Originally Posted by
gsa103
My mountain bike is on Schwalbe Hans Dampf and my road bike has Pro One (tubeless), so I'm used to riding on a variety of tires at pressures. I think the tires are a Maxxlite Speed, they feel pretty good as far as ride feel, but they don't seem to roll much faster than the HD's. The Pro One is an entirely different class of tire. I'm noticing that it's taking 75-100W to maintain the same speed as I can on the road bike. Some of that is certainly aero drag, but at lower speeds, it seems like there's probably 20-30W to be saved with tires.
The semi-tread feels about right. Most of the riding is pavement, but it's handy to have mild tread for taking short-cuts through gravel or dirt trails.
Something like a Speed King, or Terra Speed. The Schwalbe Hurricane looks interesting, as does the G-One (but until recently was only up to 40mm). I'm considering the Marathon Almotion for rolling resistance, but the review mentioned a very stiff casing so which negates some of the low rolling resistance advantage.
Well, the Terra Speeds will last about a month on an ebike on pavement. Thunder Burt certainly has low rolling resistance, and makes my bike handle like a truck, but in a straight line it has low rolling resistance. The G-one is a great do anything tire (well, not mud) that is a better all around tire than the Terra Speed - although the model they just released bombed in the latest rolling resistance test.
While I ride those tires, I haven't ridden the Marathon or Hurricane - they look like they would do the trick. Personally, I'm fine on a slick tire for commuting and gravel and grass. They don't drift very well (if you ever get into a slide) and can't claw their way out of a rut, but those aren't a priority when I'm commuting with gear. Jan Heine wrote an interesting article saying tread was about worthless for a bike tire (except for mud). I tend to agree to a large part - with the exceptions I just mentioned.