[Closed] Road Tyres Capable of a Little Off Road?

I've got Clement Xplors on my Croix de Fer. They handle canal tow path, forestry track OK. Available in 32C, 36C & 40C

Challenge Strada Bianca

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Supple, fast and skinwall.

Provided it isn't muddy you just need a little volume. 28-32mm tyre should work. Most of the big brand road tyres will go up to 28mm. I've been using panaracer paeslas in 28mm on my winter bike. It is a cross bike and has been taken off road on easy stuff like gravel.

As above re mud, depends on what the 5% is.

Clement Strada 32s have done me well (I commute 15miles on road with a 2 mile off-road gravel section.

Useless (or fun?) in mud, but fine on straight gravel. Seem to wear ok too.

i  manage ok with 28 mm gatorskins think they do  a 30 mm , altough no good in boggy conditions ,conti cyclocross speed are fast rolling on tarmac but with some grip 35 mm snd can be had for a tenner. landcruisers worth a look as well

Black Chilli GP's if you're set on 'road'ness.

Otherwise, maybe something with a little more tooth from the end of season CX sales?

Specialized roubaix?

https://www.cyclestore.co.uk/specialized_roubaix_pro_road_tyre_700x30-32c-ID_56225

You can pay more for the ‘pro’ version if you want.

For a 95/5 split anything remotely chunky is just going to be Slower and wear quickly

Vittoria Voyager Hyper?

https://www.sevendaycyclist.com/vittoria-voyager-hyper-tyre

Got these on my gravel bike. Smooth out lumpy stuff well enough and roll fast enough on tarmac, but a bit sketchy on wet mud or leaf mulch. No punctures thus far, touch wood.

Cheap, too:

https://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TYVIVOHY/vittoria-voyager-hyper-folding-tyre

Schwalbe G-Ones - even better if you can run them tubeless as it significantly reduces rolling resistance. Go for the maximum size you can fit - I'm running 40mm and can still keep up with my mates on their road bikes - contrary to some perceived 'wisdom' wider tyres roll quicker.

I have G Ones, Durano's and Marathons if it's a bit rougherer. All A*.

Just use road tyres.  Trying to get a 95 - 5% split is impossible, infact in general if you are just rolling on gentle off road as long as the tyre is not too narrow it will not make any difference.

As alluded to in a few posts already, multi surface tyres can be broken down into at least two fundamental categories, wet/winter (more tread, so heavier) and dry/summer (not much more than slicks, so lighter). The muddier it is, the narrower the tyre should be down to ~32mm, to reduce float and increase the chance of finding some grip.

Some bits of my ride yesterday were quite muddy, no problem for the Specialized Houffalize, but I would have expected my Marathon Cross set (which roll great on the road) to have been more sketchy.

Another vote for the Challenge Strada Bianca's here...

Absolutely love the Schwalbe G-Ones in both sizes - they're fast on road, grippy, comfortable and they definitely don't cut up as quickly as the Strada Biancas I had.

G-one or G-one speed are both very good.

G-One Speed in 30mm work fine for me in everything except mud, G-one allround better off road but slightly dragger on the road.

Are most of you G-one users running tubeless?

G-One all round is an amazing tyre, but total overkill and over spend for the OP's requirements

Thanks for all the replies.

Plenty to look at, though she had a quick look at a couple of the first replies and instantly said she wants some tread on the outside like the Vee Baldy's:

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She like the look of the WTB Exposure if we can find them in stock, the G-One (bit spendy) and the Spesh Roubaix.

Sorry Flashy, she hates skinwalls, I know I've tried to tell her she's wrong!

Is her name Louise?

Another vote for Roubaixs. They can handle some serious offroad.

The lower end Roubaix tyres are dreadful. The Pros aren't too bad, though.

+1 35mm G-One Allrounds, tubeless

The old S Ones, now G One Speed are great and go up easily tubeless. Probably similar to ride to the Strada Biancas but a bit tougher. Wish they did a 40mm.

Tell the gf that the tread on those above is pointless. All it will do is throw mud about.

spesh triggers aren't bad as long as it;s dry-ish off road.

For 5% off road just use any road tyres you like so you get a nicer road ride.  I have been using 23c Schwalbe Durano all through winter and ride around 60% off road.  Admittedly they are not the most comfortable tyres if you do long stretches off road but I live with it easily enough.

My only consideration is that the tyre is very puncture resistant (I use the plus version) as very flinty where I live and I REALLY hate fixing punctures in the cold and wet.

OP - The tread on those Vee Baldys is completely cosmetic. There was an article in one of the mags a while back from a tyre designer. The gist of it was that on high pressure road tyres it makes no difference, they just put it on because they deem people feel better with it. Basically it’s marketing led design. Unless you are going for cross tyres with shoulder knobbles, then pick the tyres you want for the road and they’ll be fine.

Ive ridden rocky paths on 23mm tyres. Whilst not ideal, if you are on 25/28s the odd bit of gravel trail/ towpath will be fine. Anything worse than that, any non cross/mtb tyre will be awful. IMHO.

Continental gp 4 season 32mm.

I have these on my cross bike, great all weather roads tyre and we regularly take detours through the woods / forestry tracks. Nice and light and good puncture protection.

The old S Ones, now G One Speed are great and go up easily tubeless. Probably similar to ride to the Strada Biancas but a bit tougher. Wish they did a 40mm.

They do 35 and 40 g-one speed now; the 622-40 seems to also be listed as 700x38 on the schwalbe site so no idea which size it actually is...

https://www.rosebikes.com/article/schwalbe-g-one-speed-evolution-tl-easy-tyre-2017/aid:2700328

Thanks for all the replies. I take everyone's point on the tread being pointless, but you try explaining that to my wife 🙂

If it were me I'd be going with one of the many suggestions provided but she wants some tread, so we've ordered some of the WTB Exposure's from Wiggle. If she doesn't like the look of them then the Spesh Roubaix might get ordered.