I know a few of you own the Compass Antelope Hills. Very few reviews of them anywhere. It would seem like the "Goldilocks" tire that you can run on pavement and gravel with no worries. My concern would be keeping pace with my buddies on the pavement. No one is out to set a Strava record, but how much of a hindrance will riding a 29X2.0 tire be climbing a long paved ascent? Also see that Schwalbe makes a G-One Speed in a 29x2.0 as well...
They're fast and incredibly smooth, but they eat so. much. sealant. I just switched to the G-One Speeds and they aren't quite as silky smooth, but I can't say they're all that slower either. With the TL Easy casing they should be much easier to keep topped up.
Running them with tubes erases this problem, as well as any problems with bead retention.
thanks for the response, DRW. I noticed you were one of the members running the Antelopes. How much slower are you, all things considered, when climbing hills on the G-One Speeds? I've never run slicks that large...
Its a weight issue. You could strap some weights to your current rims to feel the difference. ;-) I run some 50mm Furious Freds - can't say I notice much any difference between those and standard 40mm gravel tires (which weigh about the same).
I looked these up when I saw your post. I'd be curious if anyone had experience with these versus the G-One. I ran the G-One Allround 29x2.25" and it was super-comfy and grippy but wasn't very durable. It felt like the tire was just pulling you along, it was so fast. Even tried for a few road sprint KOM's on the Surly Ogre that I was running them on. Ran pretty smooth and stable on hardpack singletrack as well. Just flatted out and ran out of tread much faster than the tires that I usually run on my commuter (rear was dead within two months, if I remember right: bald and punctured). If these are nearly as grippy and fast and more durable, I'd be seriously interested despite the price.
As for the tubeless performance issue - I've heard that before about Compass/Rene Herse tires but usually only about the Extralight casing. Reports on the Standard casing have been pretty good (though if you've heard different, I'm all ears).
As for the tubeless performance issue - I've heard that before about Compass/Rene Herse tires but usually only about the Extralight casing. Reports on the Standard casing have been pretty good (though if you've heard different, I'm all ears).
I have had 5 bikes worth of Compass standard casing tires and they go through sealant like crazy, even if the sidewalls aren't leaking!
