm thinking of using Gravelking 650b x 38mm tubeless with A23 rims. Has
> anyone used these Gravelkings? I've never used tubeless before, so I'm
> trying to solicit experience with the 38s. Most
Until recently I ran 700c tubeless GK smooth tires on my Sam. The tires
are great. Best fast rolling gravel tire out there, IMO. They're durable,
ride great. I ran mine at about 35 psi and could take it on mtn biking
trails, bad roads, never got a flat. Orange Seal Endurance sealant.
I'm not running 650b but have Gravel Kings smooth tread in a 700C x 38. I
set them up tubeless on Velocity Quill Rims and run them at 28psi. ( I
weigh around 160). I love this setup! I have tried a multitude of tires
through the years and find that these are the ones that I am 100% happy
with.
