I am currently running RH Fleecer Ridge tires on my gravel bike, and am close to needing a new set of tires. I am looking to downsize to the 2.0/50-622 range. This is my first gravel bike, and the FR tires have been great, but I am thinking of going back to Schwalbes. Does anyone have any experience with the new G-One Overland tires? I can't find any reviews on them, except for a couple of guys riding them on YouTube, but no review of the tire. I am 6'4"/250, Old, and plan to do a lot of gravel/rail trail bike packing in the future, but do end up logging a fair amount of road miles, also. Thank you.
The Schwalbe tires are heavy, and I would bet very slow. In 50mm I like Panaracer Gravelking SK, they are good on gravel and pretty good on pavement also. They also are relatively light. The Continental Terra Hardpack is another good 50mm tire for pavement/rail trail use. They are not good on deep gravel or double track, but really excel on crushed limestone trails.
The G-One Overland tread pattern looks a lot like the Pirelli Gravel H or Marathon Almotion, shallower and less open than the Fleecer Ridge. I've ridden only the Gravel H and Almotion but I'd guess the Fleecer Ridge would be the best of the four on soft stuff.
In my experience the Gravel H (45 mm), Snoqualmie Pass (Endurance), and G-One Allround (One Star, 40 mm) are all supple and roll well but lack puncture protection. The Marathon Almotion (Addix, 40 mm) and Marathon Efficiency (40 mm) are stiffer but sturdier. The Overland is marketed as "gravel tire for commuters, adventurers and e-biker", it's not clear to me which of those uses is emphasized.
FWIW listed masses for 50-622: 625 g Overland 660 g Almotion 680 g Efficiency 670 g Gravel H 595 g Fleecer Extralight 650 g Fleecer Standard 665 g Fleecer Endurance 700 g Fleecer Endurance Plus
BTW Schwalbe and Pirelli are much cheaper at European retailers.
I liked them very much. The only tires I have had on my gravel build so far. But today I rode the Overlands for the first time, and I have to say, I was loving them. Did 21 miles, about 4 of that on hard pack dirt/gravel roads (35 degrees). Big difference. On the road and the dirt. It almost felt like going from a FatBike tire, to a gravel one. 29x2.2 to 29(28)x2.0. It's been a while since I have ridden my touring bike, but I can only imagine what my MonsterX would be like on 40's. Given my size, I am going to stick with the Overland's. Really impressed with them. If I was going to be spending a lot of time on sandy two track, I would have considered staying with the FR's.
BRR has tested six G-One tires so far. Only the G-One RS had good rolling resistance and only the G-One Speed V-Guard had decent puncture resistance. The G-One Allround had neither.
One tire to rule them all?!? Damn, just ordered a pair of 50s. Love the tread, and those BRR results are stellar. I wouldn't worry too much about the puncture protection. Its the same as the GK SK, and similar enough the the Pirelli Cinturato M. The tread is deep enough too where it may make punctures on the tread less of a concern.
One tire to rule them all?!? Damn, just ordered a pair of 50s. Love the tread, and those BRR results are stellar. I wouldn't worry too much about the puncture protection. Its the same as the GK SK, and similar enough the the Pirelli Cinturato M. The tread is deep enough too where it may make punctures on the tread less of a concern.
Model
GravelKing SK TLC 40
Cinturato Gravel M 40
G-One Overland Super Ground SpeedGrip 50
Total Puncture Score Tread
28 Points
35 Points
29 Points
Total Puncture Score Sidewall
22 Points
16 Points
21 Points
You'd probably be OK with any of those on dirt or gravel. My own experience is anything with a BRR tread puncture rating under 45 or 50 (including personal experience with GK+, Gravel H, G-One Allround, and RH SP Endurance) flats all the time on pavement with broken glass.
