![]() > Tubeless tyres: Is it time to ditch the inner tubes? A bit of Schwalbe's Easy Fit Mounting Fluid on the beads helped to seal them. I used a Bontrager TLR pump and got both of them up first time, without having to resort to the Airshot, which is the second wave of tubeless attack round here. Of course tubeless tyres are supposed to seal around small holes, but the less of them you get in the first place the better.įitting the G-One Speeds to a set of carbon Reynolds ATR wheels was a cinch. Underneath the triple compound OneStar rubber tread there's another fabric layer, the V-Guard, which protects against punctures from road detritus. It doesn't make the carcass stiff or heavy like a butyl layer can: these G-Ones feel very flexible and the sidewalls are especially compliant. Microskin is a fabric layer that's added to the carcass that helps it to hold air without a tube, especially at high pressures. ![]() The G-One Speed is built around a Microskin casing, to make it tubeless ready. This 40mm version is a welcome addition to the range, and Schwalbe's website suggests that 50mm and even beach-friendly 60mm versions are in the offing. And it was and is a special tyre: masses of grip, loads of comfort, faster rolling than any big tyre has any right to be. The S stood for Special: it was The Special One. Pros: Fast, grippy, comfortable, good puncture proofing.Fast forward to 2018 and I'm riding the new 40mm, 650B G-One Speed, which is every bit as good, and highlights the benefits of Road Plus, as we're now contractually obliged to call 650B, as well as any tyre I've tried. ![]() ![]() As a 30mm tyre it wouldn't fit in every frame, but our advice was: If you can fit 'em, buy 'em.
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