I rode Steilacooms on my Hanford custom commuter for about a six months on the paved (and I use that term loosely) streets of Philadelphia and found them more durable than the Squ-something-ie Passes they replaced. Perhaps it was the knobs, but I never flatted during the time they were on there. Granted they were the standard, not the extra lights...
On Friday, July 12, 2019 at 5:40:03 PM UTC-4, Tim Bantham wrote: > > Hi Tim, FWIW I also have a Sam and currently ride 38mm Gravel King slick > treads. I really like these tires. I have them set up tubeless on Velocity > Quill rims and find that combination to be about perfect. That said I too > am curious about Steilacoms and wouldn't think you would be disappointed if > you went that route. My only experience with Compass tires on my Sam have > been the Barlow Pass EL casing. I loved the tires but found them to not be > as durable as I would like them to be. If you went the route of Gravel > Kings I think you would be happy with them. > > Tim > > On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 4:58:12 PM UTC-4, Tim Tetrault wrote: >> >> Hiya Group- >> >> Does anyone happen to use the Herse (ex Compass) Steilacoom tires for >> commuting? >> >> ...or for that matter, any Herse tire for *everyday *urban (with some >> hard pack trail) commuting? I'm imagining the knobs give some protection >> from glass that the slicks would not afford. >> >> Or maybe I just need to relax and just get some Gravel Kings or Marathon >> Supremes and wait for that kind of tire experience once my kids are out of >> the house. : / >> >> Thanks for your thoughts- >> >> (Riding a Sam Hillborne) >> >> Tim in Seattle >> > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1efd1c3d-f417-403b-8786-7129d55904d8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
