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Old 07-04-19 | 04:16 PM
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Of the tires listed, I would pick the Panaracer Gravel Kings. They are a great combination of decent weight and toughness. I use them on my randonneuring bike for the reasons mentioned, decent weight and toughness without too much rolling resistance penalty.
I have used 8-10 different Continentals (GP3000, GP4000, Ultra Sport, Contact Sport, Gatorskin, TourRide, Top Touring etc) and to get decent quality, you have to buy the top-shelf models. The bargain models have spotty reliability issues in my experience.
The only Schwalbe model I have tried is the Marathon Plus and I hated them. They were so heavy and had so much rolling resistance that I took them off before they were worn out. I have heard the Marathon Supreme is nice but they come in at a higher cost than the Gravel Kings so I will probably keep running the Panaracers.
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