I have been fusing with different tires on my Sam every since I purchased it late last summer. I thought I wanted to go as wide as possible and have the ability to ride on multi surfaces. The reality is that 95% of my riding time on the Sam is on the road. I also have P45 fenders mounted which left very little clearance for the 40 mm tires. Some of you may recall me wrestling with the fenders. I decided to try riding the bike with 33mm tires on it. I had a pair of Clement LAS file treads in my basement so I decided to give them a try. Although not an absolute, in my opinion a 33mm tire or something in that range seems to be the sweet spot for the Sam. When I rode it this morning it was noticeably more nimble. Another big plus for me is that they easily cleared the fenders. I had been thinking about buying a set of Compass Barlow Pass tires but my experience with the 33's had be second guessing. Since the Compass tires have yet to arrive on our shores I decided to look elsewhere. I was able to find a guy on another forum selling a set of Jack Brown Blue's that he mounted but never ending up riding. I picked them up for a good price so I am pretty excited to try them. I'll report back once I have spent some time riding on them.
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