Not sure what their stance is now, but at one point I believe Compass was saying that rim size was not that critical, supple or not. Except perhaps at very very low pressures (where you don't want to go with super supple anyway.)
On Monday, September 4, 2017 at 9:43:30 AM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote: > > "It is kinda funny though how one day they recommend this, then another > day they recommend that, and every day is different ! Thank goodness there > is only one this and one that and one day , it keeps things looking > "normal" ! 😁" > > I think that the big thing that's changed is the quality and suppleness of > tire casings. In the 90s when all mtb rims were skinny, tires were all > relatively stiff and meant to be run at higher pressures (at least all the > ones i could afford, anyway). And, to a lesser extent, the rise of > tubeless technology. To take full advantage of newer / better tires, it is > necessary to use lower pressures which, in turn, requires an adequately > wide rim. > > Thats my experience anyway. I also think that this is an area where > riders/enthusiasts and a handful of progressive manufacturers > (compass/panaracer, schwalbe, surly/inova, etc.) are WAY ahead of the rim > manufacturers in figuring this out and in driving the market and > technology. I'd trust real-world annecdotal evidence way more than a > corporate endineer's chart. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
