Jay, I feel the universe is drawing you to a Sam then. If GK SK's aren't grippy enough for you and you need a more aggressive tread, I doubt you can make it work with the Roadini. If the Utradynamico Rose 45's won't fit then I question whether a SK would even, but some more aggressive definitely wouldn't. And personally I wouldn't go lower than 45mm if I had to on the trail's you described.
On Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:48:28 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: > There was recent conversation in another thread, and I'm forgetting the > details exactly, but the takeaway was that the supple / high quality skinny > tires were more comfortable off-pavement than the bigger tires - which > surprised the owner. This sprang to mind when I read this because the GKSS > are actually not super comfortable tires for their size in my experience > (and I've heard this from others, too). Size is obviously a factor, but I > think a knobbier and supple ~42mm tire could be the magic balance that > leaves you not wanting more both on pavement and trail. Lately I've been > quite impressed by the Conti Terra Trail - they are fast and quiet on > pavement beyond my expectations. Not as grippy as the RH knobbies, but > predictable. Anyhow, food for thought. My TL;DR is that it's important to > focus on casing quality as size, and going up in size will not be a benefit > if the casing isn't as good or better. -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/93919ee9-d07d-465f-9649-7054680ebcean%40googlegroups.com.
