I'm surprised Compass even went to 38, never mind 42. Jan's theory has been that whatever the wheel size, there is an optimum sweet spot for plushness, speed, handling, and it so happens that when you measure wheel plus tire, the total circumference is almost equal. I think it is something like 700C = 32mm, 650B = 42mm, 26" = 52mm. When you start going beyond a 700 x 35, I think the handling starts to get a bit weird. Plus your bike starts to get pretty jacked, unless it was designed for monster tires to begin with. I rode a bike with 700 x 41C Nimbus tires for a few years in the early 90s. I wasn't such a tire snob back then, and I've since heard the Nimbus series were considered dogs(no doubt stiff sidewalls, they were probably also belted), but it was about the only thing going in a wide road tire back then. I found it just fine for city riding, but a bit sluggish in the turns. The bike was built with those tires in mind, but there was barely any clearance, never mind fenders.
I realize he sells tires, and so the BQ Jan must accommodate the Compass Jan, and Compass is already beyond his stated optimums in both 700C and 650B with the latest tire offerings (and I may go for a pair of Switchbacks at some point.) But anyway, at some point, how much is enough already? He has even said the Rat Traps are occasionally a bit overly bouncy on the road. On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4:35:32 PM UTC-5, Amit Singh wrote: > > The last time Soma offered it's 700x38mm C-Line, Compass was not far > behind to offer it's own 700x38mm. > > I hope the same thing will happen this time. ... and if not, it's worth > asking again. > > Jan, could you please make a Compass 700x42mm tire for us to purchase? :) > > -- 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.
