These look like my kind of tires, thanks JOM. Like that tread pattern, particularly the + version. Am currently running Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M tires, riding mostly unpaved in the mountains of western NC. Have been great all rounders.
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
Cinturato M is indeed a fabulous all rounder. LOVE Western NC, barely a flat road as you well know. I imagine you are well acquainted with Maple Sally?
@jasonisaac15 ай бұрын
Indeed, every ride here has some elevation gain, and long descents. I live in south Asheville, so mainly ride in Pisgah National Forest in AVL, and some in Brevard. I’ve been mtb riding and camping in the Wilson Creek area, and had a lot of fun. Haven’t been for gravel riding on Maple Sally. Would love to get back to Wilson Creek to ride more. I’ve watched your videos of the Bootlegger 100 gravel race there, what a course!!
@benmayes79625 ай бұрын
Maple Sally is the best! I also recommend Bent Creek near Asheville
@lazlo25115 ай бұрын
PR have finally updated their offering’s! Great stuff. Looking forward to seeing how they roll.✅
@phil_d5 ай бұрын
Nice to see a few more sizes for 650b, but no R variants or the new X1 😥
@davidnicholson66805 ай бұрын
Two things I hope they have improved: 1. The GK SKs are infamous for flinging gravel everywhere. It's awful to ride behind someone using those tires. Hopefully these are less Gravelfling-y. 2. Every set of Panaracers I've purchased have a loose fit on every rim I've tried. This makes them difficult to get set up tubeless unless you use a compressor. Hopefully they have tighter tolerances...
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
1. Excellent defense for people who endlessly suck wheel 😂 2. I know what you are referring to, I've experienced this but mostly when I am swapping tyres between wheels. I apply an extra layer (or two) of tubeless tape to the wheel, fixes any loose fitment issue with any tyre, every time. I don't use a compressor, I mount every tyre with a Bontrager TLR Flash Charger pump...I mount a lot of tyres vs the average rider.
@evanm.23005 ай бұрын
@GravelCyclist that pump is amazing and affordable 👏🏼. I have that pump too. I hate carrying around air compressors jyst for a freakin bike, its ridiculous. People glorify compressors too much to the point that most dont know or forget that these pumps with air tanks exist. And others think its not good enough or dont bother taking a risk to the unknown and trying it out. The price tag also makes them think its pointless. ...but y would u wana carry a 50 pound compressor around the clean nice house floors, packed with cluttet garage, and car or truck that u need to carry ur bike inside of when going to the store or ride with family or friends, and damge seats, plus its more of a popular item to steal from the car than a pump. And pump doent need 120vols and long cords and adaptors and its quiet
@patrickstuart82885 ай бұрын
@GravelCyclist I do a regular non-competitive group ride on the C&O (whole thing over 2 days) and hate to ride behind anyone with GravelKing SK (or Bontrager's equivalent) tires. I spend the entire time eating grit. But since I'm the only person who regularly runs fenders, people are more than happy for me to pull.😁
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
@@patrickstuart8288 Haha, well played, and think of the fitness bonus. Love the C&O, I recorded a video of myself and a friend riding it in two days to Cumberland MD, then took the Amtrak back to DC. Brilliant fun!
@maximraketalife5 ай бұрын
It is very interesting. I love Panaracer. 💜
@mellissanash75175 ай бұрын
To me it seems like an odd choice they don't offer the R casing in the 650b size and maxing the Slick max out at 40mm. Shit, I just want the Slicks in a 700x50mm to match the 650b version. I'd even settle for a 45mm for slicks.
@10flyingdutchman4 ай бұрын
I'm with you. I don't know of any slicks over 40mm other than Rene Herse and those are above my pay grade.
@mkenyon74295 ай бұрын
On the table of available sizes it shows 30mm widths. The Panaracer site does not show this size but 32mm. Wish they had a 30mm SK. Cannot find one and they do not list one.
@souleatingpanda5 ай бұрын
woah where did the 43c size go?
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
Have to agree, the 43 disappearing is a bummer, that is my go to size nowadays.
@karlbe84145 ай бұрын
I got 8k miles using a front Gravel King a while ago!
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
Impressive!
@patrickl99305 ай бұрын
Could you measure the actual width? Ordered 40s for my SL8 roubaix that only just clears 40....
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
The 40's are measuring between 39mm and 40mm on rims with 21 to 23mm internal.
@mellissanash75175 ай бұрын
Rene Herse can't be the only one to offer slicks in 50mm+ size.
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
Panaracer is the manufacturer of Rene Herse tyres... and other smaller brands.
@mellissanash75175 ай бұрын
I know that, why it be cool to see panarcer offer their slick in a 50mm or 2.2 size. I'd be first in line. @@GravelCyclist
@davidstanley97262 ай бұрын
When is a review coming?
@GravelCyclist2 ай бұрын
Very soon, thanks for your patience. I am also working on the R version of the X1 review.
@q0jkcxd05 ай бұрын
When or where can I buy the new collection of tires?
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
While this is a shortened link - bit.ly/3Ug8nrT - it will take you directly to the Panaracer USA website.
