Btw, as the photos show, the tire clearance is absolutely ginormous, particularly in the fork. It was this increase in tire clearance that motivated me to change my original R250 order to the R260 after five or six weeks of waiting for the R250 to ship.
I've got a pair of Compass Stampede Pass extralight road tires (32C) just sitting here burning a hole in my workbench. When the bike comes in I'll put it together, throw the pedals on her, and get you guys a good weigh-in with a fish scale before doing any of the mods. The weight will be with the original Kenda 28mm tires they shipped it with. Once I've got it together in stock configuration I'll take it for a quick 9-15 mile ride just to see what it feels like with the stock parts, then I'll swap out the saddle for my Brooks B17, swap out the 28C Kenda tires for these 32C Compass tires, throw on my bottle holders, underseat tool bag, etc. and reweigh it and take it for another spin.
I'm fully expecting that with the Compass 32mm tires at lower pressures this thing will ride like a dream.
Last edited by SethAZ; 11-06-17 at 04:40 PM.