I am having that exact question 😊 thank you for making this video

Great video! Sharing this with the few of my gravel liking friends :)

@MountainRoadRide

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes please share. The more people we can get out on the gravel the better.

Excellent, just what I was trying to do for my 2018 Domane, I wish Specialized offer 28-32s for their PathFinders.

I have the same bike but it is a 2013 domane. I have been riding it on gravel since I purchased it. I switched to clement strada lgg 28s (measured out at around 30) for the 2014 alpine loop grand fondo which had two difficult gravel climbs. I have since worn those out and put on some donnelly strada lgg 28s and those measure true to size. I have continued to use that bike on gravel and I have never lost a chain in the 2x compact setup. I have not had any flats and I have run around 65 psi since I first put the tires on. It is a capable gravel setup for the gravel roads of fauquier and loudoun without a doubt. I have since switched my gravel bike to a Trek XO2 with 700 x 35 and now a state allroad with 650 x 50 donnelly tires. The real advantage to my newer gravel setups is stability and comfort. I have kept the domane in the fleet for paved centuries and the like. Love the vids. Keep up the good work!

@MountainRoadRide

3 жыл бұрын

Great comments! Thanks for sharing this. Good to see some of the other tire options out there. In my blog post article on this topic I wrote short “ode to the gravel pioneers”. I think you should consider yourself a part of that group.

Just come across this; I had the 2018 Domane SL5, and fitted the same tyres, and the Fulcrum 7 CX wheels to it for light off road rides. That is all I changed - and it seemed to work. I think the later Domane came with a bigger cassette, so a 32 was no problem. Later, I managed to fit the 32mm SK tyres which were an improvement. And in winter when the light gravel turned to mud, the 30mm Schwalbe CX Pro...to become a faux CX bike. As for road only use, I had Challenge Strada Bianca or Vittoria Corsa tyres in 30mm.

@MultiLuc28

7 ай бұрын

Was this bike using disc brakes?

I have made something quite similar with my bike: 2022 Canyon Endurace with rim brakes. I fitted 28mm Panaracer's Gravelking Slick tires, and it worked surprisingly well. In my area (near to the Tour of Flanders in Belgium) there are lots of paved streets and very dusty roads, I had never had any problem. I ride with tubes, without sealant. In case I want to ride only slick roads, I simply change my tires for 25mm GP5000 or 28mm Panaracer Race D Evo 4.

@juanramonoltra1440

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. How width are the Gravelking compared to Conti's?

@romain_vd

9 ай бұрын

@@juanramonoltra1440 in this case, Conti's are 25mm and Gravelking are 28mm. In one year of experience with 25mm Conti's, I changed my mind: I still ride Gravelking Slick 28mm when I need more grip, but Continental GP5000 28mm on smoother roads rather than 25mm. I ride 28mm Panaracer Race Do Evo in the winter for more puncture resistance on smoother roads. Hope this helps

@juanramonoltra1440

9 ай бұрын

@@romain_vd It helps a lot. Thanks again.

@MultiLuc28

7 ай бұрын

Have you tried fitting 30mm gravel tyres or not? I'm trying to figure out if it could work at all on a rim brake setup.

@romain_vd

7 ай бұрын

@@MultiLuc28 unfortunately no I haven't tried. The max width I have tried is 28. I had the idea of fitting 30mm but I measured and it seems that it won't fit, it might rub on the brake calipers. Some brake calipers do allow 30mm tires but my Shimano 105 don't. It might work but when you ride gravel roads, mud and debris will quickly get stuck between the tire and the caliper. Some brake calipers allow 30mm but you have to check on the internet which one does. Hope this helps!

I use cheap Vittoria Randonneur 28mm for light gravel/road on Allez from 2011.

I would have kept the two by set up and gone with the 700C - 28 Gravel Kings. This is something I plan on doing in the near future with my Klein Quantum Race (which currently has 700C 23 Road Racing tires). I have taken this bike on a gravel rail trail and it handled the trail, but I felt every mile I put into it. The Gravel King tires should help. Otherwise, it was fine.

