Well, I'm the same weight and I've done ~200 mile on-pavement tours on Pari-Motos (which are even thinner than Compass tires) without flats. In fact, the PMs have been more reliable than I expected even in commuting duty and gravel riding. I've had only 3 or 4 flats in 2 years / ~2000 miles, and they've all been from glass shards or wire splinters that would probably have punctured most tires short of a Marathon. Maybe I've been lucky.
That said, I always carry at least one spare tire, at least 2 spare tubes, and a patch kit. If you can afford it, I think the weight penalty would be minimal to carry a second spare tire for such a long trip. Worst case (if all your spares fail), you end up buying a crappy hybrid tire from a Wal Mart and you still make it down the road. On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 9:21 AM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > So, I absolutely love my Compass Barlow Pass extra light, 700x38s on my > Hilsen. I've been riding them for 2-2 1/2 years. I'm planning on riding > from KC to Phoenix in a couple of weeks. I'll be on pavement. I'm around > 230-235 lbs (30 lbs too heavy currently) and I'll have some gear since I'll > be camping some, with hotels a couple nights per week. No cooking gear. > I'll try to keep my load down to 25-30 lbs. I know many people would never > tour with such a "fragile" tire, but I don't want to give them up. I would > definitely carry an extra tire (along with the usual tubes, patches, etc.) > because I had to abandon PBP after 1000K due to a sidewall cut (I found out > that tire boots simply will not hold a Compass tire. I used 2 boots and > paper money to boot it but still had 7 flats over around 100K), so I > wouldn't make that mistake again. I don't plan on any gravel but wouldn't > be afraid of some short sections and even an intentional jaunt or two > (although I've yet to develop much of an affinity for gravel.) Ok, so, > what's the group consensus? Compass for a fat guy on tour or not? Thanks! > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
