I currently have 6 sets of Rene Herse/Compass tires in use in extralight and standard casing on 26", 650B, and 700c wheels and I have yet to actually run any tubeless. I do have several sets of tubeless wheels on hand but I've just been too lazy and gunk averse to bother trying with tubeless. I'll likely set up my son's gravel bike tubeless with a set of switchback hill (650b x 48mm) at some point this summer though.
As others have noted...flats are a roll of the dice situation. What I can offer is that I find no appreciable difference between Rene Herse tires and anything else I've run in the past with regard to flat frequency (not much - but now that I've said it out loud I'm doomed). I am not easy on these tires by any means, and I've been massively impressed by how they hold up. I have a set of Extralight Snoqualmie (700x44) tires that have been on my Appaloosa for the last two years that have held up great (and I ride that thing EVERYWHERE). My first set of Compass tires (Extralight Barlow Pass/700 x 38) was purchased 5 years ago, have seen me through multiple backwoods tours on a loaded LHT, and are currently doing road duty on my fixed gear cross-check. I'm mostly moving to standard casing when buying new tires now (just to have a little more rubber on the tires), but my experience with the extralights has certainly been surprising. So, as with all things tire-related, your mileage may vary, but I've sure been thrilled by the ride and durability of my Rene Herse tires with tubes. On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:22 AM Dean Henderson <deh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve been running Loup Loup Pass (650B x 38) extra light casing tires with > tubes on my Homer Hilsen. Over 1000 miles on a combination of paved & > gravel roads with no problems. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5e35fc49-e8dc-4be4-90c4-eda6abb2a6ddo%40googlegroups.com > . > -- Hugh Flynn Newburyport, MA -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANn_HTZGvPUxE_vQPFsUD%2B5MVe8mTPvx%2BNHbcniwt2NY4DbYYQ%40mail.gmail.com.