Great video. What brake calipers do you have on that bike?

l had done with my old road bike which had more tire clearences 35x700 and along with long reach tectro s rim brakes NP

Try a derailleur hanger extender...works pretty well in my experience and should allow for a 36t cassette with your derailleur...

@MountainRoadRide

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! I’ve actually been thinking of going that route since making the video. Would you say that a SRAM 11-36T cassette will work with my other Shimano components (+hanger extender)?

@tecnociclista5342

3 жыл бұрын

@@MountainRoadRide yes, I used that same cassette with a 105 derailleur and a very cheap derailleur extender from eBay, worked nicely...

@MountainRoadRide

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great hack. I’ll give it a go in the future.

I would also change the break pads. Shimano does a lot of things right but, their break pads sucks. Cool Stop uses a longer dual compound break pad used for cyclecross which works far better.

With the 26c gravelkings do you still use a 25mm inner tube?

overall it's nice setup .. i fitted my lynskey with 28s too ..

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

Good tire size choice. If I could choose again, I’d opt for 28s as well.

Oh! more than 1K inspired gravel ride viewers now. 🤘😄🚵

Hey could you help me out? How tall is the 700x26 tire on your bike? I'm considering to use road bike as a gravelbike, but tire height is more of an issue than width. Thanks!

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

I measured the height from the edge of the rim to tip of the tire at 26mm. Keep in mind that this measurement might differ on other rims, depending on the internal rim width. My rim measures 19mm internally.

So if I understood correctly, the strategy for achieving lower gearing was to install a chainring that was larger than the original inner chainring?

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

1) I wanted to go 1x, 2) I didn't want to spend anymore money on a wider cassette. So, it wasn't only a case of lowering the gearing on the outer limit of the range, but lowering the gearing throughout the range. On gravel I can now ride more towards the middel to lower part of the cassette (avoiding constant cross-chaining). Sure, I lost a climbing gear or two, but I don't miss them all that much for where I ride this setup.

@Mg67890BFF

Жыл бұрын

haha this was my thoughts, you have less gears now.

@turbo_nerd86

8 ай бұрын

pretty stupid, ain't it? hahaha

Great project but what about the rim brakes? I rode the Strade Bianche Granfondo in the rain in 2017 on my road bike and pretty much destroyed the rims.

@jamieh4814

3 жыл бұрын

definitely a limitation. if i get caught out in the rain on gravel on my domane, i usually call to have someone pick me up. disc brakes are awesome.

@MountainRoadRide

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I eco what Jamie said. This is certainly a setup that I will keep for fair weather days. Rain and bikes just don’t mix well in general, even when using disc brakes. Check out the Tour de Dirt video (kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioGhj7lqZNXQY9o.html) that I have on this channel. After that ride I had to replace my disc brake pads since the mud and rain completely wore out the rear pad.

How do these tires perform on asphalt and will they wear a lot faster if mainly used on regular roads? Thanks

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

They are fairly slow on the asphalt. You can definitely tell that there is a good amount of extra rolling resistance coming from that thread pattern. I haven’t ridden these on the asphalt enough to notice significant wear, but so far they are holding up well. I suspect that with the extra knobs it will give good long term use.

Do you have a follow-up with that 28mm Gravelking how it fits and rolls over light gravel? You mentioned it in the video...

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

Not yet. It will be a while before I’ll get those. Planning on wearing out the 26mm pair first. What I can say is that the 26’s have surprised me a lot with what it can do. 28s will surely be better, and if you can clear it, 32s even more so. Every mm helps on the gravel.

@DilbertMuc

2 жыл бұрын

@@MountainRoadRide I might want to buy the 28mm Panaracers SK and test them. SK stands for Small Knobs btw. ;)

@DilbertMuc

2 жыл бұрын

@@MountainRoadRide Your web site does not work with comments. I tried several times but got a response with failed authorization despite using Guest.

