Super Fun: Ripping Singletrack with Slick Tires on a Drop-bar/Gravel Bike

Chris Bailey
Opinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]
3 min readApr 24, 2024

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More grip than you’d think, and just super fun.

Have you tried slick tires on your gravel bike? You see racers using them on various courses, but I suspect most of us think they’d be inferior off-road. The Rene Herse folks have talked a lot about slicks and how versatile and usable they are, even off-road. I was admittedly pretty skeptical.

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Chris Bailey
Opinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]

NatureQuant CTO/Co-founder. HotelTonight Co-founder. Cyclist, trail runner, skier, espresso & coffee lover, geek, traveler, foodie.