I don't think they will stock the GR is a way to have a better tire. From a
retail perspective it makes sense to try new things, rotate stock, and
offer additional products to compliment existing ones. Rivendell has an
existing business relationship with Soma. To my knowledge RBW has never
sold Gran Bois or Compass tires but they have sold Pari Motos and Soma
650b, in addition to their own 650bx33mm tires. There is precedence to them
stocking a road tire in 650b. It ill be interesting to see what effect
having a "mostly roads" tire with the same general dimensions and the GB
Hetre will have on the tire preferences of their customers. It has been my
observation that there are a few big reservations to trying more supple
tires (this is patterned on the assumption that RBW customers {in total,
not just the subset that read this group} hold a preference toward "strong"
tires). My assertion is that the "strong" GR tire could nudge new people
into trying a very supply tire - one that they may very well like. It may
also move people in the direction of more robust tires options if they
currently prefer the other end of the spectrum. I would imagine that
having a second wheelset equipped with the new Soma GR "strong" version
would be keen for a bike equipped with Hetres (or Compass Babyshoe Pass)
and fenders.
*I don't mean to infer that supple tires are not strong, some brands are in
fact very well constructed and last for many miles. I opted for the word
strong because it allowed for a positive description of tires with a
reinforced sidewall, all black construction, and thick tread with puncture
prevention considerations.
Jason
SF,CA
On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 12:10 PM, sameness <samen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought the Big Ben <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/tben.htm> was
> their "favorite tire of all time... obviously the (p)erfect tire... why do
> we even sell anything else?"
>
> So: Big, nominally knobby, fairly heavy (though not as heavy as they could
> be with Kevlar), and/but without as much flat or sidewall protection as,
> say... the Marathon.
>
> Jeff Hagedorn
> Los Angeles, CA USA
>
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