Originally Posted by
Fahrenheit531
Yeah, brand new straight out of the packaging. I just took them out today sort of hoping they'd "soften up and expand a bit" with some miles. We'll see how it plays out over time; I'm skeptical but hey, stranger things have happened. Just sort of a bummer to shell out Compass/Rene Herse money and end up where I started.
I'd give them a bit more time, then, especially if you are using pressures appropriate for a 28mm tire. My Compass/RH Naches Pass tires started out around 41-42mm, but are now up to 43mm after a thousand miles or so. That's close enough to the 44mm nominal size for me. A larger person needing higher pressures might get them to the nominal size faster...
I would disagree that tire growth over time is any way an indicator of poor quality. Cheap thick low-tpi tires might stay the same size from birth until death, but we're talking about something lightweight and flexible here.
