I'm not sure it's the answer you're looking for, but for high volume tires, tubeless is the best solution to the puncture problem. I've found RH endurance to be pretty robust, on the level of the fast rolling mtb tires I prefer (race variants of Schwalbe and Conti).
On Monday, March 30, 2026 at 11:14:12 AM UTC-4 Josh Lubben wrote: > I hope not to steer the conversation away from tire recommendations, but > just curious, for those with history of use with Rene Herse tires in > Endurance casing, what has been your experience with punctures when using > tubes? I've generally gravitated toward tires with pretty high puncture > protection (such as Schwalbe Marathons), but those have the tradeoff of > being heavy and riding rather solid. I started using Rene Herse Snoqualmie > Pass Endurance casing on my Homer and the ride quality is so much nicer. > Trying to decide if my puncture anxiety could handle moving my Surly > Crosscheck to nicer riding tires, so if I should stick with Marathons on > that bike. > > On Monday, March 30, 2026 at 10:43:47 AM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> My vote would be for Rene Herse Switchback Hill in standard casing, or >> maybe Endurance. I have no doubt there may be tires out there that are >> almost as good and a fair bit less expensive, but I have complete >> confidence that Rene Herse are always an excellent tire. I run the 650x48 >> Switchback Hill standard on my custom Falconer, and they are splendid. For >> East Bay commute service I'd think about Endurance casing, I suppose. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 12:42:32 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> heya folks >>> >>> i want to play aound with a slicker tired for my Homer. Been happy with >>> the Junper Ridge 48s but find myself using this for city riding more than >>> gravel, although I would get up to some of that too. >>> I am considering 650B x 48: >>> Rene Herse Switchback Hills >>> -OR- >>> Sim Works Volummy >>> >>> I do like Rene Herse overall, however prone to punctures oddly...IME so >>> far. >>> >>> Curious if anyone has Sim Work Exp? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Lucia from Oakland >>> >>> IG (if you want to follow) >>> @bikes_for_joy >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lucia Matioli >>> Executive Creative Director, Consultant and Fractional Leader >>> Creative Strategist >>> goodthinkingco.com >>> linkedin.com/in/luciamatioli/ >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciamatioli/> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/89a73c03-2b64-4fe1-9b12-1d04846cc137n%40googlegroups.com.