@q0jkcxd05 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Thanks. I'm from Europe, not available here yet
@mrr28805 ай бұрын
@@q0jkcxd0I contacted Panaracer UK and they said they're expecting on sale around May..
@jarednelson42724 ай бұрын
Seems similar the Gravel King EXT, any comment on how they differ?
@GravelCyclist4 ай бұрын
I don't have any EXT's handy to compare.
@andywithers5924 ай бұрын
4:25 … what’s the 4th pedal for in there. Love the info on this channel. I’m new to gravel after a lifetime on the road and cross. Should have done this years ago. Keep up the good work.
@GravelCyclist4 ай бұрын
Andy, that is the ancient way of applying the parking brake. I have no idea why Dodge selected this option, I much prefer the traditional handbrake from the centre console. The handbrake release is left and below the steering wheel... but if you get that wrong, you'll pop the hood!
@andywithers5924 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist I’ve never seen that before. Thanks very much for the explanation.
@jw85785 ай бұрын
Gravel kings are great tires.
@MrRemota5 ай бұрын
Se é Panaracer só pode ser bom. Uso Gravel King SS e Small Knot. Sao ótimos e muito duráveis. O problema é que aqui, no Brasil, são caríssimos. Cerca de U$100 cada um. Uma pena.
@AOL03214 ай бұрын
I loved these tires too but…..they have got to be the hardest tires to seat tubeless, that I’ve ever owned. My Mtn bike tires are nowhere near as hard to mount!
@GravelCyclist4 ай бұрын
Huh? They are super easy. See my Instagram reel - instagram.com/p/C43zvT2PCMI/
@AOL03214 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Which are easy, the new or the old? My old Panaracer Gravel King SKs (This past year) were a bear to inflate and catch the bead tubeless, even with a compressor. Mind you, I’ve mounted Mtn and fatbike tubeless tires that were 10 times easier. I ended up having to seat the bead with a tube and then deflate it, then gently pry one side of the tire off and remove the tube. From there I gingerly mounted the unseated tire side back and then inflated it to finally get it to seat on the rim.( these are Vision Team 30 wheels) Then once the tire was seated I removed the valve stem, added sealant and re-inflated. Maybe it was the wheels themselves? They were regular road wheels and I converted them to tubeless, for which they were compatible. Since then I’ve recently sold that bike( Lynskey titanium Helix road-a heavy, heavy bike!) and now I have a beautiful Ibis Hakka MX in Sacre Bleu color with SRAM Rival AXS and carbon Ibis wheels coming next week. Great deals on the Ibis website!
@GravelCyclist4 ай бұрын
Hello again. Sorry, I assumed you meant the new Panaracer X1's, as you replied to my video concerning them. You are spot on that some of the older GK SK's can be tricky to mount, especially if they are what I call, "floppy and sloppy". Simple trick to make your life easier, add one or two additional layers of tubeless tape, problem solved. This applies to any tyre that fits loose, works every time. I don't use a compressor, but the Bontrager TLR Flashcharger like I linked in that reel video.
@AOL03214 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Yes I did two loops of the MucOff tubeless tape which worked really well with WTB tubeless valve stems. Once those Gravel Kings were seated, they rode beautifully and I even caught a nice Phillips head screw in my back tire one ride which I was able to ride home 8 miles on due to the great quality of that tire and Stans tubeless sealant.
@AOL03214 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Just curious if you have ever ridden/tested the Ibis Hakka MX before?
@miran63415 ай бұрын
@pmcmpc5 ай бұрын
This would seem to make redundant the SS and SK ... but they made new versions of those. It makes no sense.
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
I am very keen to see how the X1 performs against the SK. It would take a lot for me to ditch the SK as my go to tyre... will be posting my review of the X1 a little later.
@pmcmpc5 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Always hated the SK - minimal grip, minimal puncture resistance, maximum rolling resistance ... plus it's the origin of GravelFling. SS and S I used fairly extensively but ultimately they were too fragile so I moved on to Tufo.
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
@@pmcmpc Opposite experience here, my go to tyre for 95% of my riding. I laugh at the Gravel fling references, I tell people that's a problem for wheel suckers 😃
@butterchickem5 ай бұрын
that new logo design is unfortunatly an absoulte no go :(
@GravelCyclist5 ай бұрын
Perhaps you can offer design services to Panaracer?
@butterchickem5 ай бұрын
@@GravelCyclist dont understand why they changed the old one. was just perfect as it was. new stuff looks generic but the new thread is nice
@maximraketalife5 ай бұрын
I wrote to the Panaracer company. I asked them not to be like everyone else. I asked them to make an inscription in Japanese so that this inscription would glow in the light. The new logo is worse than the old one.
@q0jkcxd05 ай бұрын
The 700x38c tire disappears 😭
@walcottav5 ай бұрын
I noticed that too. 🤨It's my preferred size for my local mixed surfaces. Guess I'll enjoy my last SS set while I've got 'em, though I suspect there will be dealer inventory hoarding happening for a while longer. Looking forward to trying these new tires out eventually.