Which Tyres?

Bad on tarmac.

Shame, thanks. May just go for gravel kings

After riding for little bit more than 2 years or approx. 4800km in the city and about 600km in the woods with weak-willed 80 to 90 psi without changing front to back these Compass tires with 4 or 5 flats in total (always on the rear) ...

... I ordered now these new 700x38c Panaracer Gravelkings TLC - in black color, since I am a bit bored now of gumwall colored ones. They are always dirty! That and reading about pressure and tire size made me ordering new tires.

Looks like plenty of life still in them! Dibs if you're binning

Yes, the front (left) one is looking pretty new! The rear tyre (not tire, okok) has some scratches and wholes.

Got a season of racing out of my turbo cottons, loved them and was sad when they were nicked (but more sad about the bike they were attached to). Expensive though.

Does anyone know when the Gravelling 700c 38 slicks will be coming out over here?

Would just like to relate that I had the most hilarious cycling-related experience of my life so far trying to fit a set of Challenger Strada Biancas. I mean I had read they were bad, but nothing could quite have prepared me for the actuality. They come out the box looking like no-one's ever told them they're supposed to be a bicycle tyre, it's genuinely some funny fucking shit. Turns out reading the instructions really helps mind you (push bead as far into the middle of the well as you go along)

Two sticks of flat liquorice ! How the hell is this going to work with one set of hands . Anyway after struggling to get Conti grand prix and 26 mm gravel kings on hope rims what the go to tyre that falls on and off a rim my fingers hurt .

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fuck these tyres man

That's the thing, also from BBB

Lots of life left in the Compass tyres, like, way lots.

Yep, reason to change was more like #whatpressureyouarerunning, getting some more millimeters in width, and a tubeless setup – my first one. Went without a problem, cleaning that old adhesive residues was a hard job. That took about 2 hours.

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700x38 GKs?! Where’d you get?
My 32s feel so skinny :(

Yeah! As soon as I saw them available I sent them my Euros. I bought from a German store, had to wait about a week – https://www.bike-components.de/en/Panaracer/GravelKing-TR-28-Faltreifen-Modell-2018-p61146/ – In stock!

I'm looking for recommendations on a fast 26x1.75" tire. Anything other than Compass?

Panaracer Pasela? not exactly fast like GP4000sII but felt pretty quick.

Marathon Supreme

Schwalbe kojak

We have that on our family van in 26x2" since years, a nice and smooth tyre – but not available in between 1,35 and 2?

You might be right, I just knew they were in 26".

Sweet. Been waiting for those in that width.