Thanks Dave! I was planning on the EL Switchbacks since I am loving the Babyshoe Pass EL's. I guess 49+mm would be really pushing my clearance. I might get away with it without my fenders, but then I think I'll wait until the rainy season passes before I try that. I wish that Compass would put the tubeless ready bead on the Babyshoe Pass. I suppose that isn't likely since they would have to make a new mold.
Doug On Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 7:54:01 AM UTC-7, Dave Johnston wrote: > > I haven't even ridden them yet but I've been letting them sit at 55psi and > now at 26psi they measure 48.5mm on a PL23 rim. I expect them to grow to > 49+mm after riding awhile. (these are the EL version) > > -Dave J > > On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11:13:25 PM UTC-4, Doug Williams wrote: >> >> Will, >> >> True enough. I only weigh 165, so the 42's are wide enough in that >> regard. The Switchbacks are "tubeless ready" and that interested me. If >> Compass would give the Babyshoe Pass the new tubeless bead, I would be >> satisified. >> >> Doug >> >> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 7:09:31 PM UTC-7, Will wrote: >>> >>> I'm running 45s on my Atlantis with P65s. I don't think I'd notice the >>> difference if I was running 42s or 48s. The question is what do you weigh? >>> If your weight works with 42s, don't fret. I weigh 160, so my guess is I >>> could go to 35s and not feel any pain or feel compromised. I think we're >>> getting too fixated on tire width and extra leger sidewall buzz. >>> >>> This is no different than the last era's fixation on frame weight and >>> indexed shifting. Just saying... :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 5:36:39 PM UTC-5, Doug Williams wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a 58cm Homer. Recent build; I got it in May this year. So it is >>>> the largest of the 650b Homers, if that makes any difference. I am >>>> currently running the Compass Babyshoe Pass tires. The Babyshoes measure >>>> darn close to the advertised 42mm. I have Paul Racer brakes and P55 SKS >>>> Longboards. Clearance is pretty darn good. In fact, I can take my 6mm >>>> Allen >>>> wrench and pass it through all the areas that require clearance. So my >>>> clearance is at least 6mm all around. Which leads up to my question: >>>> >>>> If I have 6mm all around and I only need 3mm for safety...that means >>>> that I have 3mm "surplus" clearance. So...will I get away with running the >>>> new 48mm Switchback Hill tires? I only need an extra 3mm per side, and I >>>> have it. Right? Or am I dreaming here? >>>> >>>> Doug >>>> >>> -- 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.
