Gravel Tyres

joseph.maude

I am looking for a set of clincher gravel tyres for my cyclocross bike, I currently have conti cx king tyres but due to riding predominantly on the road I want to swap to something with a faster tred pattern.

I have my eye on the Schwalbe G ones, these get good reviews however I can find little information on any rival tyres from different companies (conti, clement, maxxis etc.) online.

Does anyone have any experience or suggestions?

imposter2.0

Clement Xplor USH is a good road-biased gravel tyre, bit narrower than the G-Ones.

trek_dan

Just use a wide road tyre like a 28C Conti 4 Seaons.

bendertherobot

G-One are an epic tyre.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

bendertherobot wrote:

G-One are an epic tyre.

Is your set still doing well on the wear front with tarmac use, enough to justify spending ~£80 on a pair for tarmac use ~90% of the time?

Which size do you have, the 700x40c by any chance?

bendertherobot

NitrousOxide wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

G-One are an epic tyre.

Is your set still doing well on the wear front with tarmac use, enough to justify spending ~£80 on a pair for tarmac use ~90% of the time?

Which size do you have, the 700x40c by any chance?

35c. Mine are fine but, because of present need, are on sale in the classifieds.

passout

I run conti cross speed at the mo in 42mm and like them as a general purpose & affordable tyre: http://cycletechreview.com/2014/reviews ... peed-tyre/
Not sure, but think the may have updated then & changed the name (still 'speed' something)?

You may be better off with a tough road tyre though eg a conti gator.

211dave112

I've found the WTB Nano 40c to be a great choice. For a 40c 'gravel' tyre it's not too draggy on the road but the large volume (it's closer to 43mm on Stans Iron Cross rims) and tread make it comfortable when the road runs out.

luv2ride

211dave112 wrote:

I've found the WTB Nano 40c to be a great choice. For a 40c 'gravel' tyre it's not too draggy on the road but the large volume (it's closer to 43mm on Stans Iron Cross rims) and tread make it comfortable when the road runs out.

+1. I run mine tubeless. Also rate Challenge Gravel Grinders in 38mm

kajjal

I use 30/32 specialized Roubaix tyres on my diverge. Fine on road and fine off road until it gets rough or very loose. No punctures so far and as long as you are not expecting the grip and handling of a mountain bike they work well. I ride on forestry fire roads and single track, byways and canal tow paths with no problems at all.

I was using the 25/28 version which are fast on road but lack a bit of grip on road on the looser, steeper trails meaning you to have to work harder to keep on top of the bikes handling.

Road v off road is always a compromise just have to find one that suits you and your riding.

meanredspider

I used the Clement USH for a while as them came as OEM on my Jamis. They were pretty good - right up to the point that the bead tore out. I got a set of Gravel Grinders to try as replacement from Evans but bought some S-Ones to go tubeless. I like the S-Ones but are quite narrow (30c) though deal fine with the off-road stuff I do on my commute. I would probably swap them if I was doing something more gnarly.

bendertherobot

Challenge Gravel ones? I'm interested in those. Though clearance might be tight on the SuperX/CaadX

passout

I take back what I said about the conti speed ride above - I've had too many puntures off road with them. Like the Nanos though.

imposter2.0

meanredspider wrote:

I used the Clement USH for a while as them came as OEM on my Jamis. They were pretty good - right up to the point that the bead tore out. I got a set of Gravel Grinders to try as replacement from Evans but bought some S-Ones to go tubeless. I like the S-Ones but are quite narrow (30c) though deal fine with the off-road stuff I do on my commute. I would probably swap them if I was doing something more gnarly.

I like my S-Ones, but I'm seeing quite a high rate of wear on the rear - much more noticable with these than with other tyres. That's exclusively road use though, so I'll probably just go back to GP4K 28s or similar next time.

joseph.maude

Challenge gravel grinder 38c front and back now, roll really nicely on road, I'd say they come up quite wide though so clearance may be an issue on some bikes

andyrac

I've got Continental Cyclocross Speed on my Focus Mares - and they're pretty decent on the road. A file like tread but with sidewall grip.

http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/cyclocross ... ed-180-tpi

kevinharley

Luv2ride wrote:

211dave112 wrote:

I've found the WTB Nano 40c to be a great choice. For a 40c 'gravel' tyre it's not too draggy on the road but the large volume (it's closer to 43mm on Stans Iron Cross rims) and tread make it comfortable when the road runs out.

+1. I run mine tubeless. Also rate Challenge Gravel Grinders in 38mm

+1 ... for the most part!

They were the perfect tyre for the Dirty Reiver I did back in April, and I've been continuing to run them on mixed-terrain rides since.

A note of caution as we head into autumn ... I don't find them at all confidence-inspiring on wet & greasy roads / cycle paths. Whilst the narrow central tread rolls well, it, along with the other narrow 'nobbles' across the tyre give very little purchase on such surfaces, particularly at higher pressures. I'm actually looking to swap them out in the next few weeks for the autumn / winter period as I've had a few 'moments' and one spectacularly slow-speed off on a corner that I was already taking very very cautiously ...