Marc, "Is the extra light casing worth the cash?" For me, absolutely. Your flat-tolerance-to-cush-ride-ratio may vary. I've experienced an increase in flats to roughly 4 a year with plush tires (I count my supple-ish liteskin Schwalbe's in there, which account for about half of my flats) from 0-1 flats with Schwalbe Dureem tires.
"Do you give up much durability against the standard casing?" No real idea. Never tried the standard for the near non-issue I have with sidewall cuts. I've gotten some abbrasion, which I just leave and carry a few tire boots (cut up Rene Herse tires) in case they are needed. I still get the full life of the tire and haven't used a boot yet. "I worry a bit about the casing because I'm bigger (205-210 on the best of days) and have seen my share of snake bites from small potholes." I'm 190-200 and it takes some adjustment to dial in the pressure for supple tires to accommodate rocks and roots or potholes (increase the pressure, still get the plush ride benefits). If you find unavoidable obstacles are an issue, you may want to go with the endurance casing. They were developed for slamming into potholes in gravel races in the peloton. With abandon, Patrick -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3ae60553-7810-4cca-a4a9-e5210eefd701%40googlegroups.com.
