Feel like someone here (@ergott?) mentioned the GK 650x42 tubeless slicks were nice for paved stuff? those are listed at ~350g IIRC
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I liked my 42 gravel kings. I think there may be some difference between the 42s and larger ones.
Yeah, call me crazy but I like them. Havenāt tried all the others on the market to compare though. These tires just take too long to wear out.
There seem to be widely divergent opinions on the different GK sizes, but I havenāt paid attention to which is which. Itās almost like we need a spreadsheet to keep trackā¦
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The latest GK slicks in 38 and 42 are cheap and best in my experience. Maybe the jumbo size is turdly?
Is this tire available in euroland anywhere at non-gouging prices?
Only seen it at r2-bike so far. Never ordered from them but the tires are going for a reasonable price, especially after the VAT is taken off.
Any recommendations for foldable and #supplelyfe 406x2.0 and up tires? No reasonā¦
55 eur is a little higher than the 40ish euros to which Iām Iām accustomed, but still a great deal compared to 86 dollars for Compass and 84 dollars from Schwalbe US, and to boot, it appears Europe has them in black, whereas US only has them with the tan sidewall. I believe this is the tire Iāve been seeking for 3 years, a 50mm Big One with Liteskin. Hallelujah
TBās in 2.25 feel faster than the G-One Bite in 2.1ās, explain why?
They are 40ish euro once you take off the VAT. Also I think that page might be wrong on the color.
Maxxis DTH
Tioga Powerblock S
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You may be right about the wrong color being listed, but I can live with the tan wall with liteskin, which is orders of magnitude more supple than the Horizon casing. Regarding the spec on the website, what is the deal with this?
https://r2-bike.com/SCHWALBE-Tire-G-ONE-Speed-275-650B-x-200-LiteSkin-V-Guard-2019
Who does not shy away from the effort, can also convert these tires with tubeless liquid to tubeless. A guarantee for permanent tightness Schwalbe but not.
???
They need to stop labeling non MTB tires in inches. Jesus christ.
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My 4 year old sounds like this too when he confuses english words and german sentence structure
āDad can you for me this bottle open?ā
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Liteskin is super porous and will convert but is not up to the standards of TL tires today. Thatās what it says. I donāt know how true that is as Iāve never use Liteskin tires.
Oh fuck yeah
The very original āBig Oneā model has a ~440g 29x60mm liteskin model that they still make under the new branding, but this is their first in 650b
I used Schwalbe Liteskin XC weenie tires on my MTB for years, they set up fine. I switched to always using stouter reinforced-casing tires because it turns out theyāre way faster for actual mountain biking and waaaay easier to tune. Jan will never admit it, but extra-supple tires are undamped suspension.
After trying Compass EL I wonāt buy again, at least in 700c. There was too fine of a line between supple dreaminess and squishy wash out, just too fussy with regards to pressure.
