Gravel King SK Nibs

[BobW]

My Sam Hillborne (not canti model)  had previously installed Rene Herse Barlow Pass tires under Berthoud 50mm fenders.  Clearances were great, and all worked very well.

For winter riding, I recently installed Gravel King SK 38's, but now I'm getting a rubbing buzz sound from the tire "bibs" brushing against the fenders.

Has anyone experienced this and found a solution??  Other than new wider fenders, is there an easy way to trim the "nibs"??

thanks!

[Will Boericke]

Isn't Gravelking - knobs = Barlow Pass?  Not sure what winter riding looks like where you are, but I do plenty of winter riding on file treads here in the northeast.  And really, knobs only happen on my mountain bikes at this point.  Further, knobby tires + fender + stick = over the bars.  Ask me how I know.

All that to say, it sounds like reverting to the Barlow Pass is your best call.

Will

[Armand Kizirian]

If it's not the actual tread you are talking about but the little hair strands of rubber, I would experiment with lightly passing a torch over the tire and see if that does the trick to remove them. Otherwise you can practice some patience and manually snip them all.

Or simply, ride your bike. They will disappear eventually.