Originally Posted by
dsaul
Those tires replaced the Gravel King SK 650b x 48 tires, which I really wanted to like because they were inexpensive. The Gravel King SK tires were great on hardpack roads and singletrack, but they had horribly high rolling resistance on paved roads. The side knobs were not knobs at all, but long continuous bars which were completely ineffective at giving any cornering traction.
Funny, I find them fast on paved roads. I had bought them for this reason after hearing they were fast, and found that to be true. I guess this shows that everyone’s perspective is different and sometimes you can’t use feedback from the internet as “the” deciding factor.