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 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 all of the > time it takes to prepare to go skiing. > > From your comment, I am assuming that you prefer Compass tires over > Clement's when the vast majority of your riding is done on pavement. > > Sean > > On Saturday, November 29, 2014 11:23:10 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> 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 steep, I prefer my Clement's. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Saturday, November 29, 2014 9:14:38 AM UTC-7, SeanMac wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> Now that the indoor riding season has begun, my thoughts have turned to >>> getting my bikes ready for the 2015 outdoor season. Specifically, I am >>> looking for new tires for my Black Mountain Cycles road bike. This bike >>> was new to me last summer, and is really a joy to ride. It is my go-to >>> bike, fast rides, long rides - you name it this bike can do it. >>> >>> Last summer I had it set-up with some old tires I had lying around - a >>> Rolly-Polly in the front and a Roughy-Toughy in the back. For 2015 I am >>> looking for something new. My hope is to find the best combination of >>> speed-comfort-durability. >>> >>> The bike is designed to fit tires up to 33.33333 mm wide. I've narrowed >>> down my selections to the Jack Brown and the Stampede Pass. Lots of folks >>> here seem to like Jack Brown, but I don't read much about the Stampede Pass >>> tires. Has anyone used both? I would love to hear a comparison. I would >>> also be interested in any long-term reviews of the Stampede Pass tires. >>> >>> A third tires I considered was the Challenge Strada Bianca. However, >>> from what I have read, this seems to be a tire that is difficult to mount >>> (I've got Open Pro rims) and not terribly durable. Any thoughts on this >>> tired (especially compared to the other two I am looking at) would be >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sean >>> Buffalo,NY >>> >> -- 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.
