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Re: Paging Tom A...Gravel Tire Rolling Resistance??? [NordicSkier]
NordicSkier wrote:
I'm looking for a BWR tire for 2019.

First time doing the race. I've pretty much ruled out my CX bike as 42x11/36 is not enough gearing.
My roadie should just fit 28C tires.
Was thinking a Challenge Paris Roubaix.... but maybe something like the Pro One?

I've ridden gravel on 23C Conti 4000's before without issue and I'm a pretty good bike handler.


Check the thread on The BWR. Great advice from Tom and others in there. BWR SetUp Thread

I know Tom's a fan of the Challenge tires with a Latex tube. I'm sure they ride great. I'm used to tubeless and so went with the Pro One.

I wouldn't go smaller than 28c. Given the amount of road, I thought this was a good choice. Other will take a different approach. If I were doing the Wafer, with a higher dirt to road ratio, I might have gone with something a little bigger. I'm a good bike handler (relatively speaking, the Junior CX racers I coach crush me), so I wasn't worried about the 28c on the dirt sections and made the choice to go to the front of the group on the dirt because I both had the speed and it allowed me to pick my lines and not slam into unseen rocks. Perhaps I was lucky this year and next year I'll get a half dozen flats...

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