Big Gravel Tires #1 - WTB Vulpine S 45mm

@oldguyandabike has a few larger size gravel bike tires to run through their paces and it begins with the 45mm version of the WTB Vulpine S.

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[BriBackOnTheBike]

Awesome, I'm going to pick up a set of these for my new Zipp 303s. My rides are similar to yours, and I've used American Classics Kimberlites which have a similar design.

[marksandoval]

The Vulpine S 45 looks a lot like the Pathfinder Pro 47. I've been using the PP47 on i30mm rims at 26psi for my 165 pounds. What surprised me the most is that the PP47 provides lots of traction considering how little tread it has. I sometimes ride these tires on intermediate level single and they do surprisingly well. While they are not as good as the Rekon Race 2.4 XC tire on single track they do much better than expected. The trick to getting these tires to hook up well on single track is to run low pressures. They also roll very fast and quiet on pavement. I have to be careful on bike paths because pedestrians don't hear me coming.

[sergo]

What tires did you like the most for asphalt 70% / 30% dirt. Panaracer X 1 45 mm, Spec patfinder 47, Vulpine S 45mm ?