Living in Pittsburgh, PA these both look like the roads I ride daily, along with some nowhere-near-level brick and thrashed cobbestone streets thrown in for good measure. I think the smoothest surfaces I ride often tend to be the trail shortcuts through the large city park I live next to.
Interesting responses in here so far. The Thunder Burt stands out as a tire I would never have thought to look at. Unfortunately the 650b hasn't really made any inroads here yet so I have basically 0 options for looking at tires aside from the stray 27.5 MTB knobby that a couple shops might stock. Lots of fat tires though! So experimenting with a half dozen different models of tires I have to mailorder for $100+/pair is not a feasible option for me. The supple vs. strong dichotomy is exactly what I'm hoping to get beyond. It's the in-between I'm interested in. I'm a light, non-aggressive rider and rarely get flats. I haven't flatted a Schwalbe in who knows how long and have only pinch flatted the Jack Browns running too low PSI. I don't plan on replacing those until they wear down to the tube. Also, what makes them "stout"? Longevity though is one of the deciding factors for me. It's kept me from getting a set of Bruce Gordon RnRs and also from Compass and the Pari-Motos. I'm not interested in an "event tire" no matter how nice it rides. I need something that will stand up to time in the saddle more than I need something that will protect me from poor road conditions. On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10:08:49 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 03/22/2016 06:27 PM, ian m wrote: > > But would I notice the same change if I went from the light Jack Browns on > my SS to Compass tires? I would like to upgrade from the bottom of the > line wire bead Schwalbe's currently on my Clem (mostly because they have a > wobble in the bead) to a lighter "all road" 650b. How does one compare the > supple-itude? > > > Ride on chipseal and badly alligatored pavement, something with a nasty > coarse surface that looks like this > > > > or this > > > > You'll feel the difference right away. > -- 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.
