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Don’t Hang Up Your Gravel Bike for Winter. Slick Tires Turn Paved Roads Into Your New Playground.

Swap your knobby gravel tires for these expert-tested wide slicks and enjoy a smoother, faster, and more comfortable pavement ...
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Are slick bike tires THAT much faster than knobbies?

Your local dealer has been filling his tubes with something other than air, then sucking on the valves. At face value, the idea that something smooth has lower rolling resistance than something rough ...
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Wider Tires Have Lots of Advantages, but on the Road, Speed Isn’t One of Them

I tested 25, 28, 30, and 32 mm tires. The fastest tire was nearly six seconds per mile faster than the slowest.

Onza Introduces a Full Gravel Lineup with Branding that is Easy to Understand

Onza introduces its new Allegra X gravel tire lineup, with the X1 as the fastest rolling and the X6 as the most aggressive ...
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Bridgestone Launches RACING BATTLAX V03 Slick Motorcycle Tire

Delivering the Best Grip in the History of Bridgestone's BATTLAX Series1, Powered by Technologies Refined Through Years of Elite Motorcycle Racing NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...