Compass Extralight tires in action

Compass Elk Pass 26" x 1.25" Extralight tires can handle it!

[@JosephDowski]

Hi Jan, I know you're updated Barlow Pass & Bon Jon Pass tires are now tubeless compatible. Do you plan to offer a tubeless compatible version of the 32mm Stampede Pass tires anytime soon? :)

[@mybluebelly]

I am curently considering the Cayuse pass 26 mm extralight tires.

[@Carrierbuilder406]

Here is my story with 26x1.75 naches pass extra light tires. I have ridden them twice so far on the roads of Kern County California. Nothing off road. On both rides I have gotten flats. It is my experience with these tires that there is almost no flat protection. The extralight tubes both had multiple holes in each tube. I plan on riding them again tomorrow with much thicker tubes ( which kinda of defeats the purpose of buying a light tire) The air pressure of both rides were 55 in the front and 60 in the back. I have up the pressure in both tires for tomorrow's ride to 70 in the front and 72 in the back to try and give them some flat protection. If they flat tomorrow I will take them off and throw them in the garbage. I hope this will not be the case as It was almost 200 dollars for this purchase. I cannot say I would recommend these tires.

[@ReneHerseCycles]

Sorry to hear that you had so many flats. To say more about this, I'd like some information about what caused the flats? If it's glass, then running lower (not higher) pressures can help, as the tire is harder to puncture when it's softer. If you ran into goatheads, then you can run Tire Wipers (small wires that wipe the goathead off the tire before it can puncture the tube). We sell them - they are cheap insurance. If your flats were caused by the steel wires that you find on the shoulders of busy highways from exploding truck tires, you can try running sealant inside your tubes. Unfortunately, those steel wires puncture most tires - it's only a matter of time until they work themselves through the tire tread and protection belts. With sealant, you can pull out the steel wire and rotate the wheel so that the hole is at the bottom, and the sealant can close it. The only other remedy (beyond changing your route) is to use tires with a super-thick tread, where the steel wire just gets stuck in the thick tread without ever reaching the tube. Unfortunately, the thick tread makes those tires slow and uncomfortable. Hope you'll have better luck with your tires in the future!

[@sforge2414]

What was the gear ratio used in this clip?

[@Carrierbuilder406]

Jan,I will answer each of your questions.1. All riding was done on the road and none of the punctures are from glass or any kind of road debris.2. I don't want to use sealant as the rims are not tubeless ready and using sealant in a tube to me defeats the reason for a light tire. 3. I don't think I should have to change my route because the tire cant preform to my satisfaction. I run your cayuse pass 700x26 tires on the same route and have never had a flat on them. 4. The reason for the flats have been goatheads. Yes I guess I can get tire wipers but if I had known I would need these to successfully run these tire I would not have purchased them in the first place. The only defense against the goatheads so far is to run them rock hard which again takes away the reason why I bought the tires in the first place. I want a fast and supple ride on the road with my mountain bike and can not get this from the tire in their present form. I hope this helps in some way with making a great tire with much better flat protection. Thanks for your reply....Mike

[@AK-ic1yj]

It seems very difficult to understand what rim width and what tire width will equal actual tire width in the end. With each rim and tire manufacturer having so many different standards. Is the only way to know what the end tire width will be is to actually mount the tire and the rim and then measure? For instance, I am curious about running a Light-Bicycle 30mm internal width rim with a 48mm Switchback Hill tire. However, my frame will accommodate 52mm maximum clearance. Will this rim and tire combination equal out to over 52mm? Is there any way I could figure this out before actually buying the rims and tires? Thanks

[@ReneHerseCycles]

You should be fine. I expect the tires to be about 51 mm wide with that rim width.

[@blakenielsen716]

WARNING: DO NOT BUY RENE HERSE! Rene Herse's customer service is terrible. Went for a refund on a poor quality product. They wouldn't do it. If their tire is defective or doesn't fit you will not get a refund/exchange. No customer service phone number either. Your better off with a more mainstream retailer and manufacturer