![]() The knobs are offset so none is aligned with the leading edge of another, and the company's patent claims this design is noise cancelling. It's actually hard to believe such a large, knobbly tyre can be so quiet and smooth on tarmac. The Fleecer Ridge sets fire to that book. Two years back I reviewed the Compass Steilacoom, the knobbly that rewrote the fast-grippy-comfortable rulebook. ![]() Setup is straightforward, and the Fleecer Ridges went on my Hunt carbon rims without tyre levers: 4oz of Orange Seal Endurance and 220PSI in the Birzman Pump Up Tubeless Tyre Pump saw them in place and sealed first time. You get one choice of colour – the Dark Tan looks very natty, and the sidewalls stay clean. The Endurance Plus is for super-nasty environments, while the Standard and Extralight casings are designed for smoother trails and finer gravel. It offers a higher thread count (and a puncture-protection strip) than the Extralight for better protection, but keeps the super-supple feel. It's offered in four casings (Standard, Endurance, Endurance Plus and Extralight), and the Endurance tested here is – for me in the Scottish Highlands – the Goldilocks version. Ultra-endurance riders such as Lael Wilcox have been totting up huge miles on epic rides spanning continents. This Fleecer Ridge tyre came from a collaboration with Wilcox, in fact, aimed at winning the 2,750-mile Tour Divide.Īs such, it's a strong, light, grippy and comfortable tyre that rolls fast on or off-road. You're paying absolutely top whack for it, though, and it may not fit your frame.Īnyone into the gravel scene will know René Herse (pronounced reNAY AIRS) tyres. With a noise-cancelling knob design that works extremely well and a shoulderless cornering feel, it's like riding a slick on tarmac – it's that good. The Rene Herse Fleecer Ridge tyre, in this Endurance casing, redefines how to go fast and far off-road without compromising grip or feel.
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