Every year, we publish our Scientific Guide to Choosing Gravel Tires. It is a summary of our and others’ research into what makes tires fast, grippy and reliable—and not an advertorial for Rene Herse tires. (We figure that our tires speak for themselves…) It is consistently one of our most popular posts. Science doesn’t… read more

You have to give the bike media credit: The original argument about the benefits of 32″ wheels on road and gravel bikes—that they are more efficient because of their better ‘roll-over’—has pretty much vanished from the discussion. A while ago, we laid out why that isn’t the case—basically, the tire… read more

Thank you to all our customers who have made this project possible! It seems like everybody who asked for all-black tires stepped up to the plate (which isn’t always a given). Many others have come through as well. Shops and our international distributors joined the crowdfunding drive, too. Most of the all-black tires met… read more