Panaracer

I had previously been riding the Maxxis Rambler 40 gravel bike tires. I was preparing for the Unbound Gravel in Emporia Kansas the end of May and wanted to go with a wider tire and read several reviews on the Panaracer GravelKing X1 Plus tire and ordered a pair of the 45mm. After getting the put on my rims, I did several gravel rides locally and immeditely could tell the difference in ride feel, cornering, and most of all how much faster these tires were than the 40mm Maxxis I'd been riding. Rode the Unbound Gravel 50 mile race with my youngest son (his first gravel or even bike event) and had a set of the X1's put on his bike as well. These tires were incredible on Unbound. Not a single flat, rolling resistance was outstanding and super ride feel. I'm a believer in these tires and highly recommend!

My buddy and I have been riding these tires for years on dirt/gravel and love them. Seem to last forever. I've run them with butyl tubes, tubeless, and now TPU tubes. No issues. Even cleaned off the old sealant with crepe rubber erasers and went back to tubes. Really have no issues with them. Running directly behind someone on fine gravel they tend to pick up and throw some fines, so then move over 6 inches. Running on pavement is fine to get to the trails, relatively fast tires, and the small knobs actually seem to avoid punctures on pavement. Not cheap tires, but c'mon, they're Panaracers.

Hard to tell with just a few rides on these. I am using them with TPU tubes, 170 lb rider at 30 PSI. No issues so far. Ride quality is good although it feels like I can go even lower with the pressure. Bought to go a bit wider (went from 40's that measured 36 to these (45) that measure 44). I was looking for some more stability in some looser conditions, especially sandy shoulders, and to give a bit more grip when cornering (old tires were basically slicks with no side grippers.

Man, these are good looking. Sure, I had to use tire levers to get them on the rims, and it was a tight fit, but once seated, they accomplished their intended purpose with style. They're wide enough to be very comfy, and fast enough to let me rip along on pavement, but with a texture that keeps me from wiping out when iI hit dirt. You already know the GravelKings have been around forever, but once you're riding on them, you immediately know why they aren't just called GravelPrinces or GravelDukes. These are rubber royalty, and they're reliably rad.