Tire Recommendations

[Matthew Williams]

Hi everyone, 

I need a new set of durable-ish, puncture-resistant tires.

Type of ride: Mostly long-distance rides on asphalt and concrete, and the occasional gravel or dirt path. 

Size: 700 x 50

Dealbreakers: I use tubes, and all-black sidewalls. No gumwalls or stripes!

I’m curretly looking at these two Schwalbe options:

G-One Overland:

https://www.schwalbetires.com/Schwalbe-G-One-Overland-11654399

Hurricane:

https://www.schwalbetires.com/Hurricane-11159185

Does anyone have experience with either of these tires? Are these good options? Or, can you make a recommendation for another tire that would work for me?

As always, your experience, wisdom, and advice are welcomed and appreciated.

[Irving]

I went through a similar exercise looking for tires to fit under SKS P65 fenders on my Rivendell Hunqapillar. I ended up with Maxxis Torch 29x2.1's but they didn't offer me enough fender clearance. They felt like a high quality tire though from my initial rides around the city to test clearance. I ended up replacing them with Schwalbe Marathon Almotion's (VGuard's) and those measure closer to 700x48 and feel slightly more durable but less grippy. Note they have a reflective sidewall, so that may disqualify them from your "no gumwalls or stripes!" disclaimer.

Maybe the Vittoria Terreno Dry (comes in 700x50) or the G-One Superground as other alternatives. The G-One overland seems fine if you're riding more dirt than pavement. I would recommend against the Hurricane just because it's a wire bead tire, which are generally less fun to ride in my opinion.

-Irving

SF, CA

[Ryan]

That may go a good way towards explaining the $43 price differential between the Overland at $88 and the Hurricane at $45

[Stephen]

I'm partial to panaracer gravelkings, though I haven't used them in that size before:

https://www.panaracerusa.com/collections/gravel/products/gravelking-sk-knobby-folding-gravel-tires?variant=34487816978594

Comes in black.

[J J]

Matthew, a couple of months ago I got a set of Schwalbe Marathon Efficiency tires for my Hunq. It's a new line, with new-fangled compounds, etc. The 55mm (ETRTO 55-622) fit great on my Hunq with fenders, with room to spare. I've really enjoyed them. 

They're smooth on the road, robust, comfortable, and very reassuring. My riding skews consistently to the type of riding you described. I'm mostly on pavement, but these Efficiency tires have also been great on the sort of non-extreme gravel and dirt paths I ride on, at the decidedly "medium" tire pressure I run. 

They come in black wall and "transparent skin" — a very nice tan. I got tan for the one bike and I'm going to get a set of black for another. I recommend them. They're not as light as the G-One Overlands (but just as expensive!). I like them more than the other fancy tires I've ridden over the past couple of years.

Jim

On Aug 9, 2023, at 3:49 PM, Irving <irvin...@gmail.com> wrote:

I went through a similar exercise looking for tires to fit under SKS P65 fenders on my Rivendell Hunqapillar. I ended up with Maxxis Torch 29x2.1's but they didn't offer me enough fender clearance. They felt like a high quality tire though from my initial rides around the city to test clearance. I ended up replacing them with Schwalbe Marathon Almotion's (VGuard's) and those measure closer to 700x48 and feel slightly more durable but less grippy. Note they have a reflective sidewall, so that may disqualify them from your "no gumwalls or stripes!" disclaimer.

Maybe the Vittoria Terreno Dry (comes in 700x50) or the G-One Supergroundas other alternatives. The G-One overland seems fine if you're riding more dirt than pavement. I would recommend against the Hurricane just because it's a wire bead tire, which are generally less fun to ride in my opinion.

-Irving

SF, CA

On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:04:16 PM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote:

Hi everyone, 

I need a new set of durable-ish, puncture-resistant tires.

Type of ride: Mostly long-distance rides on asphalt and concrete, and the occasional gravel or dirt path. 

Size: 700 x 50

Dealbreakers: I use tubes, and all-black sidewalls. No gumwalls or stripes!

I’m curretly looking at these two Schwalbe options:

G-One Overland:

https://www.schwalbetires.com/Schwalbe-G-One-Overland-11654399

Hurricane:

https://www.schwalbetires.com/Hurricane-11159185

Does anyone have experience with either of these tires? Are these good options? Or, can you make a recommendation for another tire that would work for me?

As always, your experience, wisdom, and advice are welcomed and appreciated.

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[Frank Burkybile]

While most of my bikes are currently running Rene Herse tires which I am happy with and have yet to flat, I fully endorse Schwalbe marathons. 

Fixing flats is one of my least favorite activities and I have accepted the fact that I happily pay more for a tire that is puncture resistant. 

I ride mostly in urban areas (city center, streets, some trails) and never had a flat over the several thousand miles I put on them. 

Caveats: always check your pressure and watch what you ride over. 

[Johnny Alien]

I am partial to gravelkings as well. They ride really well, seem to be fairly strong yet remain light, and look great doing all of that.

[Jeffrey Arita]

+2 for Panaracer GravelKing tires (smooth tread and "SS" and "SK" models (up to 700 x 43 size so far).  Have tried some RH models.  Panaracer GK's are 'close to good enough' at half the price vs. RH in our opinion.

Currently riding Panaracer GK smooth treads in US & France - approx. 1,700 miles so far.

Good luck,

Jeff

[Nick Payne]

I use and like the Schwalbe Marathon Almotion in 55mm. They also make it in 50mm width. They make two variations, one intended for use with tubes (V-Guard) and the other as tubeless (RaceGuard). The V-Guard version is almost 200g lighter.

https://www.schwalbe.com/en/tour-reader/marathon-almotion

Nick Payne

[Corwin Zechar]

I’m partial to the Schwabe Hurricanes. Mine are wider at 2.4 inches. They have never flatted on me, and are just now starting to show some wear after three and a half years and more than 2000 miles.

I should add that these Hurricanes are mounted on my tandem and endure lots of abuse. I feel comfortable riding dirt roads with these tires, but do not get the chance to go off pavement often based on objections from my stoker.

I also have a set of Schwabe G-Ones, and like them a lot - but not as much as the Hurricanes. Durability, reliability and puncture resistance are particularly important to me. I rarely get flats running Schwabe tires. I have tried tires fro various other manufacturers such as Rene Herse, Panaracer, Continental, etc. with much less favorable results.

Regards,

Corwin in The S.F. Bay Area.

[Ryan Ogilvie]

Check our Maxis Refuse. Pretty heavy duty. I've run them in NYC commuting and, if I've had a flat, it's only been once over what's got to be a 1000mi.

I have the brown side wall but they make em all black.