Do you think running them tubeless would have kept you from flatting? On Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 1:51:41 PM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote: > > I recently did a mixed-surface tour on Vancouver Island on my Atlantis > with 44mm Compass tires. Another guy had 42mm Barlow Pass 650B tires. We > have five compass flats in 1-2 miles. That was on a very rough and rocky > mountain descent. Otherwise we had zero flats for five days. We were riding > bikes with two panniers and a handlebar bag each. I'd say that so long as > you stay off the mountain bike trails, you should be just fine :) > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 12:52:43 PM UTC-5, Ryan Thompson wrote: >> >> Tim, >> >> An another option may be Soma's C-Line (700x38c) or one of their Shikoro >> tires which are supple but have some flat protection. I have the c-lines >> on my Cheviot and the Shikoros on my Sam. I've used both for commuting and >> a short three day tour on the C&O canal trail (surface like the Katy trail) >> with no flats. >> >> Good luck on your tour. >> >> Ryan >> >> 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! >> >>
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