Pro Racer Gravel Tyre Width And Pressure Secrets

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Tyre width and pressure are two of the most important influences on the way your gravel bike rides. Optimising these setup features can give you more grip, increase comfort, reduce rolling resistance and even help prevent punctures.
Liam Cahill caught up with some top gravel professionals at the Traka 2024 to learn their setup secrets ahead of the race.
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@bikeradar 27 дней назад

What tyre width and pressure are you running on your bike?

@gregmorrison7320 27 дней назад

40-47mm front at 20psi, 40mm rear at 30psi, likely going to move to 45mm front and possibly 47mm rear.

@AmilcarPino 24 дня назад

Maxxis Reaver 45 rear and front 25 psi on Hunts 25 inner aluminum wheels

@MicroageHD 23 дня назад

25 mm, 6 bar :D

@arcadialive4265 21 день назад

38MM Pathfinders always. Down to 25 PSI in fresh snow or sandy trails, 38-40PSI on gravel. 60 PSI on pavement. These tires do all, and at 60 PSI there is very little speed loss on pavement.

@edwinwong9547 13 дней назад

Rene Herse Manastash Ridge (nominal 44mm) on Wheelsfar wheels (24mm inner width). Tires blow up to 43mm, running ~30psi front and rear for gravel, ~35psi front and rear when bombing around town. When not out on group rides, find myself grabbing this bike instead of road bike to run errands, so much more comfy with bigger tires and lower pressure. Definitely not as fast as road bike, but it's not as slow as I thought it would be, either. A half-hour ride on the road is maybe 2-3 minutes slower but so much more comfortable. (edited to add I weigh 66kg)

@JackMott 26 дней назад

The amount of pros who don't know what their tire pressure is, or who run it based purely on feeling is amazing. Its probably the most important thing about your bike setup, you need to test and know what is actually fastest.

@WerdnaLiten 27 дней назад

Just like XC MTB racers, the Gravel racers seem to be pretty conservative when it comes to tyre choice for wet conditions......

@richeeg3271 15 дней назад

For wet of road conditions, you actually don't want tyres too wide. Usually, yes, wider tyre means more grip, but in the mud it will just make you slide, while a skinnier tire will kinda cut into the mud more

@CleverSmart123 27 дней назад

Cool and interesting bikes, thank you for covering them

@SneakerKoenig 26 дней назад

No matter the bike/category, I always go tubeless with inserts and as wide as the frame can handle. I am not Racing and nothing beats comfort to get far. 40mm Gravel slicks on my road bike and 2.1 XC Tires on my gravel.

@flexxx222 27 дней назад

love that red Hardtail!

@benjaminmirt5029 27 дней назад

BMC. Uba won the Tour Divide last year and is defending his title on this in a few weeks.

@RikasCorner 24 дня назад

That FARA setup was awesome !!

@TimGorry 23 дня назад

What is that frame bag?!

@ivostarmans1199 27 дней назад

Going from 38mm pathfinder to 45mm Pirelli cinturato gravel M and RC. Flying on the downhills now and all weathers grip and still fast in the dry.only slower on the road.Running around 29psi depents on route and weather.

@finnsmith309 27 дней назад

Love my Gravel M’s. Instantly noticeable improvement cornering and flying downhill over my Maxxis Reavers

@ivostarmans1199 27 дней назад

@@finnsmith309 yeah, it corners like a mtb. You can easy take some mtb xc trails.

@gravelDave 27 дней назад

Still rocking 35mm G ones on forest roads.

@picla96 26 дней назад

At 6:45 those aerobars look amazing, anyone knows what they are ?

@robertrunkle2315 26 дней назад

44mm WTB Raddlers 33psi rear, 32psi Front

@nolimit12 26 дней назад

Sheriiiii my Haribo Queen!!! ❤❤❤

@RAP4EVERMRC96 21 день назад

07:49 what frame bag is she running?

@jackcarter233 27 дней назад

Clydesdale riders: go max pressure and pick any wide tire. Works!

@stephenmueller8154 26 дней назад

40's running 45/43.

@michaelhayward7572 10 дней назад

29ers, 2.1" Terrenos, 38-40psi...

@TenmaQoobee 7 дней назад

Can I use a 29er 20mm Inner rim on a 700×38c tire and 38c frame??

