I honestly don't remember what pressure I ran the Barlow Pass at. Lower
than I ever ran Jack Browns at for sure.
I fooled with them a lot at my house before departing. Having my wife
photograph the sidewall next to a steel rule while I sat on the loaded
bike. Nerdery incarnate.
I just
Ty
what tire pressure did you use on the 900 mike trip???
John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ
On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 7:14:16 PM UTC-4, Ty Graham wrote:
Hey, I just wanted to add my $.05.
I've been riding Barlow Pass on my 64cm Atlantis for as long as they've
been available. Great tires.
Schiller, Leven, Jawnson, Allen, to name a few, but are there really 900 mikes
on the forum? :-)
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On May 2, 2015, at 3:31 PM, John Hawrylak john.hawry...@verizon.net wrote:
Ty
what tire pressure did you use on the 900 mike trip???
John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ
On
Ty, Your 5¢ is two bits to me. How they comfortably handle your use is more
interesting than the max (useless trivia) recommended pressure. As several
have said before, the larger volume tires do seem to have more tactile
character change through the range of pressures than 28mm (the wide tire
I think dead is a perfect description of Marathons, but they are tough and
they are fast. My best riding buddy wants exactly that on all his bikes
and runs his pressures high.
I'm curious if anybody has tried Barlows on Mavic Open Pro rims. I've
figured out from experience that the
I think the best argument about optimum low pressure is texture-following.
Chatter and vibration from high tire pressure feel like riding with your
hair on fire, but as Jan and others have demonstrated, you get the worst
rolling resistance when your tire is not conforming to the road surface
I agree with others. Try them at different pressures before giving up on
them. IME, larger volume tires are more sensitive to pressure/feel
relationship. That's a good thing as you can adjust them as needed for what
road surface you're on. Typically I feel faster on gravel with a lower
I haven't tried the Barlows I haven't had Marathons for a while because
fo their stiff nature. I recently went from Panaracer Pasela 35's to the
new 38's it has been a HUGE difference in feel. Even going from their
regular tire to the PT (extra flat protection) the tire is a vast
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Mike Shaljian mikeshalj...@gmail.com
wrote:
I think you need to be more skeptical of the notion that the Marathons
are, in fact, significantly more flat-resistant than the Barlows. The
higher volume and lower pressure characteristics of the Barlow make it, in
On the subject of pressure: I tried Grand Bois Extra Leger 700x32 before I
tried Compass. I think the max pressure (printed on the tire) was 90psi. I'm
not sure, it may have been 100 or 110. At any rate, Jan's instructions with
those tires were to use higher pressure because of the extremely
Ron, I just received a pair of the 700c Barlow Pass tires and am mounting
them on my CX bike, which has Mavic Open Pro rims. I'll report back in a
few days after I get a couple of rides in. They'll be replacing the
green-label Jack Brown's, which I have zero complaints about, just wanted
to
thanks Mark
On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 4:20:37 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
Ron, I just received a pair of the 700c Barlow Pass tires and am mounting
them on my CX bike, which has Mavic Open Pro rims. I'll report back in a
few days after I get a couple of rides in. They'll be replacing
Hey, I just wanted to add my $.05.
I've been riding Barlow Pass on my 64cm Atlantis for as long as they've
been available. Great tires. Love the ride.
I've been a Jack Brown guy. Also a GB Cypres guy. I have Marathon Supremes
mounted on a spare wheelset, but I just hate the ride; too dead.
I think you need to be more skeptical of the notion that the Marathons are, in
fact, significantly more flat-resistant than the Barlows. The higher volume and
lower pressure characteristics of the Barlow make it, in my estimation, a very
flat resistant tire. I have put probably 3500 miles on
Hi Daren,
What size Marathon Supremes are you riding? And what pressures are you
are you using in the Supremes and Barlows?
Oh, and how much weight are you carrying on your Atlantis?
