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That's what I thought, you have no proof, I'm ending this part of our conversation with you because you have no proof. Now if we were talking about puncture resistance vs other tires, or tread life vs other tires, than…
Didn't I say to use a power meter for tests? Yes I did, so where are those real world observations by using a power meter? Oh you said did you?! Ha ha! 🙂) …dude, I don’t use a power meter. I go on how I feel when I…
So what everyone is telling me that no one has any test results using a on bike power meter that can tell us what the rolling watts TEST was? That's what I thought! You can't go by the seat of your pants and tell us a…
Good point about souplesse vs puncture resistance. I've ridden 3 gravel tires with significant tread (GravelKing SK, Pirelli Gravel H, G-One Alround), all had souplesse and none had puncture resistance. I've ridden 5…
Rolling resistance depends on more than just tread pattern, at least rubber compound and casing design have major influence. For a specific example compare the BRR tests of the 35 mm Conti GP5000 AS, Grand Prix Urban,…
That's sounds great, but did you compare the Almotion to the Sawtooth with test data to support the claim, or at least watts data showing how low the rolling resistance is on the Sawtooth? I couldn't find those…
Yes, but the Almotion has less rolling resistance than any other tire of it's class, but the Sawtooth so far hasn't been tested to tell if it's better or worse in that regard. But the Sawtooth does have a more…
We live in a dynamic media world which requires expert management and constant change to keep an audience interested. With all the mainstream cycling magazines now embracing Gravel as a major category in its own right…
Interesting to read so many are using touring tyres for gravel. It goes to show that whilst so much gravel bike promo is around gravel race performance, the majority of gravel riders are perhaps more interested in…
All the tires I mentioned the makers claim they were inverted tires, I'm not the expert, I can only go by what the manufacturer's claims are. This business about what is inverted and what is not, is a lot like the…
A few of the best inverted tread tires is the GravelKing X1; the Continental Cyclocross Speed, and their Speed Ride; Schwalbe G-One RS, and their Overland. There are other tires to consider as well. Someone might…
I’ve found what I think are the best ‘inverted tread’ gravel tyres: Specialized Sawtooths. Their all over zig zag / sawtooth pattern is consistent across the whole tyre surface, meaning that the whole of the tyre has a…
Lots of good reports on the new GravelKing X1’s. …another truly ‘inverted tread’ tyre that is underrated IMO are the Specialized Sawtooth tyres. I’ve been running a set of 38mm Sawtooths for a while now (significantly…
Could you just change to the GRX 48/31 cranks/chainrings for some more top end speed with the 11-40 or 11-46 cassette? ...I haven’t tried it, but there’s a post on Reddit: "I'm currently running 48/31 with 11-46 11…
Interesting on price, at the LBS I paid around 85$ Canadian each. They were 25-30$ cheaper than everything else ( except the GK SK and SS ), mine are just X1’s though not the R or +. I was out for a 40km journey with…
The only tyres I’ve had this problem with is the ultralight Rene Herse tyres…and they wouldn’t even stay up overnight tubeless! Great tyres with tubes, rubbish tubeless. I've used Stans for years and it’s very good and…
It’s an excellent video by Dylan re his race bike set up. The majority of the features he aims for in a gravel race bike, including the aero / wide tyres set up is already available on the 3T Exploro Ultra - which would…
Hey look, it's a new thread!!! 🙂 Has anyone ridden the new GK tires? I am going to be geting a pair of the X1R's pretty soon, the tread looks to be pretty perfect for my local conditions. I'd love to hear impressions…
Much discussion about the exploding cost of cycling and cycling events seems to forget the growth capitalist market forces at play. The financial system dominating world cycling is all driven by profit growth, which…
It looks a bit better than a full MTB suspension fork, but it’s very niche. A gravel bike with the correct tyres and pressures doesn’t need a suspension fork IMO.