These Continental Terra Trail 650b Gravel Tires are fast. They have great rolling resistance. I bought these for the $ock Cobbler and they did not let me down! The puncture resistance was top of the line. I ran them tubless at 35 psi and I had not problem with punctures. These have become my favorite tire especially with mixed terrain like road to hard pack, single track, and chunky rock. They did well over grass too. I would recommend these to anyone looking for speed and stability. I would buy another set 100%.
I ordered these in the 48mm size. I was intrigued by the reviews of lower rolling resistance on these and ordered a set. These are great riding tires! I've tried them in light mud, hard pack, and some loose gravel and grip is very good. Also, noticeably lower rolling resistance on pavement than my previous Specialized Pathfinders, as most of my rides involve some concrete. Can't comment on durability, since I've only put ~100 miles on these so far.
The only downside is that these were painful to install for tubeless. The sidewalls are supple so the bead does not hold well to the hook for a regular pump to inflate, whereas my previous Specialized and Panaracer tires had no issues installing with just a floor pump. Finally had to get a compressor to get them to seal.
On the positive side these are supple, well-made tires that mounted just exactly perfectly to ENVE SES 4.5 wheels. Running tpu tubes and not tubeless the tires were only 47mm wide! They should measure at least 49 new with 25mm inner rims and then gradually relax to 50 over time. The ride was not as supple as the 48's I was running from another brand whose tires DO measure 50mm wide when run with 25mm inner rims.
I took these off and sold them barely used after one ride and am not pleased with the tires being significantly under sized. I really like the black sidewalls that I can't get with my previous tires, but looks aren't much compared to performance.
Hopefully, future runs of the tires will be different.
Absolutely killes 250 miles of mixed gravel and hardpack on these recently and they held up flawlessly. Zero punctures, impressive cornering grip, and they rolled faster than expected. Slight road buzz at high pressure but nothing deal-breaking. Honestly one of the best gravel tires I've run. Highly recommend.
