No, alas and alack, only certain models are tubeless ready. Still: Initial sentiments, carefully edited to accommodate early use enthusiasm, say that, tubes and sealant and all, they are very fast, not to mention very smoooooth.
As far as weight goes, an Elk Pass at 175 grams (the instances I've weighed on my Pelouze analogue mail scale vary between 170 and 180 grams) plus a standard butyl 559 X 1" tube* at 75 grams is right in there with racing-light 700C tubulars, at 250 grams. And this is for tires that measure a true 27 to 29 mm, not 19 mm. Add sealant at 80 grams for 2 fluid oz, and your are still at a very light 330 grams total per wheel. The ultra light racing 650C X 23 mm Michelin Pro Race 3s and 4s weigh a consistent 184 grams each. The wire bead Kojaks (after wearing down over some ~1200 miles) weight ~370 grams each. (Note: Per Schwalbe themselves, the wire bead Kojaks have the same casing and tread as the lighter Kevlar version.) I'd love, love, love to run the Elk Passes sans tubes; but I'm not complaining! * I use 26 X 1" and 650C X 23 mm tubes for anything narrower than 2" wide; no problems over 25 years. Hell, I've used 26 X 1"/650C X 23 in 559 X 2" tires with no problems! On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Justin August <justin.aug...@icloud.com> wrote: > I thought all the new Compass tires were tubeless ready. Is that not the > case for these? > > -J > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- 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.
