For comparison I mounted a 700c x 38 Barlow pass on a Mavic A719 rim and added measurement to findings below:
Month old Barlow Pass 35mm @ 50 PSI New SL reads 37.4 mm @ 41.4 PSI One week old EX reads 40 mm @ 41.2 PSI I won't have a chance to ride around but On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Daniel Jackson <daniel.seth.jack...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've taken the EX version of this tire on the dirt and paved roads of > northern VT over the last month. About 50 miles on class 4 road, 200 miles > on maintained dirt/gravel, and 200 miles on pavement > > I'm 175 lbs. Ive settled on front at 35 PSI and rear at 45 PSI. > > Take following assessment with a grain of salt, as I switched out Marathon > Supremes when I put these on - so the difference is rather drastic. That > said, I have ridden EL Barlows on the same bike about a year ago, so > appreciate the supple tire revolution. > > Overall, they do what a supple tire should do, and I imagine the SLs do so > as well as EL Barlows for a fraction of the price. Much of the road chatter > and noise typical of the Supremes is significantly dampened by these > beauties. I notice great grab while climbing through and cornering in the > loose stuff, i.e., performance subjectively akin to EL Barlows. > > I went with the EX because of where I ride and hope for longer life. A > friend of mine has the SLs and I plan to swap out for comparison at some > point - but I fear its time to put the Ice Spiker Pros back on for the > coming snows. > > If you've never tried a supple tire, these are a great entry. If you've worn > out your beautiful EL Compass tires, these would make a good cheaper > alternative. TIME WILL TELL whether or not they're durable. > > They measure 40mm on my Velocity 700c Chukkar rims. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/aEYyD3bnppc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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.
