Panaracer GravelKing Slick TLC Folding Tyre

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Set a pair up on my Mavic all-roads and they were a pig to inflate, I had to resort to C02 instead of the tubeless specific floor pump I use.

Tyre choice has a fundamental impact on how your gravel bike rides, so we put seven of the latest and best-selling gravel tyres to the test to find out which offers the best grip, speed and puncture protection over the rough stuff. NOTE: As of 2021, we've improved the puncture resistance tests and now provide 'Total Puncture Score' as the main puncture resistance indicator. Puncture Force Sharp Needle: Pre-2021, this score was known as 'Puncture Resistance'. On some tires with weakly bonded casing wires, the sharp needle can split the casing wires resulting in a lower score. Keeping things consistent, all of the testing was done on the same bike – a steel, custom-built Mercredi – and on the same wheelset, WTB’s new carbon CZR i23 gravel wheelset featuring 23mm internal rim widths.We can't talk smooth road/off-road tyres without mentioning the Schwalbe G-One, a very good tyre indeed, but with an rrp of over 60 quid they make the GravelKings looks a relative bargain, especially considering how similar the ride qualities are. Puncture Force Blunt Needle: The Blunt needle has a flat tip and won't split the casing wires. To puncture the tire, the blunt needle has to cut the casing wires. The only thing you need to watch out for is width if your frame's tyre clearance isn't massive. On a set of modern wide rims like the Hunts, these 35mm tyres measured up at 37.5mm. Value

I found fitting these a bit of a nightmare, though that could just be my Hunt rims. Getting that last bit of tyre over the rim was nigh on impossible with conventional means. Tyre levers were useless (I actually broke one before giving up), and in the end it took soapy water on everything and a pair of grippy rubber gloves to roll the tyre over the edge. Not fun. For muddier conditions, the GravelKing EXT offers a more aggressive tread with wider-spaced, deeper-profile knobs, and you should look out for Panaracer’s ‘Plus’ tyres if you’re looking for extra puncture protection. Panaracer GravelKing SK TLC performance The sidewalls of the Panaracers aren't porous, and I didn't have any issues with sealant leaking out when first inflating to the recommended 60psi maximum pressure. There will also be many surfaces where the total grip will be a combination of the tread compound grip and the grip provided by the knobs. Under these circumstances, the hard surface grip can still be a deciding factor. On soft surfaces (loose sand, grass, etc), almost all grip will be created by the knobs digging into the surface, and our test results will be of little use.

Panaracer GravelKing SK TLC specifications and details

The Panaracer Pasela wired tyre has the same protection, lots of width options and you'll get a pair for the price of one of these Gravel Kings. I changed out from WTB Nanos about a month ago because in reality less than 5% of my riding is ever on gravel. The Paselas have been great so far, much zippier than Nanos, good grip, the gumwalls are lovely and wash up well. They can handle rougher stuff, nae punctures thus far. Nice and easy to get on/off the rim too which is an important consideration if you're still running tubes. WTB Riddlers for example were an absolute 'mare! Seen some criticism of weak sidewalls but not been an issue for me yet. Add some colour to your ride with the new SS23 Colour Edition Gravel King in the all new vibrant colours of Sunset Orange or Turquoise Blue. tofudog415 wrote: I use the 38 mm (622-40) Terreno Zero as my rear tire. When new, it inflated to about 39 mm on a 21mm ID rim. After six months, it has stretched out a bit to about 40.5mm. I typically have 38-40 psi in it. I have punctured it once since I installed it, but it was one of those stealth punctures that sealed without my knowledge. Only discovered it when I was pumping up the tire and noticed an abnormally low starting pressure.