Since the blurb you are commenting on is about Compass tires in general as opposed to just RTP, let me just say that, I think they handle just as well as anything else out there in the rain! I've done quite a few rainy rides on them, on warm days and cold ones.
I also get many less flats than on other light supple tires I have tried. The center tread is definitely thicker. Where I would not use these tires would be any off-roading where you might encounter sharp rocks. The sidewall is very thin. Jim On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 11:47 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> wrote: > I would agree with Gravel & Grind that most designers would be reluctant to > advertise shortcomings. But I was surprised at just how contradictory this > review was to the item description (ie, sales copy) on the Compass website. > Your review in a nutshell: Low mileage, repeated flatting, poor wet weather > handling, but faster. The product blurb: > > Compass tires are designed to offer optimum performance above all. Their > supple casing is key to making these tires roll faster than most. It also > absorbs vibrations and shocks better, making these tires supremely > comfortable. The tire tread was designed to offer optimum cornering adhesion > and precision, both in wet and dry conditions. > > Despite this focus on performance, Compass tires are sensible everyday > tires. The tread is 3 mm thick in the center to last many miles, unlike > thinner high-performance tires which are best treated as “event” tires. We > at Compass ride our tires year-round on the road, on gravel and in the city, > without any problems and with very, very few flats. > > > Maybe there is something about the RTP that makes them different from the > other tires in the lineup? I have heard of a few people that have reported > lots of flats on some of the 700C, but most seem to be reporting results > closer to the ad copy. One theory is that wider tires run with lower > pressures are less susceptible to being pierced. I'm curious because your > experience just seems so far from the feedback to this point. More than > curious, since I will be running these again soon. During the initial run, I > did not have enough mileage, nor did I ride them in rain or wet, to have an > opinion or experience on any of the above parameters, though I liked the > road feel. > > > On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 11:53:31 AM UTC-4, Gravel & Grind Espresso + > Bikes wrote: >> >> No one is gunna claim their tires don't grip in the rain, especially if >> they live in Seattle. I don't think these tires have bad grip, for what >> they are, but 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. One just has to be aware of limitations, with any >> equipment. >> >> >> >> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 10:10:13 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote: >>> >>> Thats odd because Heine states that tge tread rubber is super grippy even >>> in rain,iirc. > > -- > 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. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
