Thomas,
I have been using the (old) Vittoria Randonneur Hypers (now Voyagers) in 35
38 mm on three bikes for a few years now with thousands of miles and no
flats. Not only that, they seem as supple as Marathon Supremes without the
price, though might not be quite as light. Getting great
I have 2k on the pair of Stampede pass tires on my AHH with one flat, that
was part of a hawthorne after a really heavy wind storm. That's it.
Funny enough, I've flatted three times over 500 miles on the JB's on my
Bilenky. I think it's just luck of the draw.
On Monday, December 1, 2014
The Compass tires are great, no question in my mind. I've been commuting on
them since summer. However, when the wet weather came to the Bay Area I
started getting flats riding through pretty awful streets of Richmond and
put Pasela TG's back on.
Unfortunately, my Compass experience got me
I have a 68cm AHH with Stampede Pass Lightweights, a specialized sequoia
with Stampede passes and when the JB's on my Bilenky wear out, I'll be
putting the stampede passes on them.
On Monday, December 1, 2014 3:14:52 PM UTC-6, Neil wrote:
Lots of folks here on Compass tires! I had a set of
Hi Sean,
I've been pleasantly surprised by the flat resistance of my GB Cypres
700x32s. My understanding is that these are practically identical to the
Stampede Pass tires. The first 1200 miles have been puncture free. I
expected to take them off for the rainy season, but so far so good there,
I use the Grand Bois Lierre 650 x 38b on my 650-converted Riv Road. I've
had flats, but they are caused by road debris (mostly glass). I average
about 1 puncture a month when commuting on city streets. However, I had no
flats at all for ~440 miles of RAGBRAI, I think because the highways were
Lots of folks here on Compass tires! I had a set of Compass 26 x 1.75s on
my LHT, liked 'em, and shod the Sam in Barlow Pass tires.
Love love love the feel of these tire...nice and cushy, acceptable traction
in the dirt, all around very nice...but not happy with puncture flats at a
rate of
Thanks for all of your responses. Based on what I have read, I am leaning
toward giving the Stampede Pass tires a shot.
Neil - you addressed the one concern that I still have - that the Stampede
Pass will be more flat-prone than other tires. I'm sorry that the Stampede
Pass have been so
Sean - I just dropped my Jack Brown Greens for some new Stampede Pass tires
and rode a 200k on Wednesday. Thoughts. I like the Stampede Pass better
immediately, but I am sensitive to tires and weigh in at a whopping 160
lbs. They are more compliant over rough roads, and are nearly as cush as
What's an indoor riding season? Grin.
I've ridden both JB's and Compass (Barlow Pass) on my QuickBeam, and the
Compass tires (feather light) are an amazing joy to ride on pavement and
dirt roads that aren't too loose. However, since I ride a lot of looser
dirt and single track in combo with
Patrick -
Indoor riding season is what takes place when you get 90 inches of snow in
a three day period! Given the chance, I would rather be out on my cross
country skis. However, on the trainer I can get in a good workout in much
less time than I can on the skis - at least when you figure in
Yes, for pavement and hardpack, it's Compass over Clement for me. But then
I don't understand exercising indoors ever, so YMMV. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 10:44:38 AM UTC-7, SeanMac wrote:
Patrick -
Indoor riding season is what takes place when you get 90
I have not typically been very sensitive to changes in tires. I tend to not
have a very nuanced palate when it comes to slight changes in performance or
comfort. In fact a couple of years ago I tried Grand Bois Extra Leger tires on
my Hilsen and felt no difference at all in performance from my
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