I won't pile on, but Compass tires are boutique cycling at its best! In
other words, I can't afford them (I ride too much). And, then, one blew
out at the sidewall on a 40 mile descent. No reason; just an apparently
'flawed' sidewall (and, of course, a very thin sidewall in order to achieve
I love Rene Herse tires and have them on two of my three bikes but hesitate
recommending them blindly. I've never flatted on one but have seen(and
heard) of a lot of people flatting constantly on them. Jan likes drilling
that they're good for everything and that you'll leave roadies in the dust
Third for the Contact Speed. 32mm. They also come in 650B. If you can
find them, Conti also makes the Grand Prix in 25mm in 26" size.
On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 11:36:26 PM UTC-6 exliontamer wrote:
> Strong second for the Continental Contact Speed. Perfect combo of speed,
> comfort,
I think the Panaracer tires are really underrated and overlooked. There
seemed to be a consensus that the Parimoto 650B tires were prone to flats
but I have not experienced that. I rode a set of them and Rene Herse tires
back to back and honestly while I think the RH tires are great they are
Been very pleased with the Panaracer Gavel King SK I bought a while ago.
Been on a couple of builds. I currently have them on
a fixed wheel MTB I built in the summer. They were a bit scary in mud when
riding a geared bike, but they are much better on the fixie.
I also liked the Maxxis DTH as a
Strong second for the Continental Contact Speed. Perfect combo of speed,
comfort, and durability. They're worth double what they sell for.
On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 9:38:09 PM UTC-6 Ken Mattina wrote:
> I really like the Continental Contact Speed. They're a little hard to find
> but
I really like the Continental Contact Speed. They're a little hard to find
but available on ebay and amazon.
On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 5:19 PM Lynn Haas wrote:
> I moved to Iowa this year, and am experiencing my first Iowa winter. I
> never expected to spend this much time on a trainer. I even
Contact your bike shop they can get tires made to use on a trainer. Save
your good tires for the road
On Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 6:20 PM Lynn Haas wrote:
> I moved to Iowa this year, and am experiencing my first Iowa winter. I
> never expected to spend this much time on a trainer. I even signed up
I moved to Iowa this year, and am experiencing my first Iowa winter. I
never expected to spend this much time on a trainer. I even signed up for
Zwift. Why is there a bike path inside a volcano?
Anyway, my Panaracer Paselas have a weird spot where the casing joins that
goes thunk-thunk-thunk
