I've been very pleased with how well Compass extralights hold up off road, in firmish dirt (even light sand) and gravel. With modern sealants for thorns, I feel more confident with my Elk Passes on dirt than I used to with beefier road tires like Kojaks. I agree, I'm happy to spend top dollar for extralight tires, especially if they hold up as well as my Compasses seem to do.
Speaking of very light tires: I had to replace a Furious Fred on the Matthews recently due to a large cut*, and looked up the mileage on the original pair. 2,404 to date, and the rear still has at least 1/2 height little knoblets left! PDG for a 700C, 51 mm tire (33 mm outer width rims) that weighs an honest 360 grams and that sees at least 1/3 of its miles on pavement, often with a load! * Perhaps a gravel cut, or cut by some similar large and sharp object, on the edge of the tread. A nubbin of Orange Seal and dirt held air in place for several months until I upped the pressure to 32 psi, and the higher pressure blew out a geyser of OS. Fenders are good! On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 7:51 AM, Chris Birkenmaier <cbirken...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have Compass Gran Bois 42mm Hetres in cream on mine. The bike is orange > and with the cream tires they look stunning (in my opinion). The ride is > great too. I'm sold on Compass and other supple tires to the point I don't > want to ride anything else. > > -- 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.
