I have Schwalbe Marathon Supremes on my Disc Trucker commuter and Stampede Pass ELs on my Rambouillet. If I decided tomorrow to take the GAP/C&O path to Washington DC, I'd take the Ram and its ELs.
I just love the ride of those tires, with each pedal stroke, that I'd happily carry an extra (have one still in package in the tool box) and repair kits on bike in case. My last flat, notably, was on the commuter's rear wheel despite the tire selection which I made in deference to avoiding planning time for flat repair into my commute since I'm already leaving at 6 am for 14 hours. Riding on my time, I don't perseverate over potential flatting or tire failure, it's part of what I'm out there doing. Different when I'm on a schedule or other people's time. If I am responsible for being on a schedule I will add contingency time which I balance with and with which temper my equipment choices. As an interesting comparison, I got rid of a car that came with run flat tires as its contingency. I don't drive places that are proximate to tire retailers that are open 24/7 hours and stock that brand/size replacement, so the idea of being stranded by a tire failure was real. That is unless I put a spare one in the trunk myself, which is what the manufacturer should have done in the first place instead of making (the famously great handling) car ride like a Conestoga wagon on those ridiculous RFTs. Not a workable paradigm for me and interestingly similar to my bike tire view. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 10:21:48 AM UTC-4, Tim 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.
