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Pros & Cons
Pros & Cons
- The Challenge Gravel Grinder Pro TLR is an all-round tyre suitable for fine gravel roads and dry forest terrains.
- These tyres are Tubeless, which makes them very puncture resistant on bad gravel roads.
- These classic looking tubular tyres will make your bike look great.
- Its cotton carcass makes this tyre extra supple compared to other tubeless gravel tyres.
- The profile on these tyres may not provide enough grip on wet and muddy terrains.
Specifications
Specifications
| Brand | Challenge | |
| Gravel Soil | Asphalt & fine gravel / Coarse gravel & dry forest soil | |
| Wheel Size | 28 inch (700c) | |
| Tyre Usage | Gravel | |
| Suitable for tubeless? | Yes | |
| Tyre Type | Tubeless | |
| Asphalt | ★★★★☆ | |
| Gravel road | ★★★★☆ | |
| Forest path | ★★★★☆ |
Supple with low rolling resistance
This tyre has a cotton carcass to which the tread has been glued. This cotton carcass makes the tyre very supple, allowing for easy cornering. The diamond profile on the tread provides low rolling resistance and good grip on dry surfaces. The knobs on the sides of the tyre provide the necessary grip in the bends.
These tyres have been created for use without inner tube. If you add latex to its tubeless rims, having to stop by the side of the road to fix punctures will be a thing of the past. Latex sealant inside the tyre will fill up any small punctures the tyre may have.
Reviews
Reviews
5 / 5
Tyres that deliver the seemingly impossible combination of speed, grip and puncture resistance
I have the 36mm version of this tyre. It’s a great size for light gravel and forest trails. Hopefully it’ll be back in stock soon. Because weight is often overlooked these days, but it’s actually still very important. The quality of the casing on handmade Challenge tyres is exceptional. Supple, fast and comfortable. What really stands out with this tyre is that the tread provides exceptional grip, which has sometimes proved to be the weak point with other Challenge tyres. Especially on wet tarmac. This is due to the harder compound used for the tread. You sacrifice some grip but gain in puncture resistance. But with this tread pattern, a good solution has been found for that.
Pros & Cons
4 / 5
Good tyres that work well in dry conditions on a mix of tarmac and gravel.
Installed these, setup tubeless on my cyclocross bike. Tyres were easy to install though I did do it twice as the first time while seated, both tyres deflated over approx 48 hours, even with plenty of sealant. Second time worked much better. Tyres work well in dry conditions and are pretty quick on the road due to the relatively low level of grip on the centre band. They are somewhat slippery in muddy conditions but this is probably as a result of the flat centre band.
Pros & Cons
5 / 5
Top band
Top tire, but you have to put it around the rim with Swalbe's tire levers. Then it goes by itself without puncturing the tube.
Pros & Cons
5
Tyres that deliver the seemingly impossible combination of speed, grip and puncture resistance
I have the 36mm version of this tyre. It’s a great size for light gravel and forest trails. Hopefully it’ll be back in stock soon. Because weight is often overlooked these days, but it’s actually still very important. The quality of the casing on handmade Challenge tyres is exceptional. Supple, fast and comfortable. What really stands out with this tyre is that the tread provides exceptional grip, which has sometimes proved to be the weak point with other Challenge tyres. Especially on wet tarmac. This is due to the harder compound used for the tread. You sacrifice some grip but gain in puncture resistance. But with this tread pattern, a good solution has been found for that.
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Comfortable
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Flexible
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Grip
4
Good tyres that work well in dry conditions on a mix of tarmac and gravel.
Installed these, setup tubeless on my cyclocross bike. Tyres were easy to install though I did do it twice as the first time while seated, both tyres deflated over approx 48 hours, even with plenty of sealant. Second time worked much better. Tyres work well in dry conditions and are pretty quick on the road due to the relatively low level of grip on the centre band. They are somewhat slippery in muddy conditions but this is probably as a result of the flat centre band.
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Decent grip in dry conditions
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Easy to install tubeless
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Minimal resistance on roads
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Poor grip in muddy conditions
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| Challenge Gravel Grinder Pro TLR | Schwalbe G-One RS Pro | Schwalbe G-One R Pro | Pirelli Cinturato Gravel RH High Performance | |
| 3 reviews | 40 reviews | 11 reviews | ||
| Tyre Width | 33 mm / 36 mm / 40 mm | 35 mm / 40 mm / 45 mm / 50 mm | 35 mm / 40 mm / 45 mm / 50 mm / 55 mm | 40 mm / 45 mm / 50 mm / 55 mm |
| Gravel Soil | Asphalt & fine gravel / Coarse gravel & dry forest soil | Asphalt & fine gravel | Asphalt & fine gravel / Coarse gravel & dry forest soil | Asphalt & fine gravel |
| Wheel Size | 28 inch (700c) | 28 inch (700c) | 28 inch (700c) | 28 inch (700c) |
| Tyre Usage | Gravel | Cyclocross / Gravel | Gravel | Trekking / Gravel |
| Suitable for tubeless? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tyre Type | Tubeless | Folding tyre / Tubeless | Folding tyre / Tubeless | Folding tyre |
| 56.88 | From 48.74 | From 48.74 | 60.89 | |
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