Suggestions for a 32mm slick tire for light off-road duty

[Cat3roadracer]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

They are pricey, but I'm about to give these a go:

These in 34 on my newest build. Love them.

[Hilltopwalters]

Gonna try the Controls! Thanks for the input PL. Appreciate y'all.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Hilltopwalters

Gonna try the Controls! Thanks for the input PL. Appreciate y'all.

Merlin has a pretty decent price on them right now...

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

Merlin has a pretty decent price on them right now...

I ordered mine from Lordgun and they continue to impress with price and speed of processing and shipping.

[weisan]

The specialized Roubaix ain't bad.

[mtbmoose]

FYI, the GK slicks have recently been updated. They no longer come in a 32. 30, 35, 40, etc

[robt57]

i run 35 GK Slicks and very happy with them. 32 should be as nice. I didn't expect to like them so much either..

The WCS Alpine JB I've run in 30mm on Domane in flint laden switchbacks American River trail Redland, CA. nary a cut either.

the 36 may run small and is TL, the 30 tube only fwiw

[sparky33]

UD Cava 700x33

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by sparky33

UD Cava 700x33

Whoa. That is a light tire at ~275g!

[dmitrik4]

Originally Posted by truth

Rene Herse makes a great 32mm slick and you've got a choice of casings from various levels up supple -> tough. I've ridden the extralights on some gravel roads without issues.

I heard RH tires are horrible

2nd the Extralight recco. Mine have a lot of chunky Cascades/Olympics miles behind them.

[robertbb]

Cadex Classics 32mm.

Made by Maxxis in Taiwan for Giant's high-end Cadex brand . Super supple, fast rolling, grippy, sensible tread pattern.

Not a "gravel" tyre, but a genuine all-road tyre designed for the classics, etc.

They aren't well known or marketed but I saw them mentioned (briefly) on a Ben Delaney video and I was happy for the intro.

[weiwentg]

No votes for the Conti GP 5k AS TR?

Back to the Vittoria Corsa Controls, is the sidewall tougher than the Corsa Pro? The Corsa Pro definitely doesn't have a sturdy sidewall, and I was under the impression that the Control used a similar sidewall. The AS TR has a thicker casing than the S TR.

[charliedid]

I commute (100m/week) crummy roads and ride easy gravel on Corsa N.EXT 34mm on 25mm internal width rims and they are 36mm.

Love them.

[tellyho]

Find yourself some cross tires with minimal tread. Like Schwalbe X One. But GK slick is hard to argue with.

[Bob Ross]

Another vote for Panaracer GravelKing slicks. I had the 32mm GKs on my gravel bike for 4 years and never once felt they weren’t enough tire for the offroad sections.

…well, at least not when I didn’t also think I should have been on a full-squish MTB rather than a drop-bar gravel bike.