David- Hopefully you're already riding them on this lovely midwestern day... but I understand that the Soma C-lines should feel pretty similar to a Pasela TG. Same tread, similar casing, different puncture layer (but of comparable stoutness to the TG layer).
For your purposes, they should work well. I'd also recommend the Panaracer Gravel King 700x32 with a slick casing (not the SK). They're lighter and faster than a Pasela, but a little more stout than a Compass (non-EL) tire. Good compromise for a reasonable price. The semi-knobby (SK) tires are great too, but the knobs are more than you need occasional maintained dirt/gravel. > On May 13, 2017, at 9:25 AM, David Banzer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I forgot that I had a bought a used pair of Soma C-Lines, so I can put those > on now. > Any comparisons between those and Barlow Pass'. If I recall the C-Line came > out a little bit before, but the Barlow Pass kind of stole the spotlight when > it was introduced. > > >> On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 3:07:52 PM UTC-5, David Banzer wrote: >> My Riv Redwood has been fickle over the past couple years. It wanted to be a >> road bike, then it got the idea that it could fit 650b in the 46mm range. It >> went back and forth between those personalities for awhile. >> Lately it's been intimidated by other bikes that fit large volume tire bikes >> it shares garage hooks with. Riv Clem and BMC Monstercross are making it >> feel unsure of its large volume tire capacities. >> So, it wants to go back to being a road bike, but has moved out of the city >> near gravel/dirt trails and wants to get some riding time in. >> I heard it talking about wanting to wear some 700x35 Panaracer Gravel King >> SK's. It feels comfortable wearing up to actual 38mm 700c tires. >> >> What tires would you recommend to the Redwood in its ongoing identity crisis? >> I'll pass along the info. >> David >> River Grove, IL > > -- > 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 https://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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
