Originally Posted by
hilltowner
After riding on Schwalbes for a number of years I'm thinking of going to a more supple sidewall on my 26" converted Bridgestone MB-1's wheels. Anyone had much experience touring with
Compass McClure Pass tires?
Compass tires ride extremely well, they're quick and light and supple. If you need puncture protection or beefed-up sidewalls, expect to find neither.
Originally Posted by
jefnvk
They're made by Panaracer with Pasela molds, but aren't the compounds considerably different?
McClure Pass looks like a Pasela because it was one of the first Compass 26ers, and they weren't yet committing to making new tire molds in that size. The rest of the Compass tires don't look like Paselas, since they now have their own molds.
Compass "standard" tires use, I
think, Panaracer 120TPI casing; the "extralight" models use Panaracer's tubular race casing, which takes the same threads but lays it up at 90TPI. Both have quite thin sidewalls, no puncture protection.
Definitely not Paselas.