It's not clear to me why a tire would have to grip worse in the rain to be faster. Both grip and speed are improved with softer rubber – ask any skateboarder about this! So a tire that grips better in the rain also will be faster.
When you compare tread patterns, the Pasela is basically a slick tire. Those little grooves don't do anything – Panaracer is very honest about them being a "design feature". The Compass tread has many ribs that interlock with the road surface, so it actually grips a lot better in the wet. Most of all, the Paselas are made by the same company as the Compass tires - Panaracer. The biggest difference is in the casing – the tread material is similar, albeit a bit grippier on the high-end tires. As you pointed out, we do ride in Seattle. It rains here. We love to descend fast. We wouldn't accept a tire that didn't grip well in the rain. Here is a photo of the "BQ Team during a cold and rainy descent. Sorry for the poor photo quality – it was dark and cold and rainy on the January day when it was taken. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qdLcIXbXEiQ/V7treErYA6I/AAAAAAAACNE/b-pOF0bDpNkPklIc5VeNlrvsJJ4HZxBdACLcB/s1600/tigerdown.jpg> I am sorry that you and your friend crashed on the Rat Trap Pass tires. I think you just encountered a really slick spot, and you probably would have crashed on any tire. Jan Heine Compass Cycles www.compasscycle.com On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 12:53:31 AM UTC+9, Gravel & Grind Espresso + Bikes wrote: > > Paselas have way more grip, in my experience. Paselas are also slower > feeling, and as the saying goes, there's no free lunch. Gotta give up > something. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
