Panaracer GravelKing Slick TLC Folding Tyre

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Uphill they performed brilliantly on most surfaces, gripping well up my favourite steep climbs, be they rutted or just plain broken tarmac. Only on the slippery tarmac caused by farm vehicle slime did they require an adjustment of my position to stop them spinning, but I suspect nothing else would have made much difference short of a full-on mountain bike tyre. Advanced Extra Alpha Cord: AX technology uses extremely narrow cord which is weaved at a super high density into the casing for lightness and flexibility. This increased density improves resistance to cuts and abrasions.

The combination of genuine gravel trails, cobbles, off road and on road riding gave the tyres, not just a good going over for each geographical element, but also how well they transition from one to another, and I have to say I was really impressed with the balancing act that thePanaracer Gravelking SK TLC gravel tyre managed to perform. I figured I'd use this fast-acting sealant, which is capable of plugging bigger holes than the standard option, as I was expecting rough conditions over the winter, but I needn't have worried – or if they have punctured I've not noticed it. So it's a win-win. On soft surfaces (loose sand, grass, etc), almost all grip will be created by the knobs digging into the surface, and our test results will be of little use.Ultra-strong reinforcing material is wrapped around the whole tyre with nylon taffeta lining the treads to provide added protection against side cuts as well as punctures from dented rims or piercings.

I tried Panaracer FlatAway kevlar liners in the RH Snoqualmie Pass. So far so good but not enough miles to be sure. These liners are light and don't noticeably affect rolling resistance but they protect only the tread. Going forward I plan to use these in most of my tires since I get cuts only in the tread.Keeping things consistent, all of the testing was done on the same bike – a steel, custom-built Mercredi – and on the same wheelset, WTB’s new carbon CZR i23 gravel wheelset featuring 23mm internal rim widths. It's critical to understand our static wet grip test works with a hard surface. This means the grip data is only directly useful for comparing tires on hard surfaces where the rubber compound creates the grip. Understanding the test results gets more difficult when grip is created by the knobs digging into the surface. Puncture Force Sharp Needle: Pre-2021, this score was known as 'Puncture Resistance'. On some tires with weakly bonded casing wires, the sharp needle can split the casing wires resulting in a lower score. The Panaracer Pasela wired tyre has the same protection, lots of width options and you'll get a pair for the price of one of these Gravel Kings. I changed out from WTB Nanos about a month ago because in reality less than 5% of my riding is ever on gravel. The Paselas have been great so far, much zippier than Nanos, good grip, the gumwalls are lovely and wash up well. They can handle rougher stuff, nae punctures thus far. Nice and easy to get on/off the rim too which is an important consideration if you're still running tubes. WTB Riddlers for example were an absolute 'mare! Seen some criticism of weak sidewalls but not been an issue for me yet.

First thing I should mention is that for me they are not that wide of a tire. My rims have a 17 mm internal width, and these measured 26.55mm when first installed. Now I have about 1500 miles on them, and they have expanded to about 27.24 mm. It’s good they are not wider as my frame clearance wouldn’t work with more than a mm wider. My 25mm GP4000 were measuring just a bit over 28mm when I removed them. How’s the ride? AX technology uses extremely narrow cord which is weaved at a super high density into the casing for lightness and flexibility. This increased density improves resistance to cuts and abrasions. Finance is subject to application, financial circumstances and borrowing history. Performance Cycling Limited FRN: 720557 trading as Tredz are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We are a credit broker not a lender – credit is subject to status and affordability and is provided by Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC. Terms & Conditions Apply. The 38mm Panaracer GravelKing SK TLC tyres inflated easily with a tubeless setup on 23mm internal rims, giving a 38.4mm wide, slightly square profile.The sidewalls of the Panaracers aren't porous, and I didn't have any issues with sealant leaking out when first inflating to the recommended 60psi maximum pressure. They have indeed been a little more comfortable of a ride. Much of that may be from only inflating these to 90 psi rear and 85 psi front. The GP4000 I was doing 110 psi rear and 100 psi front. So, I don’t know how they would compare at the same inflation. They have real good grip and I have always felt confident riding on them. I have also had no flats, which is great. I do think I lost a little bit of speed with these. This is probably due to them being a little higher rolling resistance tire plus the lower inflation. Max inflation for these is only 105 so I wouldn’t be able to go as high as I did with the GP4000. The Gravelkings are also quite a bit heavier as they are supposed to be about 320 grams vs 220 grams for the GP4000. Durability The criteria for selecting the tyres to test was a wheel size of 700c and a tyre width between 38mm and 45mm.