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Put these tires on if you have a lot of paved road in your gravel loops, or if the bike you have needs to do double duty as a commuter, or touring bike. Give the Strada USH smooth, dry, dirt of finer crushed rock to run on and you won’t be disappointed. In these scenarios the USH is at home. Plus, with the choice of a tan sidewall, it can class up the look of just about any bike.

Similarly, wet mud riding does not impart a secure feeling when using the Strada USH. But then again, if you even think that is a good idea, well…..good luck to you. The obvious point here is that the Strada USH is best on dry dirt and gravel and is absolutely at home on rough, broken up pavement.

Out of the box I felt that these tires looked great for most gravel road and dirt road riding. Donnelly says the side tread areas are a “scaled up herringbone” pattern, and while that is accurate, it does not give you the sense that I got when feeling the tread with my hands.

The EMP is a really nice tire and may be just what you need on a bike with minimal clearances, or for a fast dirt ripper when things are dry.

Donnelly EMP 700 X 38 Tires: Checkpoint- by Guitar Ted The Donnelly EMP is the newest gravel specific tire from the company that was one…

“I really like this Donnelly MSO Xplor and it will stay in my garage as a keeper for those days where the ride calls for ‘more’. ” – Grannygear

The Donnelly EMP looks aggressive and tough enough with this beefed up tread design. At a claimed 38mm, it falls into a good range of size which many tires don’t cover.

Gravel Grinder News: Donnelly Debuts EMP Gravel Tire- by Guitar Ted Donnelly, (formerly Clement), introduced one of the first purpose built gravel tires available with…

Donnelly MSO 650B X 50mm Tires: Checkpoint- by Grannygear   Editor’s Note: Grannygear’s “Getting Rolling” introduction to the 650B X 50mm MSO tires can be…

 Donnelly MSO 650B x 50mm Tires: Getting Rolling – by Grannygear Many gravel bikes in this day and age are coming from the factory set…