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Advice for 27.5″ (650b) Tyres

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  • February 5, 2020 at 10:27 am #30467
    Huckfinn

    I’m eyeing either the Schwalbe Thunder Burt Addix Speed Snakeskin or the Maxxis Icon.
    What I’m after is a basically “gravel” style tyre in 2.10″ width. Fast and lightweight (these are supposedly sub-500gr. ones).
    Does anyone have some other tyres to suggets…?
    Thanks!!

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  • February 15, 2020 at 4:54 pm #955693
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    Huckfinn

    Great! Thanks for that!!

    Great! Thanks for that!!

    February 9, 2020 at 6:39 pm #955691
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    ktache

    The G-one is available in 2

    The G-one is available in 2.25, much more road, meant to be very fast, a lot less “rugged” than the racing ralph.  Same comfort though.

    February 9, 2020 at 5:33 pm #955689
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    Huckfinn

    Ha! Well…mostly aesthetics.

    Ha! Well…mostly aesthetics..? She has Racing Ralph 2.25″ on at the moment. Bike looks cool but I reckon it’s an overkill for what my wife uses the bike for.. Thought of going for gravel tyres (which is what we both like to do). Except the bike would look quite ridiculous with something below 2.1″ tyre wise…

    February 8, 2020 at 9:30 pm #955687
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    werics

    All right, now I’m intrigued.

    All right, now I’m intrigued. Why so wide then? To preserve geometry? Accumulation of marginal comfort gains?

    February 7, 2020 at 3:07 pm #955685
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    Huckfinn

    ok
    thanks!

    ok

    thanks!

    February 7, 2020 at 12:25 pm #955683
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    Terence the Tractor

    The Comet you can get from

    The Comet you can get from wiggle. The gravel kings are new this year; so you might have to wait a while for them to make it past OEMs and onto the open market.

    February 7, 2020 at 8:38 am #955681
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    Huckfinn

    Thanks. That’s in fact what I

    Thanks. That’s in fact what I have on my gravel bike! But I can’t find them in 27.5×2″ or 2.1″….! I see them on their website but no one seems to sell them…?

    February 7, 2020 at 7:58 am #955679
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    Terence the Tractor

    Have you looked at panaracer?

    Have you looked at panaracer? The Comet Hard pack is a good tyre and is available in 2″ or 2.2″ and the gravelking sk is available up to 2.1″ for 2020.

     

    Do you really need enormous knobbly tyres for riding on road though?

    February 6, 2020 at 9:46 am #955677
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    Huckfinn

    Thanks for that. I was

    Thanks for that. I was looking for something more “gravelly” and less mtb. My wife (who’ll be using them) rarely goes off road……

    February 6, 2020 at 8:06 am #955675
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    werics

    RKs are in the mid-500s for
    RKs are in the mid-500s for an air quote 2.2 (650x54b). Dunno if that meets your requirements.

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