I wish that this Gravel RC was just a bit lighter both on the scale and under the keen eye of a caliper set ….
Tires
Pirelli Gravel RC Tires: Getting Rolling
The Gravel RC is a bit of an interesting creature, with very fast looking, minimally low profile center knobs and graduated layers of wider spaced knobs that increase in aggressiveness as you move towards the outside edges.
Gravel Grinder News: Pirelli Announces Cinturato RC X Tires
Pirelli sent out a press release today with news of a new gravel tire in their Cinturato Gravel range called the RC X”
Pirelli Cinturato M Tires: At The Finish
Do yourself a favor and check out Pirelli’s Cinturato Gravel range. The tires are criminally under the radar and should be on more bikes than they are now.
Pirelli Cinturato M Tires: Checkpoint
The Cinturato M’s have what Pirelli claims is a “gravel specific” compound for the rubber. Whatever “SpeedGrip” is, it works.
Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M Tires: Getting Rolling
These are good looking tires with big, diagonally placed knobs and a center row which forms a solid ridge, more or less.
WTB Vulpine 700 X 40mm Tires: At The Finish
So, as it stands now, WTB has a 36mm and a 40mm Vulpine that would make for a fantastic tire for racing, and maybe it would work for adventurous types and everyday gravel riders if the terrain was tamer.
WTB Vulpine 700 X 40mm Tires: Checkpoint
So, looking at this tire as what WTB has described it as – a gravel racing tire – I have to hand it to WTB at this point.
WTB Vulpine 700 X 40mm Tires: Getting Rolling
We really liked the speed, ride feel, and grip that this ‘on the skinny side’ gravel tire had. Not surprisingly, we hoped that WTB would opt to offer a wider version of this great tire.
Ritchey Design 700 X 40mm Speedmax WCS Tires: At The Finish
This tire seems to me to be the “mountain biker’s gravel tire”. A tire for rougher adventures, dirt roads, mountains, and even light single track.