I am partial to gravelkings as well. They ride really well, seem to be fairly strong yet remain light, and look great doing all of that.
On Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:23:12 AM UTC-4 frank.b...@gmail.com wrote: > While most of my bikes are currently running Rene Herse tires which I am > happy with and have yet to flat, I fully endorse Schwalbe marathons. > > Fixing flats is one of my least favorite activities and I have accepted > the fact that I happily pay more for a tire that is puncture resistant. > > I ride mostly in urban areas (city center, streets, some trails) and never > had a flat over the several thousand miles I put on them. > > Caveats: always check your pressure and watch what you ride over. > > On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 5:46:17 PM UTC-4 J J wrote: > >> 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 <irvin...@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-bun...@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/b22a1ac0-6f82-4391-b8cc-488ed7b3b730n%40googlegroups.com.
