I guess if you want to jump through all those hoops to get tyres that say "Grand Bois" on them, by all means (literally).
But Compass' Babyshoe and SOMA's Grand Randonneur EX tyres are both made by Panaracer (in Japan), with nearly the same specifications as the Hetres. In fact, the Hetre EL, the original Compass Babyshoe, and the SOMA GR EX all weigh the same (within grams of each other), I'd be surprised if these aren't all the exact same tyre. Compass has since updated their Babyshoe to be a true 42mm, so it is a bit different, therefore the SOMA GR EX might be the closest thing to the original Hetre that one can buy easily in the USA. I know that tyres as an intensely personal choice, so I'm not begrudging the original poster! More of a reference to anyone else who is thinking about Hetre alternatives. -- 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.
