Studded tyres are a must where I live, 1 m of snow, icy streets with quite a bit of hills in town... ...occasionally I see people riding without studded tyres, and I always think they're bold.
@@KitagumaIgen non studded tires work fine until you hit a patch of ice and it is very hard if not impossible to predict where those ice patches are which is why i also use studded tires.
future scenario, "sorry I was 3 hours late for the Sunday club ride. I was analysing the entire route on Google Street View and making a few phone calls to determine the state of the road surface to determine which tyres I should use"
Tubeless is the way to go. I was originally reluctant, but now that I have been strictly tubeless for a few years I realized how much of a game changer it is.
Welcome to the dark side my friend. I’ve been using road tubeless for as long as it has existed (late 2014) and I think it’s brilliant. In all the time since, I’ve only had 3 or 4 flats that required any real work to fix, i.e., needing to insert more than one Dynaplug, or in one case, having to put a boot and a tube in - and I ride a minimum of 16,000 km / year. Granted the area where I live is relatively dry and the roads are decent, but even in the winter with thorns and glass sticking to my tires, I’ve had no more than 3-4 sealant spraying punctures a year.
I've a conundrum for my commuter bike: I need puncture resistance for battling through the glass & bits of metal you get on city streets, I need something that'll stop me ending up on my arse when I hit the clumps of wet leaves that fill the cycle lanes at this time of year, but I also miss fast rolling smoothness that I get on my 'posh bike'. I'm on Schwalbe Marathon plus's at the moment, which do job but they're heavy, they're not a fun tyre at all, something that makes the bike feel lighter on it's feet would go down well.
Suppleness and puncture protection don't mix in general, so you have to compromise somewhere. Marathon Green guards (not plus) are a good mix of grip, rolling resistance and puncture protection. There's other similar tyres like the Conti contact plus, same principles. If you want extra off-road grip and a similar protection to Marathon plus, I've been using the Marathon GT 365, which are great for your case use if you can fit 37mm tyres. I've used narrower CX tyres, but I find them lacking in puncture protection, unless you run them tubeless.
Marathon Plus are really heavy - regular Marathons are a better bet in my experience - still bulletproof but lighter and faster. But I much prefer something like pathfinder pro tubeless - feels really fast, much lighter, is pretty puncture resistant (and easy to plug if the sealant doesn’t work), and has better grip on bad roads than a race tyre. Thats my winter go-to on my gravel bike.
I'm still running Continental 4000 23mm tires on my older Cannondale Slice and Trek Madone bikes. Lol My 2024 Creo 2 Expert e-assist gravel bike I switched from 47mm knobby tires that came with the bike to the Pathfinder 38 mm which have been great for road and gravel roads. Ride on! 😊
The Silca tyre pressure calculator doesn’t have a wet option, I ride in the UK on country lanes how much lower should you run your tyres pressure in the wet.
S-works 42mm pathfinder on the e-gravel bike. Specialised 38mm pathfinder pro on the 2014 Croix - Just enough room for them. Tubeless. Great for the B2B path and surrounds
While I think the Pathfinder Pros are nice tires for the money, I think the tread picks-up too much gravel and flicks it at my bike. As such, my next tires will likely be something like the Panaracer Gravelking SS (semi-slick) that still has sidewall tread, but in pattern that is less likely to pick-up gravel and fling it.
I like to use René Herse tires. I run 26” x 2.3” (58mm) Rat Trap Pass road slicks on my monster cross, 650b x 48mm Switchback Hill road slicks on my all-road bike, and 700c x 32mm Stampede Pass road slicks on my road bike. When I need tread, I use 700c x 39mm Ultradynamico CAVA Race tires and 650b x 45mm Rosé Race tires. As an aside, all of these tires are manufactured by Panaracer.
Road: Continental GP5000 23mm, then 25, 28mm, now Conti GP 4 Season 32mm MTB (HT, XC): Conti Race King or Cross King 2.2 or 2.3, depending on surface, dry/wet, race/training, front/back
My new bike came with 50mm Schwalbe Overlands, with tubes . They seem to roll really well for the size and weight, they feel great on all surfaces too. I have about 400 miles on them so far, for the first month.
I find tyre tread pretty much exclusively harmful as it makes the tire less pliable, increasing rolling resistance and making it less comfortable. Wide slick tire (45mm or so) is plenty grippy for gravel, especially with slightly lesser pressure. Even during winter tire tread mainly serves to pick up snow and then deposit it around your bike. Smoothest studded tyre is the way to go.
One might be forgiven in the assumption that the spelling of 'tire' means you don't ride on muddy and slippery UK byways? Where I can assure you slick 'tyres' would put you on your backside rather quickly. This is a topic that is very specific to where you ride and what you ride on. Sweeping statements such as yours assumes everyone rides the same surfaces - unfortunately 'gravel' in the UK covers a multitude of surfaces, but from October through to May it's very wet, very muddy and very slippery - you don't stand a chance on slick tyres.
@@user-dp4sr8xu1m I live in Finland where we have all of those conditions. You're right that mud, squashed leaves and slippery roots benefit from tread but even then full knobs are unnecessary.
