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 he also hasn't had problems on some pretty rough terrain. Check out
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/a-winter-adventure/ and http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/riding-to-forest-road-6700/ On mud and snow, you'd want knobbies, and on big, sharp rocks, you need stiffer sidewalls that don't cut so easily, but everywhere else, I have no qualms riding these. The one place they don't do well is highway shoulders with all the steel wires that accumulate there... Best, Jan Heine Compass Bicycles Ltd. www.compasscycle.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ On Saturday, May 10, 2014 3:11:27 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > >> 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 > -- 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.
