Schwalbe X-One (and other tubeless)

bendertherobot

Really impressed with the capabilities of the G-One to date, really great tyres.

So, I have some X-One coming from Schwalbe, will be interesting to see what they're like given that X season is so far away. Should arrive tomorrow and hope to have a review up by the end of the week!

trek_dan

Be interesting to see if they'll burp at low pressure, seems to the failing of most CX tubeless setups. Particularly if their more expensive than tubs like the X One.

bendertherobot

So far the G-One have been superb in that respect, though I do run things relatively high (30 or so minimum).

bendertherobot

I shall fit them on Thursday but initial impressions are good. They've sent me some easy on fluid as well, essentially a washing up liquid type thing I guess, but rubbed round the beads before installation.

bendertherobot

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/05/02/th ... lbe-x-one/

So FAR, so good. Lots more testing needed.

ugo.santalucia

I find Schwalbe range a bit confusing... this is not a CX tyre as I understand, but more like a gravel/outdoors tyre?
As a CX tyre it would appear a bit agricultural, compared to the likes of Clement and Challenge

bendertherobot

It's a cx tyre, I find it plusher than Clement but no experience of challenge.

The G-one is gravel, the X-one is CX.

So, I personally preferred the feel of the G-One v the X'Plor MSO and the X-One v the PDX.

ugo.santalucia

bendertherobot wrote:

It's a cx tyre, I find it plusher than Clement but no experience of challenge.

The G-one is gravel, the X-one is CX.

So, I personally preferred the feel of the G-One v the X'Plor MSO and the X-One v the PDX.

The thing is, the selling point of clement and such is the design of the knobbles, which clear the mud and give better traction... I am not sure how three rows of round dots compare...

If they do, then the all thread design is bollox and one tyre is as good as the other one, but I suspect in the mud they won't be very good... CX and mud are pretty much synonims

bendertherobot

They seem to clear it fantastically well so far, wet mud anyway. The test will be that claggy stuff. I didn't rate the PDX all that highly in those conditions so we'll see. Difficult to test at the moment.

roger_merriman

looks closer to something like the Racing Ralph in gaps/tread. i've found Racing Ralphs and similar to cope with watery mud fine, it's clay and clag. that they clog on.

bendertherobot

roger merriman wrote:

looks closer to something like the Racing Ralph in gaps/tread. i've found Racing Ralphs and similar to cope with watery mud fine, it's clay and clag. that they clog on.

I'd say there's a little more space and, possibly, the side ones are slightly higher. I need to find some claggy stuff. Not much around at the moment.