What are y'all planning to run? I've got some Terra Speed 45s that I'm fine with mounting up, but I need some new daily drivers for my gravel bike. I'm thinking something that wears well on pavement, like a light file tread, would also be decent for The Mid South. I saw the Teravail Updraft, which comes in some nice sizes, and looks pretty snappy. There's a little voice in my head saying to go narrow, like 40 on these. I've used the GK SSR before, and would consider them again. I'm not really a big fan of Shwalbe due to my experience with wear and QC. I'm also low key interested to see how many people suggest that 2.2 MTB tires are the only way to roll. I can't fit them and wouldn't run a tire that wide if I could.
by flipsidem
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2.1 Schwalbe Thunder Burts front and rear!
Curious as well. Looks like mostly dirt roads vs gravel from what I’ve seen. Been running 2.2/2 combo but seems like it’ll be overkill. My mtb tire experiment has led me to believe that 45’s are fine for gravel.
My current plan is Specialized Tracer. Ran the 50 in the front (and a pathfinder in the rear) for Unbound 200 and was very pleased with it. When I recently needed to put on new tires I went with tracer front and rear and it’s been very good; fast rolling and grippy.