G-One R reviews?

I believe that's a new model but some in my riding posse including me became pleasantly surprised with considerably less expensive Bontrager GR1s one the G-One All Arounds and some others. The key seems to be fast center but not slick and outside that doesn't pack up as much plus supple high thread count casing.

Except for the Hearse knobby models, more and more I've been happy with tires that cost less. I like Schwalbe, but am guessing the fall Trek sale gets you a pair of GR2 (or 2) for the price of one Schwalbe.

RideWithPride wrote:I've heard the G-One speeds didn't last that long either nor are they fast compare to more recent gravel tires on the market. Thank you for those links, was hoping more for user reviews. 

RideWithPride wrote:Is the casing on the G-One R similar to the current Speed or do you think it be faster? They still have the 27.5x2.0 model in the onsestar but I'm on 700c for road & that has the v-guard too. Could the G-One speed, all round or R make a good front tire paired to something even faster? How are they on corners on and off the trails? 

RideWithPride wrote:I would think TLE would be needed for tubeless no? 
If I remember correctly, Schwalbe's official position is that you can run their non-TLE tires tubeless, but you are going to need a lot more sealant and they may have porous sidewalls.  That has not been the case for me.  I've been running a TB Liteskin tubeless for about 18 months and it has proven surprisingly durable for my all-road adventures that often include steep, fast, rocky downhills.  More recently, I did the same with a Furious Fred that is Liteskin only (that is my road bike front tire).  Most surprising was how well the Conti Speedking Racesport I bought a couple months ago held air.  It was so airtight I ran it without sealant for two or three weeks before I ran over a goathead and had to give in and put some in to seal the hole.  
I like the SS, but I want something different and honestly a bit less harsh & just as durable when my rides are more road than gravel. 

RideWithPride wrote:They don't make rhe furious Fred's anymore. How does the strada do compare to other gravel slicks on gravel? 

RideWithPride wrote:I would think TLE would be needed for tubeless no?

ccand51997 wrote:It is baffling to me that each tire company does not have its own in-house testing facility of some kind.  They have to KNOW that these tires are going to be tested and you can't just sling bs marketing and use a bunch of fancy terms and expected people to buy them up.  A slow tire is going to be exposed and serious racers are not going to buy this tire if they understand where to go to find information.  But maybe that is it; maybe most tire buyers are not sophisticated enough to know better.  

RideWithPride wrote:I guess there goes that idea of running this as a front tire with a Speed(someone locally had some old stock barely used). Now the Challenge Gravel Grinder as front with the speed, maybe.