Jack Brown Greens are great! I think they're pretty far up there on the suppleness scale. Just a step below Grand Bois or Challenge and a step above Marathon Supremes.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Kieran J <kjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I completely agree with your assessment of the JBGs. > > A lot of people don't consider them to be in the same league as the Compass > offerings, but I totally do. They get slagged a lot for being too stout or > having too much rolling resistance, but I don't see it. There's something > just "right" about the way they ride. It's the only tire I've ever had on my > Rambouillet - no big desire to upgrade, in spite of the dearth of choices in > 700x32-35. > > I have the standard Barlows on my commuter bike and they are as nice, but > not measurably better than the JBGs, IMO. > > KJ > > > On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 4:08:38 PM UTC-4, John Bokman wrote: >> >> Of all the tires I've ridden that come to mind (Schwalbe 26x2.0 Big Apple; >> Pasella 700c Tour Guard and non-Tour guard in 32, 35, 37 mm; Soma New >> Express 700x37; Jack Brown Green 700x33.333 and Compass Barlow Pass EL >> 700x38) they all have their purpose. Some are more "fun" than others. Some >> wear better, some have better grip on pavement, some are better >> off-pavement....To the question at hand: Would I notice the difference >> between a Jack Brown and a "Supple tire"? No, I would not. I think the Jack >> Brown Green is the best riding tire I've tried in 700c. It rolls as well as >> the Barlow and feels livelier. In fact I prefer the ride of my (albeit >> narrower) 700x33.333 Jack Browns vs. the 700x38 Barlow Els. But this is not >> to say there is no cost to this choice. The Jack Browns, in my experience, >> do not last very long, and puncture more easily than the other tires I've >> listed (can't compare to the Barlows on this score yet because I have not >> enough miles on them to know). Interesting to me, they're not as "supple" as >> the Barlows. Rest assured, the Jack Browns are supple enough to provide >> exceptional ride quality, if that's what's making them ride so well. In my >> mind, weight makes big difference in the liveliness of the ride. Both the >> Jack Brown Greens (350 grams) and Barlow Pass Els (lighter still) are light. >> When I switch from Pasellas or Soma New Express to the Jacks or the Barlows, >> I notice an immediate improvement in liveliness. Depends what matters most >> to you. All are good tires for a particular purpose. I haven't yet found one >> tire to do it all - though I'm still looking. >>>> >>>> > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
