You really need to look at the cost-per-mile. A Grand Bois Hetre lasts 5000+ miles for most riders. So the cost per mile is much lower than for most tires. The Compass Babyshoe Pass, Loup Loup Pass (650B) and Barlow Pass (700C) have almost as much tread in the center, so it will last roughly as long. (We removed tread on the shoulders of the tire, where it doesn't wear, to make the tires lighter.)
Of course, a Marathon or something super-beefy will give you even lower cost-per-mile, but if you can get a more enjoyable, fun ride for an extra 1-2 cents per mile, I consider that worth the cost. With some "event" tires that are even lighter, your cost-per-mile will go up a lot, because you cannot use the last millimeter of tread. In fact, some of the super-superlight tires are so thin that I'd consider them close to the wear limit right out of the package. I wrote about the compromises inherent in making tires here <http://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/the-art-of-compromise/>. Jan Heine Compass Bicycles Ltd. www.compasscycle.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- 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.
