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    So I tried the new Continental Terra Competion in 45mm

    My main experience with gravel tires is Schwalbe G-One bite in 45mm and Gravelking Slick in 40mm also others but less than 100km so irrelevant.

    After having tested the grip/trail version for around 50km on various surfaces ranging from tarmac, through light gravel, through forest paths up until lightly nuddty trails – I can say:

    • They roll nice, rolling resistance is really low on hard surfaces. I felt very little difference to the gravelking slicks apart from ( really subjective ) compund seems to feel a bit harder.
    • They are really pressure sensitive, I initially pumped them up around 5-6 PSI higher than what the Silca calculator suggested and they felt really harsh. After dropping to the proper settings they much better.
    • Very little to no sound and/or road buzz.
    • Cosnidering the depth of thread they make you feel very confident when cornering on light gravel and forest paths. I would not do steep turns in the mud though.

    That would be it, shoot if you have any questions.

    by jontekparowa

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    1. Cold-Metal-2737 on

      These probably will be my next tires in 45mm. Currently using GK X1 40mm, which are fine but I do more road with the gravel bike, so I really don’t need the added grip

    3. Sufficient-Guess-340 on

      They look like they would kick up a bunch of sand/gravel at you. Experience any of this?

    5. EducationalRun1597 on

      How did you find the braking? I’ve put a lot of miles on various fast rolling tires (Tufo Thunderos, Schwalbe G-One RS, Conti Terra Speed, Challenge Getaway, Pathfinders etc). Currently running the Tufo Thunderos, which I’ve been very happy with overall (rolling, weight, durability, etc) but I find them to be really lacking under braking even compared to other fast tires. It’s a struggle to not lock up the rear under any kind of hard braking. I think this is where the Thundero is at it’s worst, though I’d argue that braking in gravel isn’t nearly as big of a deal as in mountain biking.

      Just curious as I always thought the Terra Speed was pretty good under braking….but I wore it out in about 800 miles.

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