I'm surprised by how they felt to you, my Supremes are so much stiffer than
my Xtra Light Barlows, but
Let me know if you want me to take your Barlow Pass tires off your hands.
I found the extralights to be astonishingly nice on my Hillborne, and
would love a set of regular weight ones for my Atlantis. Are you missing
something? Maybe, but you should trust your senses. Don't let somebody
I think he specifically said they were plusher, but not faster, or not as
fast as he wanted. My buddy has 35mm Supremes on his Dahon Tournado, and
it rolls extremely well
On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 12:13:21 PM UTC-5, John wrote:
Hi Daren,
What size Marathon Supremes are you
Yeah, I was mostly hoping to speed up the Atlantis a little, but it just
didn't happen. Its already very comfortable with the big Supremes, but my
time over the route was the same with both tires. Maybe on a lighter wheel
the difference would be more pronounced.
On Wednesday, April 29,
Not to rob Bill of his possible tire purchase from you, but you may be
running the Barlows too high. I weigh 200 and run my tires at 30-40 PSI.
Smooth as butter. The suppler the casing the less the need for pressure and
the greater the tire's ability to conform to the road, making it faster.
I ran both the BP and MS at 60 rear, 50 front. On my test ride the other
day it was just 210 pounds of me, the bike, racks and an empty rando bag.
On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 11:13:21 AM UTC-6, John wrote:
Hi Daren,
What size Marathon Supremes are you riding? And what pressures are
I have wondered about the added speed issue myself.
I don't think I have become faster on any tire I have tried.
Perhaps those benefits can only be realized by the ultra-fit. I am not
ultra-fit.
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hmm.
i have barlow passes on my sam. i am not sure they make me a whole lot
faster. i sure do think they are more comfortable to ride, and i feel like
i can ride much longer, and the bike rolls better. i replaced some
marathons as well.
i think it's like running in hiking boots and then
I appreciate the heads up from both of you. I'm riding Challenge Strada
Biancas on two bikes, and one of the bikes has room for barlows. Loving my
$50 tires, which ride fast and plush at 60/50, and would hate to be
disappointed by $80 tires.
On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 12:04:08 AM
I hope I didn't dissuade someone from trying something new. The reality is
the compass tires were more comfortable than the marathons but didn't
improve the performance enough in my calculus to be worth trading for the
flat-resistance the marathons offer. This is a commuter bike and I don't
Take this with a grain of salt, since we are the makers of these tires...
but we only sell what we use, and we use our bikes hard. We've ridden these
tires (and the similar Grand Bois Extra Légers) on gravel for many hundreds
of miles, and they work very well. I put them on my son's bike, and
Re: stiff wires on highway shoulders. I have one bike set up tubeless (2.2 120
tpi), and one with Tire Savers (C-lines), and my number of flats went to zero
from many. The one flat I've gotten in the last several months is from when I
changed gears mid-ride on my fixed gear, and didn't readjust
On Sunday, May 11, 2014 10:20:22 AM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote:
Do you find tire savers help protect against wire flats on the Barlow Pass
tires?
We get so few flats that we don't bother with tire wipers (aka tire
savers) any longer on wide tires... However, there is no reason why they
On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:50:22 PM UTC-4, EricP wrote:
A pair of these tires have found their way onto my Sam Hillborne. Realize
they will stretch some, but at first glance, they looked a lot skinnier
than the Baby Big Bens that were on the bike.
Due to recent bad weather, only was able
After 250 miles, my pair of Barlow Pass tires measure 37.6mm; they should
stretch a bit for you with use.
rod
On Saturday, May 10, 2014 3:31:02 PM UTC-4, Rod Holland wrote:
On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:50:22 PM UTC-4, EricP wrote:
A pair of these tires have found their way onto my Sam
I am debating getting a pair of the Barlow Pass tires for my long
meandoneering rides. What has folks' experience been with them on dirt
roads with loose gravel/sand? Also could someone compare and contrast the
ultralight casing with the standard casing?
With abandon,
Patrick
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