@user-zu4nl7bm9e 6 дней назад

why not.

@TenmaQoobee 6 дней назад

@@user-zu4nl7bm9e wouldn't that be too wide for the frame??

@hansschotterradler3772 23 дня назад

43mm Panaracer GK SS @ 32 PSI; they inflate to 45 mm.

@veganpotterthevegan 27 дней назад

That's a lot of air. I'm 90kg and my 42s(measured) are almost never pumped to 32psi, definitely not if I knew I'd be in nearly no pavement

@Flinches 27 дней назад

What's the chainring at 4:30?

@Jalfred92 26 дней назад

Looks like garbaruk :)

@Flinches 26 дней назад

@@Jalfred92 Thank you!

@robp3431 27 дней назад

Why such high tire pressures ? I'm 100kg riding Pathfinders 42's (42/28) and 45's (38/25)....comfort + speed tested

@veganpotterthevegan 27 дней назад

I'm 90kg and I'm normally around 28-30psi if my ride is nearly all gravel... that's with tires measuring 42mm

@Bikes0420 13 дней назад

Every road is different boy

@pedrolahoz 27 дней назад

Most of us, initially will prefer as wide a tire as the frame will allow. This is for increased comfort and control. Eventually, gravel will split into: mtb territory trails, and smoother “gravel” or dirt roads. For mtb like trails most will always prefer as big a tire as possible: 45mm to 50mm As “gravel” skills, handling and equipment improve, the tendency is to go for slimmer tires: 38mm to 35mm. Tire pressure, is the main suspension equipment on the gravel bike, however, our most effective suspension comes from arms and legs. As skill develops , arm and leg suspension becomes more efficient, sharp impacts diminish, tire pressures can be reduced or inserts become less necessary. Riding becomes more efficient, and more comfortable. In the order that suspension shifts from equipment dependent to rider dependent: 1. Rider engagement and skill increases (have to be 100% present or you will bite the dust or bust you wheels) 2. Bike is simplified, but more precise(tire width and pressure, bike geometry and setup 3. Enjoyment and excitement increases 4. Bike maintenance and costs can decrease. Carbon rims, provided a notable improvement in my ride, so I highly recommend that upgrade.

@veganpotterthevegan 27 дней назад

Not really, narrower isn't necessarily faster, even on pretty good gravel. That's why nobody in the pointy end of unbound(not a technical race) is running 35-38mm tires on days when it's dry. Some fast riders will use them when it's muddy but that's solely due to not having a sponsor available bike with good clearance. Also, for hero dirt XC courses, nobody runs 1.8" tires anymore.

@davemoss6976 27 дней назад

I have never ridden carbon wheels. What is the improvement? Weight or comfort?

@petersouthernboy6327 27 дней назад

I’ve been racing gravel in the SE US for two seasons now, and the trend is definitely *WIDER* I started on 40mm last year and this year I’m running 47mm and I am by all metrics faster.

@kenmoum162 24 дня назад

The error there is that using your body as suspension just gobbles up energy, and thus slows you down. Hysteresis losses will always be lower than suspension losses on gravel.

@SolidxSnakexDuke 21 день назад

lol my gravel bike tire wide is 50-584mm

@galenkehler 24 дня назад

Without telling us the weight of the rider/bike/gear, and how fast they're riding, it's kind of meaningless. I'm not pro weight so not running pro pressures

@Daniel-ynuhnunu 27 дней назад

Hello😊

@bikeradar 27 дней назад

Hello 👋

@petersouthernboy6327 27 дней назад

*WIDER* is faster on gravel. It’s a fact.

@well5423 27 дней назад

What do you recon is the sweet spot for going wide? Seems like almost everyone has settled on 45mm for now.

@petersouthernboy6327 27 дней назад

@@well5423 I run 47mm Pathfinder Pro’s. It depends on the type of gravel, your weight, temps, speeds, pressures, and other factors. I’m definitely faster on 47’s this year as compared to the 40’s I ran last year.

@petersouthernboy6327 27 дней назад

@@well5423 For chunkier gravel and rougher washed out roads - or for a really long endurance race, I wouldn’t hesitate to run 53’s - specifically Schwalbe Thunder Burt’s.