Originally Posted by
Metieval
see there you go ruining my 1 tire argument. (not a bad thing by the way)
However that does bring up another question are you running the Barlow pass tubeless?
I haven't run either of them tubeless, for two reasons:
(1) I am lazy, and the only tires of mine that go flat are the tubeless ones on a mountain bike, and I hate having to pour fluids into tires every couple of months.
(2) Compass tires aren't great as tubeless. The sidewalls weep (or so I hear). I also haven't had any problems with flats. They now offer their own sealant that supposedly works better than Stans or Orange Seal with those tires. (If I ever did go tubeless, I probably would start with the Steilacooms).
There is a huge overlap with the capabilities of the tires, and I could probably have gotten away with just the Barlow Pass for much of my off-road (and all of my on-road) riding. Similarly, you don't pay a huge penalty for the treads on the Steilacooms when you are on-road.
The Steilacooms were my "one tire for gravel" answer, BTW.