My sense of things exactly, though of course rider + bike weight will very much affect the judgment. Personally, I am delighted at how well the ~28 mm Compass Elk Pass ELs perform on our acquia roads, as long as the very silty surfaces are somewhat packed down, as ithey tend to be in cold weather. And *mirabile dictu,* with the EPs now installed on the gofast in place of the 22 mm (actual) Michelin Pro Races, and with very light 8 oz Expedo spd clones in place of the Keo Pluses, I can even ride my sub 18-lb Joe-built '99 custom on these roads. Woo hoo!
But my God-willing-forthcoming "road bike for dirt" will be shod with Furious Freds at 51 mm (with room for 60s), and I was glad of the 56 mm Maxxi Ikons on the Race Lite this morning while riding through 3-4" of snow. On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Dave C <david.charles.carr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 35 mm seems to suffice for anything that is packed, relatively free of > rocks, and uniform. Once there are ruts, depressions, and a mix of packed > and soft dirt, I think a 40-60 mm is better. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
