TufoGravel Thundero Tire(Return to Product Page)

These tires felt good for the first 70mi or so. Logged a nice 50mi 40% asphalt 60% gravel ride on them and they felt quick. Nice curvature to the tread that lets you lean nicely into turns on smooth roads. Thin casing makes for lighter weight and a more supple ride. Second ride was pure road. 30mi in the bead on the front tire failed. Ouch. I reached out to the manufacturer (nicely) and sent them a photo of their defective product. Three months later... still no response. I deliberately did not provide them with the lot number from inside the tire so they would have to respond to obtain that info to investigate the defect. Avoid these at all cost. Injury is never worth it.

I use on a Trek Hybrid bike that came with too small of tires. I prefer meatier tires and switched to these in 48mm and really like the cush, low roll resistance, and traction in mixed pavement, and light trail duties. This tire has all the qualities I was looking for.

Purchased specifically for Unbound and they worked flawlessly. Very comfortable. No flats. Quickly shed what little mud they picked up.

I've been enjoying these tires on road and light gravel routes. They roll fast and feel great over chipped roads and gravel access roads. I give 4/5 because they loose a point for chunky and technical trails. The tire tread just doesn't hold the trails as well as my previous tire and I don't have the same confidence. If I was only riding paved and gravel access roads then this would be a winner for me.

I read good things about this tire so I went for it and i'm glad I did. I've ridden a few hundred miles on it with one 65mile gravel race, plenty of paved road, and commuting and they are doing great. When you get the tire you can see and feel quality. The 44's roll nearly as well as my 32 GK slicks and much faster than the 38 GK+. That was the main reason, gravel kings were just sluggish.

Rolls fast, good grip, enough tread for dirt roads in New England but not so much that you get annoying knob sound on asphalt. Pretty much the only tires I need on this bike. Yes they are good.

Took a gamble on a brand I had never heard of and I'm very pleased with the tires. They replaced a set of 40mm Terra Speed tires and I'm impressed with the performance. The Terra Speed may be a tad faster, but barely so. I appreciate the wider tire, more than adequate grip for dirt roads in New England. 2 Months in and they seem to be pretty durable too. Will almost certainly be buying these again!

Very fast on pavement despite knobs. Nice and grippy on gravel

These tires roll great on road and gravel, and feel very comfortable for those long days in the saddle. This is my second set and I will be buying again.

These tires rode well in Hico and Chappell Hill. Mostly hard pack gravel with some loose spots on the hills. The tire held well while climbing and rolled fast on the asphalt. They are quite a bit lighter than a couple brands I used before. Easy to set up on tubeless and I installed Vittoria Tire Liners as well. I have about 150 miles on them now and they still look new out of the box.

My go to tire for gravel riding, pretty much any conditions. Nice low rolling resistance but still knobby all over for grip. With three sizes to choose from they've got options for everyone!

I am a gravel racer from the mountains of North Carolina. They roll really well on pavement and I have strong confidence in them on the descents. Highly recommend

This was a replacement pair of tires for an unfortunate mishap that cut my first pair. I quickly reordered the same 45's. Fast tire in all conditions. Great grip in the corners and switchbacks. Surprising grip in loose over packed (don't get stupid, though, it's still loose!). A very compliant ride which lends itself to speed under rough conditions. I'm 6'2", 196 lbs, and an aggressive descender riding mostly Cat 3 forest service roads.

These are great tires for both pavement and gravel. Good trip with little rolling resistance on hard surfaces.

For me, the Thundero has been the perfect compromise between speed, grip, and cushion. It rolls well on pavement and absolutely shreds on trail.

Each time I ride a new surface, I find myself surprised again at just how well they perform. They're confidence inspiring and feel and look well-built.

this and the Speedero are simply the best mixed-terrain tyres I have ever run. They go great with my Princeton Grits. I run a 40 in the front and a 36 in the back

Riding this tire this season (700c x 44mm), comparison to S-Works Pathfinder 42mm and Schwalbe G-One RS at 44mm.

I primarily ride mix of 40/60 tarmac and Cat 1 gravel. I ride on the road to the trails most of the time. Great tires so far, on tarmac it rolls nicely - kind of perplexing to me the since the center blocks intuitively shouldn't roll this nicely - when compared to the S-Works that has the smooth center strip, it is fast. Not as fast as the G-One RS, that tire is still the fastest on tarmac. However, on cat 1 gravel, the S-works and G-One RS cannot hold a candle to the Thunderos. The small blocks bites into the gravel and imparts really nice confidence, especially during cornering, I can lean on it a lot more. So far no punctures, I had 1 on the S-works that I had to use a plug, and the G-One RS, multiples, some were plugged by sealant and I had to use 1 plug on it. The Schwalbe only lasted one season, approx 4000 miles. I can go another season at 4000 miles on the S-Works. Hope the Thunderos can last me 2 season. This tire was also very supple, maybe because I was coming from a 42mm, I'm running 35.5psi front and 37.5psi rear.

One major gripe about this tire is the installation, very hard to mount (the bead was super tight) and the bead didn't inflate to seat (I was using a compressor). I'm running Reserves 40 44GR. My last resort was using a TPU tube to seat the tire, deflate, then remove the TPU tube, install the tubeless tire valve, unseat one side, pour in the sealant and then the tire was able to inflate and seat. Never had an issue with the S-Works and G-One RS. I should only need to do it mid-season to refresh the sealant, hopefully it won't have this issue. So far holding pressure really well, much better than the S-Works and Schwalbe.

All in all, very happy with this tire, it's my no-brainer tire now, great all arounder, except for the difficulty in installation

(Follow up from 2/3/22)

Very Good tires, rotated F & R every 300'ish miles, these, like all rubber tires harden as they age and slightly shrunk. Rear died after running over a metal strap/band on fire service road, gashed edge of tread and sidewall up to rim, not fixable. Got my money out of these, may get the new Tufo Thundero HD? Best pressure i found was 30 psi up to 38psi, for SE USA clay, gravel, dirt roads, worked in all conditions, dry & wet year round. Better on pavement at 40psi-55psi. (for avg. guy 6ft and 200lbs)

Been using these tires for over a month. No issues and they roll really well! Getcha some!