Road 32mm Conti5000, gravel 45mm WTB Riddler, but will switch to Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M because the tread is gone after 3000 km, commuter 32mm Specialized PathfinderPro, biketouring 45mm Specialized PathfinderPro, all set up tubeless.
i have a hybrid bike and the route i often go on is kinda rocky or like the road had some gravel on it what thread should i buy?? semi-thread or full thread?
Less grip on good roads, more grip on bad roads / looser surfaces. Love file / semi-slick tyres in U.K. winter when lanes have debris, puddles, leaves etc. or when taking the odd detour off-Road, but switch to slicks for summer.
I am a "taller rider" (193cm - 76in) and feel that a wider tire is better, regardless of tread pattern, as I have a bit higher center of gravity on the larger frame size as the bike leans from side to side. So, wider tires give me a bit more contact with the surface, especially on curving descents.
Just had a play with the tyre pressure calculator. Amazing how much pressure variation by changing individual parameters. GCN suggested electronic tyre pressure gauge for Christmas and I believe I'm getting one on 25th
Wenn i ride whit my roadbike i chose slix Gravel conti Race king 27,5" 2.0wide 50/50 road and gravel Mtb cc bike 29"bike schwalbe racing ralf and ray . 26"bike schwalbe smart sam runn also prety well i change later to rocket ron schwalbe 50/50 s road and most gravel
Needs only for someone inventive enough to invent wheels with quick release rims. Same wheels just put on a different set of rims with tyres already attached. Quick where's the patent office!
What tyres do you use? 🛞 Has this video helped you decide which tyre tread you need? 🧐
Where was it filmed?
@@Nearly-at-the-top Not sure, but it looks like the mountains in central-North Alicante.
currently ice spiker pro but will probably swap to gp5000 after the snow and ice melts but that will likely take month or two.
Studded tyres are a must where I live, 1 m of snow, icy streets with quite a bit of hills in town...
...occasionally I see people riding without studded tyres, and I always think they're bold.
@@KitagumaIgen non studded tires work fine until you hit a patch of ice and it is very hard if not impossible to predict where those ice patches are which is why i also use studded tires.
future scenario, "sorry I was 3 hours late for the Sunday club ride. I was analysing the entire route on Google Street View and making a few phone calls to determine the state of the road surface to determine which tyres I should use"
Tubeless is the way to go. I was originally reluctant, but now that I have been strictly tubeless for a few years I realized how much of a game changer it is.
Welcome to the dark side my friend. I’ve been using road tubeless for as long as it has existed (late 2014) and I think it’s brilliant. In all the time since, I’ve only had 3 or 4 flats that required any real work to fix, i.e., needing to insert more than one Dynaplug, or in one case, having to put a boot and a tube in - and I ride a minimum of 16,000 km / year. Granted the area where I live is relatively dry and the roads are decent, but even in the winter with thorns and glass sticking to my tires, I’ve had no more than 3-4 sealant spraying punctures a year.
Man you are on some gorgeous roads there!!😍
I call GCN gravel bingo at 0:34.
I've a conundrum for my commuter bike: I need puncture resistance for battling through the glass & bits of metal you get on city streets, I need something that'll stop me ending up on my arse when I hit the clumps of wet leaves that fill the cycle lanes at this time of year, but I also miss fast rolling smoothness that I get on my 'posh bike'. I'm on Schwalbe Marathon plus's at the moment, which do job but they're heavy, they're not a fun tyre at all, something that makes the bike feel lighter on it's feet would go down well.
Suppleness and puncture protection don't mix in general, so you have to compromise somewhere. Marathon Green guards (not plus) are a good mix of grip, rolling resistance and puncture protection. There's other similar tyres like the Conti contact plus, same principles.
If you want extra off-road grip and a similar protection to Marathon plus, I've been using the Marathon GT 365, which are great for your case use if you can fit 37mm tyres. I've used narrower CX tyres, but I find them lacking in puncture protection, unless you run them tubeless.
Marathon Plus are really heavy - regular Marathons are a better bet in my experience - still bulletproof but lighter and faster.
But I much prefer something like pathfinder pro tubeless - feels really fast, much lighter, is pretty puncture resistant (and easy to plug if the sealant doesn’t work), and has better grip on bad roads than a race tyre. Thats my winter go-to on my gravel bike.
I find schwalbe energizer plus quite good
Cinturato Velo. Only like 5-10w slower than the fastest tires, with great puncture resistance.
I'm still running Continental 4000 23mm tires on my older Cannondale Slice and Trek Madone bikes. Lol My 2024 Creo 2 Expert e-assist gravel bike I switched from 47mm knobby tires that came with the bike to the Pathfinder 38 mm which have been great for road and gravel roads. Ride on! 😊
The Silca tyre pressure calculator doesn’t have a wet option, I ride in the UK on country lanes how much lower should you run your tyres pressure in the wet.
