Agreed on the Compass Extralights. I keep wondering if I should have bought the 32mm Stampede Pass instead of the 38mm Barlow Pass for a lighter, faster ride... until I ride them. So smooth and fast and the extra air provides some extra confidence against flats. So far, so good.
John On Friday, May 22, 2015 at 5:06:12 AM UTC-7, Rod Holland wrote: > > +1 for the tires. Assuming you're starting with a 700C LHT, either the > Compass 38mm or 32mm tires will transform the ride. Don't be afraid of the > Extralight version. > > rod > > On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7:51:50 PM UTC-4, Tony McG wrote: >> >> I don't have much experience with the Sam, but my San Marcos is a much >> nicer ride than my LHT. You may want to try different tires before you buy >> another frame. >> >> BTW, your LHT brakes won't fit on the San Marcos or the newer Sams. >> >> On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 6:40:58 PM UTC-5, Mike Troxell wrote: >>> >>> I have a Surly LHT that I am very happy with. The problem is that I want >>> something that I can do light tours and club/group rides (not racing) with >>> but that is a bit livelier than the LHT. How do you think a San Marcos or >>> Sam Hillborne would ride if I bought the frame and swapped the LHT's >>> components to one of them? >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
