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  • What 700c 30-32mm clincher for (UK) road? Tubeless a bonus but not decided whether I want to go down that route yet.

    Currently thinking Clement LLG/LGG (seems to be some confusion about that), GravelKing (non-SK), G One 30mm. £50/pair is the sweet spot for me.

    Edit: or just Voyager Hypers?

  • I've been using Voyager Hypers. They took a bit of a hammering with unlucky flint hits but were solid for the 2x400 weekend and all my commuting. Can't remember when they went on but been pretty happy with them.

  • Having ridden all those I would lean to voyagers for ride/pp/durability. GK are nice, both roll similarly, but voyagers seem tougher.

  • I used G(S)Ones and hypers. I like S-Ones better, but hypers are still very good at 1/3 of the cost

  • Must confess I'm not keen that reflective strip on the Voyagers. GravelKings are available on probikeshop for €20 still (with €15 shipping...) - tough call

    Edit: okay, I'm getting the sense that everyone likes Voyagers

  • more spendy but excellent are the Maxxis Re-fuse in a 700x32 tubeless ready flavour

  • It's removable! Can pick it off with your fingers. Leaves a grey strip but it's nowhere near as prominent. They're good tyres but are very road, - basically completely slick. Gk inspired more confidence off tarmac for but I can't handle a bike

  • Ah that's good to know. I am planning a 650b wheelset with 42mm X'Plor MSOs or WTB Resolutes or something similar so the 700c tyres should be pretty much just doing road stuff. For anything that could get gnarly I'll put the 650bs on. If it's 100 km on what passes for roads in the UK I should be okay on 32mm.

  • Anyone found the sweet spot between the bomproofness of the Schwalbe Marathon and the sweet-rolling grippyness of the Schwalbe one V guard. (It's voyager hypers, isn't it?).

  • marathon supreme

  • Good call, so dear though. I bought a new one for £1.20 on ebay, but the seller bailed on it.

  • Are Voyager Hypers (in 32mm) still on sale anywhere? Can't find any these days sadly.

  • Only 35mm + on planetx - £19.99, they were £14.99 not so long back.

  • They should go back down again. I observed this earlier this year and commented on it up-thread.

  • Bollocks! I dithered and the GravelKings on probikeshop went back up to €30! Had just decided to go for them because (as noted by @Tonts) the Hypers aren't available in 32mm, they're £20 instead of £15, and the GKs are tubeless.

    Any other cheap tubeless tyres? If not it'll be the Clement LGGs, unless someone knows of a good deal on GravelKings/G One/Re-Fuse.

  • For ~£25 each I would probably opt for something else or just make do with the ones I've got on already.

  • Mad. Ordered some. In my basket they reduced the quantity from 4 to 2 somehow. Let's see what happens...

  • I know the feeling, a while back I dithered on Schwalbe winter spike tyres from Bike Discount which were 12 euros for 622x32. Lot more than that now.

  • Out of stock now so you must have got the last 2!

  • Weird, still says in stock on the page. Maybe that's why it went from 4 to 2. For once I might be in with a shot of one of these deals being honoured!

    Hope you managed to place an order yourself?

  • Yeah I tried to buy some, out of stock!

  • Yeh I did, considered buying every one in stock but figured that was probably a dick move and went with 4, one set and a spare, seemed reasonable enough. I was able to add at least 10 into my basket before though so I guess they've gone quick!

  • Been using GravelKing 32 file tread pattern for a couple months. Genuinely think they're the worst tyre I've ever owned. If it's even slightly moist or raining flints stick to them like glue and inevitably get punctures. Had 5 punctures on one audax and 2 this week on commute to work.

    Are the Vittoria Hypers recommended on this thread harder wearing? I mean at this point I doubt anything could be worse.

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