Gravel roads in NW Arkansas. Tire rolls well and gravel and has decent grip on turns. Not bad on pavement once you get rolling. Have had a few sidewall cuts on some of the more rocky roads. But, overall better than average for puncture protection.
Admittedly, coming from the Pirelli M45 - the RC45 should be faster. But, I didn't realize how much faster a "fast" tire is. So then the testing was on...Ramblers, Terreno Dry, M, and the Conti RK have all been "tested" on my varied gravel test loop. RC's beat them all handily. I will admit the Dry's felt amazing - a compliance I absolutely loved, but it definitely scrubbed speed. So it comes down to this - if you have a bike and geometry that allows you to "get away with" a speed tire, try the RC's. If you are tentative in the gnar/chunk or have a bike that is not all that stable, be safe and ride a grippier tire.
I have used these tires for the last several hundred miles of riding. smooth pavement to super chunky rock, did well all around.
After looking into a few options I decided to go with the RC over the H and I'm glad I did. These tires are still fast rolling and have that little extra bit of bite for loose over hard gravel and digging in on the corners. So far so good!
Great on any gravel condition,ride like silk on the road
