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13 of the best 650B gravel and adventure tyres you can buy - tried and tested in the wet and dry

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Previously Editor here at off-road.cc, Rachael is happiest on two wheels. Partial to a race or two Rachael also likes getting out into the hills with a big bunch of mates. In the past Rachael has written for publications such as, Enduro Mountain Bike Magazine, Mountain Biking UK, Bike Radar, New Zealand Mountain Biker and was also the online editor for Spoke magazine in New Zealand too. For as long as she's been riding, she has been equally happy getting stuck into a kit review as she is creating stories or doing the site admin. When she's not busy with all the above she's roasting coffee or coaching mountain biking in the Forest of Dean. 

7 comments

3 years 2 months ago

I have found byways to be the worst 650b gravel tyre i have used.

Slower than knobblier tyres like terravail cannonballs or G-ones on the road, adequate on dry gravel but skittish at speed, utterly terrifying on wet stuff 

3 years 5 months ago

One Vote  for the 650b WTB byway. One my second set and love them One puncture in 18 months, roll well  on road and the edges do grip on everything eacept wet grass. Need to up date your pricing , mostly cost £48

3 years 9 months ago

^Now I've read that, I now know that I also need a "forest bike" wink

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3 years 9 months ago

Yep Dave liked them on this Nukeproof Digger Pro last year https://off.road.cc/content/review/bikes/nukeproof-digger-pro-review-3158

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3 years 9 months ago

it looks like we haven't tested the 650B versions yet!

3 years 9 months ago

What about the 650b versions of 700c stalwarts like the Schwable G One?

3 years 9 months ago

I have WTB Senderos on my forest bike - used on everything from sticky mud, deep sand, and hard packed forestry road gravel. Would be worth a look to round out the WTB lineup. Pretty niche use case. If you send me the review criteria I'd be happy to write a review.