Yes, you could say the Hetre was the "tire that started it all," getting the ball really rolling on the supple and fat revolution. But though they are sold by Compass, as you probably know, they were not designed by Compass. The Baby Shoe Pass is the Compass equivalent. I was not a fan of the Hetre tread pattern, which made too much noise for my taste (or hearing.) High class problem!
I've been riding the Rat Trap, EL version, almost exclusively for the past few months, on my 700c to 26" conversion Trekendell. They have performed amazingly on everything from fast club rides to singletrack with jutty rocks. I now find I spend a good deal of what may or may not be considered my discretionary income on Compass tires of one size or another. Yikes. I have a pair of Barlows ready for a build, though they have already been out-plumped by the Snoqs, which I suspect would also fit this particular frame and fork. So far I have resisted Compassing my Clementine. So far... Patrick, thanks for the 8-mile report!;^) On Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 1:16:34 AM UTC-4, Ian A wrote: > > I now have a number of rides on Hetres (584x41) and they float along. What > surprises me is their ability to deal with really poor condition pavement. > They don't seem to be a fragile tire. Compass know their stuff. > > IanA > > On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 5:33:11 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Photo of the new shoes and a singletrack update... >> http://thegrid.ai/withabandon/hunqapillars-new-shoes >> >> On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 12:10:26 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> Compass’ EL Snoqualmie have turned my Hunqapillar into a stout, geared >>> Quickbeam. Grin. >>> >>> Just did my first ride on thebeauties, all of 8 miles, but it is the 8 >>> miles of Ute Pass to Woodland Park via CR21 that I ride to ride anywhere >>> else. Wow. Yet smoother than the Compass (not surprising with 44mm vs 38). >>> I was a full gear higher at the same exertion vs. my Racing Ralph 2.1” >>> (yeah, a big difference in tire size, so more than one factor). >>> >>> I look forward to getting onto the singletrack and seeing how the do >>> there. I’d LOVE a 2 or 2.1” Compass tire for an all-round do everything on >>> a plush cloud tire, but I suspect the Snoqualmie will be far less >>> underbiking than the Compass. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> www.CredoFamily.org >>> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org >>> >>> >>> -- 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.
