I hope there is enough of a demand for really wide 26" Compass tires that it becomes feasible for Jan to have some of these made.
On Thursday, June 5, 2014 12:54:57 PM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Jan- > > I'd also love a wider, supple tire for gravel. > > I'm a huge fan of the Grand Bois tires (I run Lierres on my Riv Road > conversion and Cerf Blues on my Giordana gofast). I'm sure I'll love the > Compass tires that will replace them. > > However, I'd love a Big Apple/Supermoto sized Compass tire! 26 x 2.1 > and/or 2.35. I'm sure they'd be a hit in 700c sizes at those widths too. > > For now, I really dig the ITS DJ Mk2 "micro knobby" in 26 x 2.1. It's a > supple, light, fast, wide tire. The micro knobs are great on gravel, and > the center block is reverse for faster on-road manners. This tire rides > suprisingly similar to my Lierres, but with the added cush of another 1/2 > inch of width. > > And it's out of stock. So please make a compass tire >2" wide. The 26 x > 1.75 are a bit too narrow for me. > > Thanks! > > Tim Gavin > Cedar Rapids, IA > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.p...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The trouble with the Super Moto is, nobody seems to have it. I looked all >> over online. One online store allowed me to order the Super Moto 29s, and >> took my credit card and everything, but then this morning I got an email >> that they were out of stock. Grrr. >> >> I'm taking the Krampus to Montana for a little riding around, mostly on >> the road, in August. I wish I could use the Super Motos for a wide smooth >> tire, but instead I'll mount the Big Apples. Fortunately, speed is not an >> issue; I'm not fast on any tire. >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:10 AM, john muhl <john...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.p...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> So then a better choice would be a wider smooth tire? Like, for >>>> example, the Schwalbe Super-Motos? >>>> >>> >>> It's probably apples to oranges but for the gravelly/unpaved roads we >>> have here in north TX (i.e. the flat kind) I've yet to find a tire more >>> comfortable or faster feeling than the Super Moto. >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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.
