It’s almost like he’s on a quest to be the most unlikeable person in the industry.
It’s almost like he’s got a small business and he’d like to stay in business.
Ok I’m running G-ONE BITE in 54-584 SnakeSkin (550 g), at around 25 psi in the front and 30 psi in the rear. So far it’s pretty supple (the only references I have are Horizons in 47 but tubed and ThunderBurts but those wore down really quickly) 
Feeeels? supple
iirc the “bq pro team” deal was like 15% and still charged sales tax and shipping
so the special discount netted you MSRP
My dealer account still works.
So I had some stans in the tube of a tire that had a slow leak. It did get me home, didn’t stop the leak entirely, but did make it a lot easier to find that staple!
The way to do that is to have a product worth buying
there are some tires I’d pay retail for… his are not them
ATMO
So they feel faster than the Thunder burt? Was it the snakeskin or the liteskin burt?
I rode the Schwalbe Big One snakeboot 60-584 tires heavily this year; I think they ported that model into the G-One range. Nice, fast-rolling tires. After riding Terrene Elwoods and SBHs, they did not feel stiff at all. I did have issues with a dog biting through one and some slate shards stabbing up the other.
I like Schwalbe tires in general and probably won’t buy Compass tires again. Can’t trust those sidewalls.
Feels a little faster than TB on pavement (definitely better grip), I was using the snakeskin butt.
You should check out the Teravail Ramparts. Don’t seem as turdly as the Horizons are reported to be. @Rent-to-own-Faxmachine and myself have been enjoying them for a while.
The Horizons are reported to be turdly? I feel like I’ve had a shitload of Horizons and they’ve been great.
Price is right and they look legit, gotta admit. Still…
I’ve heard mixed reports of the Horizons. Namely that the more recent ones are pretty thicc and turdly.
Haven’t used a pair myself, but I will when my Teravails wear out.
I had one of the first pairs that WTB shipped, and they were noticeably lighter than the followup pair. They also shrank in size and got oranger.
That said, the new ones are still fine. I ride them everywhere, every single day, and I’ve never flatted on them. They barely show any wear. There might be a more supple option out there, but I can pro deal these and they last forever, so I don’t really care. But I’ll probably try Panaracer next, just to do something different.
i just got the gravelkings in a 650x48xblack and after one ride i think i like them better than horizons (older, true size, less orange). they feel a bit faster, but i feel drastically different from day to day so that remains to be seen. so far i think it’s what i want- more sidewall, less tread, but i’m not 100% sold on S U P P L lyfe- i feel like when my tubeless tires are too supple, i have to run the pressure too high
How wide are your rims? I ask because I find that wider rims allow for lower pressures that would normally result in squirm on narrower setups.
i’m running i23 KOMs
That’s a good size. I’m running i28 rims and find that I can run lower pressure with less squirm or self-steer.
OK, tell this story now.
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