I've damaged plenty of sidewalls, but the only time it ever mattered was when riding tubeless. The Snakeskin sidewalls are fine, but you'll be sacrificing a bit of suppleness. Definitely gaining protection in the bargain, so nothing wrong with that!
On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > I suspect you're right, David. It may be overkill having the snakeskin. > That's what I get for reading so many reviews from people I don't know (I > at least feel like I know you all a bit) who tore their sidewalls on rocky > trails. The Smart Sam's have a beefier casing, but none of the protection, > but perhaps I needlessly sacrificed supple sidewalls. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Friday, May 1, 2015 at 7:25:57 PM UTC-6, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> I don't think the Snakeskin sidewalls are really needed unless you're >> running tubeless. Weak sidewalls are the bane of a tubeless system, but >> with tubes, it's not really a problem. YMMV. >> > -- > 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. > -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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.
