Originally Posted by
blakcloud
I am with Hilltowner on this one for the most part. I have the original Grand Bois Hetres on my bike and they certainly transformed the bike. Supple tires make the world of difference. With that said I don't I use them for commuting because they aren't flat resistant, for that I use Schwalbe Marathons. They ride like crap but I am not fixing flats all the time and getting to work is more important than having a more comfortable ride.
I'm not sure about this, since Compass/GB doesn't recommend running them tubeless but here is one way to keep the supple tires on and still avoid flats:
http://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/...s-convert.html
I am using Hetres myself, with tubes, but this guy isn't the only one who's posted trying them tubeless and one at least with the kind of rims I use (Velocity A23) and I'm tempted to try it. I just wonder if he neglected to post the follow-up to that experiment where he gets to tell about rolling a tire in a corner.