Matthew, a couple of months ago I got a set of Schwalbe Marathon Efficiency <https://www.schwalbetires.com/Marathon-Efficiency-11654421> tires for my Hunq. It's a new line, with new-fangled compounds, etc. The 55mm (ETRTO 55-622) fit great on my Hunq with fenders, with room to spare. I've really enjoyed them.
They're smooth on the road, robust, comfortable, and very reassuring. My riding skews consistently to the type of riding you described. I'm mostly on pavement, but these Efficiency tires have also been great on the sort of non-extreme gravel and dirt paths I ride on, at the decidedly "medium" tire pressure I run. They come in black wall and "transparent skin" — a very nice tan. I got tan for the one bike and I'm going to get a set of black for another. I recommend them. They're not as light as the G-One Overlands (but just as expensive!). I like them more than the other fancy tires I've ridden over the past couple of years. Jim > On Aug 9, 2023, at 3:49 PM, Irving <irvingp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I went through a similar exercise looking for tires to fit under SKS P65 > fenders on my Rivendell Hunqapillar. I ended up with Maxxis Torch 29x2.1's > but they didn't offer me enough fender clearance. They felt like a high > quality tire though from my initial rides around the city to test clearance. > I ended up replacing them with Schwalbe Marathon Almotion's (VGuard's) > <https://www.schwalbetires.com/Marathon-Almotion-11654059> and those measure > closer to 700x48 and feel slightly more durable but less grippy. Note they > have a reflective sidewall, so that may disqualify them from your "no > gumwalls or stripes!" disclaimer. > > Maybe the Vittoria Terreno Dry (comes in 700x50) > <https://www.vittoria.com/us/en/tires/gravel-cross/terreno-dry> or the G-One > Superground <https://www.schwalbe.com/en/tour-reader/schwalbe-g-one-speed>as > other alternatives. The G-One overland seems fine if you're riding more dirt > than pavement. I would recommend against the Hurricane just because it's a > wire bead tire, which are generally less fun to ride in my opinion. > > -Irving > SF, CA > On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:04:16 PM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I need a new set of durable-ish, puncture-resistant tires. >> >> Type of ride: Mostly long-distance rides on asphalt and concrete, and the >> occasional gravel or dirt path. >> >> Size: 700 x 50 >> >> Dealbreakers: I use tubes, and all-black sidewalls. No gumwalls or stripes! >> >> I’m curretly looking at these two Schwalbe options: >> >> G-One Overland: >> https://www.schwalbetires.com/Schwalbe-G-One-Overland-11654399 >> >> Hurricane: >> https://www.schwalbetires.com/Hurricane-11159185 >> >> Does anyone have experience with either of these tires? Are these good >> options? Or, can you make a recommendation for another tire that would work >> for me? >> >> As always, your experience, wisdom, and advice are welcomed and appreciated. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/292b8f7d-0065-41b6-af51-04be9f2305b5n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/292b8f7d-0065-41b6-af51-04be9f2305b5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/47F09332-4C82-434D-98DC-8674628AFD3A%40gmail.com.
