Panaracer Gravel Kings - report

[druptight]

Just wanted to post about my positive experience with Panaracer Gravel Kings. I've ridden ultremos, gp 4 seasons, hutchinson intensives so far and was looking for something new, so I went with these. I'm probably a hair under 200 miles in so far - but riding crappy roads with probably 250lbs on the bike all in if you add in bike weight, rider weight, and pannier/rack setup for the commute. The road just feels noticeably smoother since I put them on. Haven't taken them off road yet, but I'll report back when I do.

Love them so much I just picked up a set of the 26's for my other bike.

Best of all, at http://www.mpgear.com/ (which I had never heard of prior to buying these tires) has 2 different links for each tire size (search for gravelking all one word) and if you choose the link without a picture you can pick these up for $33 a tire - and I found a coupon this AM for another 15% off (thanks14). That gets you down to $28 a tire.

Anyways - just wanted to pass along my positive experience and cheap pricing I found, as I've never had such a positive tire experience, and certainly not at prices this low.

[GRAVELBIKE]

These are some of my favorite tires. The ride is comparable to that of Hutchinson's Sector 28 tubeless tires.

Panaracer will be releasing a 32mm Gravelking, but the tread (pattern) will be different.

[jmoore]

Listing for $39.14 on mpgear today. I need some 28mm gravel tires so will check these out for sure.

[druptight]

Originally Posted by jmoore

Listing for $39.14 on mpgear today. I need some 28mm gravel tires so will check these out for sure.

There's 2 links for each tire. So there's 28's listed for $39, and there's a separate listing for 28's that's missing a picture of the tire for $33. I ordered from this recently at this price without issue. Add in the discount code from above for 15% off, and if you use fatwallet, you get another 5% back.

[Rada]

Originally Posted by druptight

There's 2 links for each tire. So there's 28's listed for $39, and there's a separate listing for 28's that's missing a picture of the tire for $33. I ordered from this recently at this price without issue. Add in the discount code from above for 15% off, and if you use fatwallet, you get another 5% back.

Didn't mean to dis you druptight. Thanks for the heads up and review.

[druptight]

Originally Posted by Rada

Didn't mean to dis you druptight. Thanks for the heads up and review.

Nah, no worries. Hope everyone enjoys them.

I picked up a 3rd 28 for when the rear wears on my commuter, and 3 26's for the road bike. Assuming they don't wear down crazy fast, I'm excited to have finally found a good go-to tire!

[Admiral Ackbar]

these tires are great! i love mine in 28mm. after ~2750mi i have yet to flat, and they do not cut up at all, but they also ride quite nice too, especially after some miles on them. not sure they are worthy of the name but they aren't bad on dirt and gravel at all. i run them between 40-65 psi depending on the terrain.

[kramnnim]

Is there any reason to get Marathon Supremes instead of these? I guess they are probably for a different market.

They'll be used on dry pavement 90% of the time, would use normal road tires, but I fear sidewall cuts from the 10% gravel.

I guess at this price, it can't hurt to just give them a try.

[GRAVELBIKE]

Originally Posted by kramnnim

Is there any reason to get Marathon Supremes instead of these? I guess they are probably for a different market.

They'll be used on dry pavement 90% of the time, would use normal road tires, but I fear sidewall cuts from the 10% gravel.

I guess at this price, it can't hurt to just give them a try.

The Marathon Supremes will be slightly heavier than the same size Panaracers.

I'm close to 200 pounds, and have ridden the Gravelkings pretty hard. No punctures, no casing issues, and the ride is fast and smooth.

[gary_a_gooner]

I used the 26s (28 was sold out and I wasn't sure they'd fit my frame) for 115k D2R2 and they were glorious. Could be luck, but I had no flats...

[juanj]

Originally Posted by gary_a_gooner

I used the 26s (28 was sold out and I wasn't sure they'd fit my frame) for 115k D2R2 and they were glorious. Could be luck, but I had no flats...

How do the 26s ride on the road? How do they compare to something like Continental GP4000 in 25 (a tire that it seems everyone has ridden)?

[kramnnim]

I waited too long to order- prices went up. Oh well.

[kramnnim]

...also, thanks to the OP for posting! And everyone else for the helpful comments.

[GRAVELBIKE]

It's good to be king.

[Climb01742]

Has anyone ridden the Gravel Kings and Grand Bois? Curious how they might compare?