I’ve been very happy with my RH Stampede Passes (ELs) which measure a true 32 mm on my 24 mm OW Velocity rims, and I’d not hesitate to ride them on firm dirt or grave.
On Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM Cyclofiend Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been running Jack Brown Greens since they came out on my Hilsen and > Quickbeam. > > The 33 1/3 size has been great - keeps me alert on the trails and happy on > smooth stuff. I don't feel the need to go to a larger volume tire, but have > the frame clearance to add a bit if that's necessary. > > JB (Greens) have been non-existent on the Rivbike site for a while, and I > finally ground my last one down to the threads. My Hilsen is shoeless until > I deal with this... > > So, I've been looking at the Soma Shikoro, which sound very JB-ish. > However, the text says they run a bit narrow than stated, so I'm > considering going from 33 to the 38 to have the JB cushiness. > https://www.rivbike.com/products/soma-shikoro-tires > > then I just noticed the Hutchinson Caracals - > https://www.rivbike.com/products/hutchinson-caracal-tires-700c > which may be closer to what I'm used to, size-wise. Reckon I'd get the > 35's. > And any tire that Mark uses is a major plus in my book... > > While I don't feel I need the knobs, they do remind me of some of the CX > tires I used to run. (I'm around 185#'s and ride fairly light on most > days). To be used on Bay Area roads, trails, singletrack, and fire roads. > > Has anyone used these and feel like sharing their experiences? > > Thanks in advance. > > Jim > > -- > 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/4efca51e-439e-4362-a4c1-27bb7aa6c342n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4efca51e-439e-4362-a4c1-27bb7aa6c342n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgsEANuYhAU-Tv8rJtih72ikeKB0Y5O22LbqRF3NR9eYvw%40mail.gmail.com.
