Best Gravel Tires for Different Conditions

Recap of my favorite gravel tires for various conditions.

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[jjrcns]

I’d add the venerable Panaracer Gravelking SK’s to the 80/20, 50/50 list for sure.

[ffjim]

It obviously never rains where you are! Thanks for doing this one.

[Thomas-fyyc]

Ditto on the Rene Herse knobby types of various sizes, the Specialized Pathfinder Pros, and Cazaderos are great tires.
Honestly, I have tried at least over a dozen of the most popular gravel tires on bikes ranging from the 3T Exploro, Topstone, Salsa Cutthroat, and the new Supersix Gravel SE. If I had to pick an all around tire, it would be be the Pirelli Cinturato M. I’ve used this in 650x50, and 700c in both 38 and 45…fast rolling, great grip, sheds mud and when aired down, good sand traction, aired up, fast on the road.

[qcriverrat]

Love these kinds of videos from Russ. Thanks!

[timlagas]

I ride my Cotic Cascade dropbar ATB with the great Teravail Rutland light supple version in size 29x2.2. I also have ridden the Rene Herse Fleecer Ridge for about ~6000+ km / 3700 miles. I really liked the Fleecer Ridge but due to part shortage and the steep price I went with the Rutland. Never had regrets. The RH FRidge are defintly more supple but the Rutland absolutly have more grip and not any slower on tarmac. I ride gravel and green and blue singletrack here in flattest country in the world, and avoid tarmac as much as possible.

Solid video again Russ, keep them coming!

[jonathan_f]

I've been running Gravelking SS rear and SK front tires on my gravel bike. I find this the perfect 60/40 combo for road and hard pack dirt/loose gravel.

[outbackwack]

I just switched to Specialized Fast Trak 2Bliss tires and LOVE THEM. Thanks!

[vaquerosupreme]

The Pirelli Cinturato M for a 50/50 mix is a good one to try. I'm partial to La Ron's Ultradynamico Mars tires for the chonk.

[brentmiller]

My favorite tires are the specialized pathfinder pro. They are fast on the road and provide grip on dry hardpack.

[coreyreeder]

Who doesn’t love talking tires?! Thanks Russ

[MrRoRoWe]

I ride 80 % hero gravel and little to no roads. I wanted something like the Byways but bigger and found my dream tyre in the Continental SpeedKing 27.5 X 2.2 .

[VeloObscura]

All about the Gravelking SK over here. Such a great tyre!

[winterwatson]

for those thinking about what category tires they need: i’m 95/5 road/dirt, but here in minnesota they coat the roads in a fine gravel each winter then street sweep the gravel onto the bike paths each spring. i switched to a chunky front this year while keeping my fast rolling rear tire and couldn’t be happier

[levestane]

For sealed roads and dry dirt tracks I'm using Marathon Supremes (50-559) on an exped tourer and RTPs on an ATB. Neither of these are good on mud/grass but Humpties are, as well as being excellent on sealed roads. IMO these are great all-purpose tyres for year-round use.

[fixedfrank]

Your channel is responsible for my 650b experiments with my current disc gravel/all road bike. Road the summer on 700×40 tires. Got a used set of 650b wheels. I got a $45 American Classic Kimberlite in 47mm width. Found out that my rear chainstays clear max 44mm with about 1.5mm space on either side. But the fork clearance was more than enough. Actual width on 24mm internal width is really 48mm. Nice tires! They even hold air for a few days without sealant.
Ended up with a Gravelking SS in 650x42 for the rear. Will try the out this weekend to see if I might go to the 650b side... Thanks for the inspiration!

[martindoonan]

I'm riding WTB Venture in 27.5x47 on my new gravel bike. Was little limited in choice due to availability.
Riding a mixture of surfaces (all these in one ride) in the Scottish autumn: slick silt; fine, loose gravel; broken golf-ball gravel; slick (not deep) mud; broken & smooth tarmac. Great grip in all the offroad conditions, a bit light on suspension on the chonkier stuff yet fast, quiet rolling on the tarmac.
Short of muddy singletrack, I'm going to be happy sticking with these as an all-surface, all-road tyre. Not particularly expensive, either.

[jimbo]

Loved the pathfinders that came on my bike, when I couldn't get new ones because they were out of stock, the shop guy suggested the Sawtooths, they are a great tire, fast and grippy ! Will definitely buy these again

[Mike-sxye]

My go to tires are the Panaracer Gravelking SK's and schwalbe thunderburt but I am planning to add to my collection the Gravelking SS.

[hardmtnbiker]

Completely agree with the American Classic recommendation tires and have them on my Evergreen now. I also feel the Panaracer GKs are an amazing value too

[slantedorbit]

Once I have my favorite 700c gravel tires mounted, barring a special event I’ve entered, I find it too tedious to swap them out, so the 80/20 road/gravel tires are what stay on. If a ride is rougher, I let some air out. I even have a second wheelset, the stock ones, that I could put the beefier tread on but then I decide I like the main ones too much and don’t bother. Sometimes I spin out or fishtail, and it’s fun. But I also just got my first hardtail with 27.5x2.6 tires so that’s for more tread-worthy adventures. This is a golden age for tires! Thanks for the rundown!