FWiW, I like the 700C X 50 mm Schwalbe Furious Fed for combined pavement and sandy dirt riding. The FFs are sub-Compass-EL membrane thin (360 Pelouze mail scale grams per tire), but have tiny knoblets on the tread and, more to the point, bigger knobs on the edges for cornering, and I think these help traction on sand.
It's hard to parse all the factors -- surface, knobs/knoblets, crank arm length, riding position; and I've not used the wider Compass tires; but by a seat of the pants evaluation, I'd have to say that the FFs are very much worth considering if your riding combines a good portion of pavement as well as dirt. I find myself riding a tooth smaller in back than I would expect, with the FFs; OTOH, the cranks on the FF-shod Matthews are 175 mm, and not the 170 I prefer on my road bikes. On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 9:05 PM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I'm looking to put some new rubber on the Hunq. I'll be taking it this > summer to the Walnut Creek area, then to Moab, then Boulder. Currently I'm > riding Schwalbe Smart Sams. At Deacon Patrick's recommendation I'm strongly > considering Racing Ralphs. But here's the thing, I don't really ride in > mud. In fact, most of the time, I ride the Hunq on pavement, but want to > use it more on dirt and gravel. I might ride it on some singletrack (which > is what I originally envisioned when I bought it but I've only used it for > that about 5-10%, at the most). So, I think I'd like something much more > supple, but still fat. From what I've read from Jan (and I know that his > research will probably skewed somewhat toward what he likes and sells, but > it still makes sense) knobbies are really only helpful in mud, or certain > snow conditions. Having fallen in love with Compass EL on all my bikes but > the Hunq, I want a tire that will be comparable. It seems like the Comapss > Snoqualmie Pass at 700x44 might not be quite fat enough for the Hunq. So, > thoughts? > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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.