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that feedback. I’ll check into that error. Might have been a server issue at that time, other comments have come through via online submission over the last few days.

There's no way you should run 60psi in a 26mm tire with tubes due to the danger of bottoming out, even with sealant, as it comes with other issues besides puncturing. Since it has the clearance, 28mm is definitely the way to go in this case.

Que medida de cámara debe llevar !?

Hey nice. Any options for 25 to 26c gravel tires other than the gravelking?

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

There aren't that many tires in this size that I'll classify as gravel tires. One other option that you can look at is the Schwalbe - Marathon 700x25C tire (bit.ly/31wQw8P). I don't have any experience riding them, but the texture (for grip) and puncture protection looks good on paper.

@Samasamuel

2 жыл бұрын

@@MountainRoadRide thanks. I'll still go for the gravelking though. Thinking of my next tire right now and I originally have Gatorskin up next but I think I might try these instead.

@jasongonzalez1680

Жыл бұрын

Kenda Karvs

My Decatlon bike came with 32 mm gravel tires and road Rin brakes.The Only problem is Muddy.

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the road-to-gravel bike conversion works well when condition are good, but under extreme conditions it will struggle. If you can run 32mm tires on that bike then you might even be able to fit 33mm CX tires. They’ll be pretty good in the mud.

What pressure do you recommend on these 26 mm tires for a person weighing about 70 kilograms?

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

Tire pressure depends on so many variables, including were you want to ride. My best advice is to start with this online pressure calculator and then fine tune the pressure up or down depending on how it feels: axs.sram.com/guides/tire/pressure

@metokamo3699

2 жыл бұрын

just test youreself, try high, medium and also low and look whats most comfortable for u

Whats the widest tires that can be put on a road bike wheelset? and can the rim brakes handle wider tires?

@sdkarnik

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the frame..I have a Domane rim brake model from 2021 and I run 28 in the front and 32 at the back. The 32 graveking sk is too tight on the front and does rub on the frame so opted for 28

@MountainRoadRide

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree with what Sandeep said. It also depends on the brand of tire. I’ve tried some 700x28C conti tires in the past and they inflate much wider than the stated width. I had to remove them due to frame rub. Other brands like Panaracer measure in much more accurately and with them you’d most like be able to get a 28mm tires onto “most” road bikes. Maybe we’ll see all of the change if Crane Creek actually brings these rim brakes to market: cyclingtips.com/2022/02/rim-brakes-for-gravel-bikes-rob-english-and-cane-creek-say-yes-sort-of/

Does anyone have issue with SK tires that collect dust on the tires and spead dust everywhere on bike?

@MountainRoadRide

Жыл бұрын

That is unfortunately a very common problem with the GravelKing SK tires. People call them “Gravel Fling” tires for a reason.

You couldve just swap the 11-28 cassette to a 11-34 one, assuming your 105 RD can handle it.

@MountainRoadRide

Жыл бұрын

At the time of making the video my (short cage) derailleur extended to a maximum of 28t on the cassette. When it came time replace it, I went for the medium cage length and then fitted a 11-34T cassette. Definitely a better setup now!

Gravel riding is light duty. Heavy duty is mountain bike riding isn't it ?

What about Tanus armor inserts ?

you wanted an easier gearing, yet you remove the 50-34t and replaced it with a 40t 1x? in what world does that make sense? you have a 34t on your 2x which is far easier with what you replaced it with. lol. what you did was this: you remove most of the top end, and you also removed much of the lower end, basically limiting your gears in half. it didn't make it easier, you actually made it harder hahaha And making an easier range? c'mon dude, you could have used the 34t with that lol

@FloridaNativeMike

3 ай бұрын

This. I had a similar gearing setup to begin with, but replaced my 11-26 cassette with an 11-30 and bought a used XT long cage mountain bike rear derailleur. I tried an 11-34 but that was too big. The 11-30 rear works well with the 50-34 front and the XT rear derailleur.