{"product_id":"compass-switchback-hill-650b-x-48-tire-extralight-casing-black-tubeless-ready-new","title":"Compass Switchback Hill 650b x 48 Tire: Extralight Casing - Black - Tubeless Ready (New)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eJan Heine from Bicycle Quarterly and Compass designed these tires to be plush and fast beyond belief.  They are designed to be clinchers with a similar ride feel\/quality as silk racing tubulars.  These are superbe tires for racing, commuting, or shallow gravel\/dirt.  I'm slowly equipping most of my road\/gravel bikes with Compass tires and not looking back.  They're really that good! I have a set of the Rat Trap Pass 26x52mm version of these tires on my Bridgestone gravel conversion, and they roll as well as any 700x25c racing tire!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eFrom the manufacturer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAt 48 mm wide, the Switchback Hill is our largest 650B (27.5″) tire yet. Switchback Hill is the first and only named climb on the 360 mile \u003cem\u003eOregon Outback\u003c\/em\u003e gravel ride\/race. The gravel is quite loose in places, and the extra floatation of the Switchback Hill tires gives you more speed and security when the going gets really rough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e30% of the \u003cem\u003eOregon Outback\u003c\/em\u003e is on pavement, so we designed this tire to roll as fast and grip as well as a good racing tire. With this tire, you truly have the best of both worlds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe Switchback Hill also can transform the performance of your 27.5″ mountain bike on gravel or paved roads.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eNew in package\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eSingle tire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e650b x 48mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eblack sidewall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eExtralight casing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTubeless read (can use tubes too)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eMSRP: $89\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rene Herse Cycles (Compass)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53172617478284,"sku":"8873","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/5144\/9740\/files\/switchback_hill_extralight__36937.1574124727.1280.1280_60a7979b-4a39-4783-819f-1440e41073f5.jpg?v=1792352290","url":"https:\/\/swooncycles.com\/products\/compass-switchback-hill-650b-x-48-tire-extralight-casing-black-tubeless-ready-new","provider":"Swoon Cycles (Bike ReCyclery)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}