Gravel Tire Shootout: Pirelli Cinturato vs. Maxxis Rambler | Gear Reviews

[@stevenr5149]

i’ve bought the Pirelli. They are fast but not as soft, supple, and comfy as my other tires. As a 110lb person I love all the extra-light Rene Hersh tires. I ride 27.5 and 26 wheels. My 26 inch wheel allows me to ride a 2.3 tire that is equal to the diameter of a 42mm in a 27.5 wheel. As a smaller person, A 700c wheel with a big tire feels like steering a big boat. 26-so much more fun for me. I have mullet 27.5/26-when I want some more mechanical trail. great options. love my race king protection 2.2s.

[@pedalhead13]

No idea about the Pirelli, but I swear by the Maxxis Ramblers. Been riding the 650b/47 on asphalt, cobblestones, singletracks, snowed in ascents and some gnarly rock gardens. Ran them tubeless and never had a puncture that I would notice. Thousands of kilometers on it, and the only negative is that it maxes out at 47mm.

[@manabiker]

I live in Michigan and ride year round, on packed snow (not ice)I need a tire that grips without studs, because even though we have more gravel roads than paved, we still wind up on paved sections, the Specialized Sawtooth grips snowpacked roads like its made from Octopi, I use it year round, 700x42 is my tire. Tubeless ready, under $50..

[@tomtreece4081]

There are multiple models, with vastly different tread patterns that fall under the Cinturato name. I love the 50mm Ms.

[@dancelman]

Pirelli Cinturato RC X hands down best tire I've used

[@adrenaline33867]

Ridden both, love them equally. The cinturato RC really needs to come in a 50mm

[@mseekles1972]

Did Maxxis recently upgrade these tires? Because most of the online reviews (like rolling resistance) show these as having a very high rolling resistance and not that good puncture resistance. So I would not expect them to be grippy but not fast. The Pirelli RCs however got the feedback that they roll almost as fast as the H version but score better than the H on almost every other criteria.

[@johndunbar2393]

I doubt it. Their whole line of gravel tires are high rolling resistance. When I switched from Ramblers to Schwalbe G-One RS's, it was crazy how much easier they rolled, and they were even 5 mm wider than the Ramblers.

[@stevenr5149]

I did not enjoy riding on the H version. didn’t like the ride feel.

[@mseekles1972]

@@stevenr5149 could you indicate what you didn’t like about the ride feel? Lots of people are very positive of the H, for me personally I would be looking at the RC first.

[@BikeLife154]

Your Rambler tyres must be different to mine 😂 My 45c Ramblers are some of the slowest tyres I've ever used on the tarmac.

[@dominicbritt]

Meh - I use the Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H for smooth gravel/road and the Gravel M for any tougher conditions - forget the Maxxis

[@mobilemiall]

How about Ramblers vs. Panasonic Gravel Kings?

[@JustBrowsing777]

Thanks, appreciate the review. These two in relation to the Specialized Pathfinder Pro's would be interesting. What do you think, without having made the direct comparison, would be how these relate, based on your experience (I'm just assuming you have Pathfinder Pro experience 😅 ).

[@AndyClarkRealReviews]

Funny, but I've never ridden the Pathfinders! I've been on all kinds of Schwalbes, WTB's, Ultradynamicos, and Tufos but never the mighty Pathfinder. But I'll say this: it's ubiquitous for a reason - everyone I know who rides 'em loves 'em.

[@JustBrowsing777]

@AndyClarkRealReviews 😄 cheers

[@johndunbar2393]

The Rambler is far from a low rolling resistance tire. It's horrible, in terms of rolling resistance. All of Maxxis' gravel tires are slow.

[@joshpain349]

Compare to some 2.2mtb tires..

[@bam0505]

What happened to the mikes bikes guy? New videos kind of pointless. I don’t think anyone would recommend these tires. Maybe a couple years ago

[@michaeloneill5824]

Q & A girl is very cute :)