I use Soma Xpress 650b on my commuter and have had two flats. One was a thorn after 0.5 miles riding, and the other was a pinch flat after running over a large, unseen object that caused me to crash down on my rear wheel. For peace of mind it's good for the commuter and I don't care about saving time on my 30 minute (each way) commute and extra work means more exercise, which I need! Maybe I should be running some armored tank tires, just in case :).
For brevets, the PariMoto made a huge difference in terms of perceived speed and comfort, and I've never flatted those, but it's probably just luck. The Hutchinsons are good, but I think there are nice wider options. The Soma B-line is probably an economical step up in speed as well as the Lierre or the new Compass offering. If I were going to ride 38s on brevets, then I would probably go with the (not-extra light) Lierre or Compass offering. Bubba promises they are almost as good as the Hetre :). Toshi -- 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 this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
