Hi Sean, I've been pleasantly surprised by the flat resistance of my GB Cypres 700x32s. My understanding is that these are practically identical to the Stampede Pass tires. The first 1200 miles have been puncture free. I expected to take them off for the rainy season, but so far so good there, too. I've averaged around a flat per 1000 miles using either plain or TG Paselas over the years, so I'm due, but to say these are flat prone isn't supported by my data (n=1). I'm pretty light and run them between 50-60psi.
Best, joe broach portland, or On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:13 PM, SeanMac <seanm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all of your responses. Based on what I have read, I am leaning > toward giving the Stampede Pass tires a shot. > > Neil - you addressed the one concern that I still have - that the Stampede > Pass will be more flat-prone than other tires. I'm sorry that the Stampede > Pass have been so flat-prone for you. My reading online has not really > found this to be a problem that many people mention with this tire. Anyone > else have flatting issues with Jan's new tires - specifically the Stampede > Pass model? > > A number of years ago I purchased a pair of Grand Bois tires (don't > remember the specific model) for an old Trek 520 touring bike that I > owned. I liked the way those tires made my bike feel when I rode it, but I > do recall that the tires seemed to flat a lot more than other tires that I > had used for similar riding. Who knows, perhaps I just had some bad luck. > Anyway, I certainly do not mind fixing a flat tires. However, its not > something that I would choose to do during a ride. > > I'd love to hear a few more data points on these tires. > > Sean > > > On Monday, December 1, 2014 4:14:52 PM UTC-5, Neil wrote: >> >> Lots of folks here on Compass tires! I had a set of Compass 26 x 1.75s on >> my LHT, liked 'em, and shod the Sam in Barlow Pass tires. >> >> Love love love the feel of these tire...nice and cushy, acceptable >> traction in the dirt, all around very nice...but not happy with puncture >> flats at a rate of one every 40 miles, and what I consider excessively >> quick wear on the rear tire. Jan talks up low pressure as the method for >> minimizing flats, and I know that environmental factors for punctures are >> very local in nature, but I ride in the Sierra foothills and Bay Area, run >> low pressures (around 50 psi), and get lots o' flats. >> >> I don't track mileage closely, but I added the tires in May 2014, and the >> rear tire was reading as 'halfway worn' as of September 2014 (Jan >> stipulates that when the longitudinal grooves disappear, the tire is >> halfway worn). Again, not sure of my mileage, but will certainly be less >> than 3,000 miles on the rear tire. I've toured very lightly with them >> (maybe 8 days all told), maybe that was a factor. >> >> Verdict is that I'll be going back to Panaracer Pasela Tourgards, or >> Marathon Supremes. I really liked Paselas for the price, and had very few >> flats on the Marathons. >> > -- > 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. > -- 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.
