Hi Ashwath, No, Compass's tire offerings do not have "flat protection". Compass uses "supple" casings for comfort, speed, handling. By using wider tires at lower pressures, flats are not as likely to occur.
If you ride in goat head country, or places that are likely to have wires, nails, etc., that could penetrate the casing, then you might benefit from a different tire. I ride on city streets around Boston area with Compass tires. I have gotten the occasional flat, but that's a compromise that I'm willing to make for the ride quality of the tires. (By contrast, I dread putting on the winter studded tires that are slow, sluggish, and a lot of work to pedal against.) RE: tire choice There are many tire choices in different sizes. The question for you is whether the choices that exist are good for the riding you do (and want to do). Having more tire choices for riding conditions that you're not going to encounter doesn't offer real choice. Good luck, Shoji On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 4:03:01 PM UTC-5, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote: > > Do these tires have some sort of flat protection? > > > > On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 07:51:06 UTC-8, Bob K. wrote: >> >> Alex Wrote: >> >> "Based on what you will do with it most often, Sam is king. Throw on >> some Compass Baby Shoe tires and you're off to the races (It'll feel >> FAST!!)." >> >> I think you meant Barlow Pass, not Baby Shoe, but I don't blame you at >> all for getting the names confused. Happens to me almost every time someone >> writes the names of Compass tires. That said, I love the names and how they >> refer to specific passes, regardless of the potential (and my actual) >> confusion. >> >> And clearly you're right; the OP will love either bike as long as he >> chooses the one that feels best when he rides it. >> >> Bob K. in Baltimore >> > -- 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.