You can use the SRAM one
S-works 42mm pathfinder on the e-gravel bike. Specialised 38mm pathfinder pro on the 2014 Croix - Just enough room for them. Tubeless. Great for the B2B path and surrounds
Are you from Michigan
While I think the Pathfinder Pros are nice tires for the money, I think the tread picks-up too much gravel and flicks it at my bike. As such, my next tires will likely be something like the Panaracer Gravelking SS (semi-slick) that still has sidewall tread, but in pattern that is less likely to pick-up gravel and fling it.
Curveball; Mix different tread types on the bike. Full tread on the front, and File tread on the back for example.
I like to use René Herse tires. I run 26” x 2.3” (58mm) Rat Trap Pass road slicks on my monster cross, 650b x 48mm Switchback Hill road slicks on my all-road bike, and 700c x 32mm Stampede Pass road slicks on my road bike. When I need tread, I use 700c x 39mm Ultradynamico CAVA Race tires and 650b x 45mm Rosé Race tires. As an aside, all of these tires are manufactured by Panaracer.
Road: Continental GP5000 23mm, then 25, 28mm, now Conti GP 4 Season 32mm
MTB (HT, XC): Conti Race King or Cross King 2.2 or 2.3, depending on surface, dry/wet, race/training, front/back
I have slicks (28c) on my summer bike & semi slicks (Specialized Pathfinders) on my Turbo Creo bike (which are 38c).
Pirelli advert, which is fair enough, we're simply pointing out we are aware.
I did like the general theme rather than just an advert
My new bike came with 50mm Schwalbe Overlands, with tubes . They seem to roll really well for the size and weight, they feel great on all surfaces too. I have about 400 miles on them so far, for the first month.
Which kind of grease you suggested for bearing and hub
I find tyre tread pretty much exclusively harmful as it makes the tire less pliable, increasing rolling resistance and making it less comfortable. Wide slick tire (45mm or so) is plenty grippy for gravel, especially with slightly lesser pressure.
Even during winter tire tread mainly serves to pick up snow and then deposit it around your bike. Smoothest studded tyre is the way to go.
One might be forgiven in the assumption that the spelling of 'tire' means you don't ride on muddy and slippery UK byways? Where I can assure you slick 'tyres' would put you on your backside rather quickly. This is a topic that is very specific to where you ride and what you ride on. Sweeping statements such as yours assumes everyone rides the same surfaces - unfortunately 'gravel' in the UK covers a multitude of surfaces, but from October through to May it's very wet, very muddy and very slippery - you don't stand a chance on slick tyres.
@@user-dp4sr8xu1m I live in Finland where we have all of those conditions. You're right that mud, squashed leaves and slippery roots benefit from tread but even then full knobs are unnecessary.
I have file pattern on my gravel bike. No road buzz in tarmac, grip well on gravel and light mud single track, but sketchy on wet grass.
Hey Connor, what’s the difference between the Gravel RC and the Gravel H from Pirelli?
Road 32mm Conti5000, gravel 45mm WTB Riddler, but will switch to Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M because the tread is gone after 3000 km, commuter 32mm Specialized PathfinderPro, biketouring 45mm Specialized PathfinderPro, all set up tubeless.
i have a hybrid bike and the route i often go on is kinda rocky or like the road had some gravel on it what thread should i buy?? semi-thread or full thread?
How are the ‘file’ tyres when cornering on the road? Do the larger knobblies on the side wall reduce grip/confidence when leant over?
This is the question I was going to ask 😊
Yes, the lack of contact on smooth tarmac reduces grip for knobbly tyres. The opposite of loose surfaces.
Less grip on good roads, more grip on bad roads / looser surfaces.
Love file / semi-slick tyres in U.K. winter when lanes have debris, puddles, leaves etc. or when taking the odd detour off-Road, but switch to slicks for summer.
4k GCN video??
Do taller riders like Conor need bigger tread to achieve proportionally similar levels of grip?
I am a "taller rider" (193cm - 76in) and feel that a wider tire is better, regardless of tread pattern, as I have a bit higher center of gravity on the larger frame size as the bike leans from side to side. So, wider tires give me a bit more contact with the surface, especially on curving descents.
Just had a play with the tyre pressure calculator. Amazing how much pressure variation by changing individual parameters.
GCN suggested electronic tyre pressure gauge for Christmas and I believe I'm getting one on 25th
Summer Width 28mm
Winter Width 32mm
Wenn i ride whit my roadbike i chose slix
Gravel conti Race king 27,5" 2.0wide 50/50 road and gravel
Mtb cc bike 29"bike schwalbe racing ralf and ray .
26"bike schwalbe smart sam runn also prety well i change later to rocket ron schwalbe 50/50 s road and most gravel
when are you going to make a video about spoke nipples
And now? What's the only conclusion of the video? GCN is obviously sponsored by Pirelli...!
Needs only for someone inventive enough to invent wheels with quick release rims. Same wheels just put on a different set of rims with tyres already attached. Quick where's the patent office!
Lagar Concepts - Fasten System 2021 or HubDock from around 2013
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Congrats Alex
So I need three wheel sets. 😂. Or more. ….