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[Closed] Quick review: Panaracer GravelKing SK 35mm tyre

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Quickest review: very good!

Quick review:
I bought these to replace some 30mm tyres on my CX/gravel/adventure bike as I wanted something wider - moving away from road commuting to work and more 'fun' cycling which is canal paths, forest tracks etc.

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Went up on some DT Swiss R23 rims with a trackpump, didn't even need soapy water. This may have made all my effort turning a fire extinguisher into a tubeless inflator a little unnecessary.
Stayed up OK, took about 75 ml of sealant in each until they stopped losing air.

I'm about 13 and a half stone and I've got them at 40psi. They are fast on tarmac, gravel, grass and muddy tracks, comfortable and are not notably heavy. I also like the skinwall look.

There is literally nothing I don't like about them. No caveats at all.


 
Posted : 22/10/2017 7:49 am
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My 32c were brill so I replaced them when they wore out with 28c. The thinner ones don't seem to hold air so well. Maybe some more goop needed.

Overall though, fantastic.


 
Posted : 22/10/2017 8:01 am
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+1.

Very pleased with mine.


 
Posted : 22/10/2017 2:17 pm
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Good to hear, I'm very tempted by the 42c ones, depending on whether it'll squeeze into the back of my Tricross.


 
Posted : 22/10/2017 2:23 pm
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I've had a pair of the 40c for a while, they come up big on my rims, but most tyres do.
They're good but like all non-road tyres, draggy on the road.
http://shedbrewed.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/tyres-gravel-gnarmac-grinduro-grrrrrrr.html


 
Posted : 22/10/2017 3:24 pm
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Great tyres. They make a lovely humming sound on smooth tarmac - if you can find any of that. A little slower on the road but they really fly on stony tracks as you'd hope.

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My 35s measured up 38 on H+Son Archetype rims.


 
Posted : 22/10/2017 8:46 pm