This is a really good tire for those times when you need a fast-rolling, smooth riding tire with just a little extra grip compared to a regular race tire. The cornering grip on these tires is incredible: when I lean the bike over into a turn I can feel the tire pulling the wheel to turn even sharper. They feel a touch less smooth than a regular race tire, but it's only marginal. The tire is quite easy to get on a rim and seats fairly easily. Overall, this is a great tire to have and to ride.
New 2024 model has removable valve cores for those of us with deep dish tubulars. First off, lower your expectations: these are training sew ups with butyl tubes. Out of the package they�re lumpier than your grandmas favorite mash potato�s. But, stretch them properly at high pressure for a couple days & they mount up �relatively� straight. More than adequate for training tubs at this good price.
One star off since the valve stem area doesn�t sit flush & it�s bumpy even after rolling them on a broom handle.
Pro Tip: these are cotton sidewalls, buy liquid latex ($10) & brush it on after gluing. This will help seal the super wide basetape & sidewalls�perfect for waterproofing these training tubulars!
I have been riding these for about 5000 miles and boy they are fast and reactive. Coming from a faithful GP5000 user these are significantly faster and I have only had one puncture on them (The pair already had about 4000 miles on the so it was bound to happen.) They do wear out a bit quicker the GP5000s, I recommend swapping the back tire to front and vice versa when you add sealant to get a bit more longevity out of them due to their higher price point.
Safe to say these will be my road tires for the foreseeable future.
I purchased these in 50mm to try on a Lauf Seigla which has up to 2.2 (57mm) rated tire clearance. The tires mounted easily on a set up Enve wheels. On the gravel they didn't have a lot of feel and this is likely due to the heavy casing which is supposed to be quite durable. However the traction was lacking, especially when standing up during a climb. I was riding midwest gravel that was packed but had loose stones overtop and as soon as I stood up the rear tire would slip. I rode the same course a week later on 2.2 Race Kings and had no issues with standing and climbing. My initial thought was to consider using the Terreno Dry's for Big Sugar, but ultimately opted to run the Race Kings instead.
