[RBW] comparison: Marathon vs Compass

2018-09-19 Thread dougP
Those of you who know me know how much I hate flats & like chubby tires. For many years now, I've been a big proponent of the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme as a nice balance between heft & performance. The development of wider, supple tires seemed an interesting option. When Compass began offeri

Re: [RBW] comparison: Marathon vs Compass

2018-09-19 Thread Patrick Moore
Compass ELs + Orange Seal in tubes = best of both worlds. Patrick Moore, who just rode 175-gram Elk Pass ELs in goathead-infested ABQ, NM with no untoward consequences, and many toward consequences. On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:19 PM, dougP wrote: > Those of you who know me know how much I hate fl

Re: [RBW] comparison: Marathon vs Compass

2018-09-19 Thread Jim Bronson
I wouldn't think people would compare Marathon Supremes and Compass tires. They really have completely different purposes. I'd take the Marathons 10 times out of 10 if I was touring Central Asia. On the other hand, for a brevet I would take Compass tires 10 times out of 10. For riding mainly pav

Re: [RBW] comparison: Marathon vs Compass

2018-09-20 Thread ian m
On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 8:34:54 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Compass ELs + Orange Seal in tubes = best of both worlds. > How does one get orange seal into a tube without clogging the valve? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owne

Re: [RBW] comparison: Marathon vs Compass

2018-09-20 Thread 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch
One removes the valve. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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

Re: [RBW] comparison: Marathon vs Compass

2018-09-21 Thread Patrick Moore
Someone on the CR list uses large veterinary syringes and needles to insert sealant; the sealant -- you might figger this out yourself -- seals the little hole. Still, he has to use ammonia to keep the needle clean, so the upshot, seems to me, is that the "remove valve core" method is not much mor