Rock N Road Tires Tubeless

After slicing a 6 month old wtb nano wide open on a sharp rock during a ride last week i swapped my tires back over to the bruce gordon rock n roads.

Rock n road tires tubeless.

Back in 1988 mountain bike hall of famer joe murray designed it as a jack of all trades mixed surface tire for 700c wheels. Whether you call it a pinch flat or a snake bite a pair of pinch holes you ve got a flat to fix. Bruce gordon s rock n road was one of the first 29er tires in the world. You ll get fewer flats.

With a big impact and a tubed tire that rock and your rim can squeeze together forcefully enough to tear a tube. Consider it the faster rolling brother of the bruce gordon rock n road tire one of eight gravel tires reviewed in issue 29 as both are made in japan by panaracer come in the similar widths and are great candidates for tubeless conversions. A lot of bikes back in the 80 s couldn t even fit these tires. Once i got them set up tubeless i was immediately reminded how much i love these damn beautiful tires but as we all know looks aren t everything.

Pros and cons for going tubeless pros. There weren t exactly stock framesets that fit a 700c x 43c wheel so these stood out from other offerings of the time. However even though the 700c rock n road tire is not made with a tubeless compatible bead everyone from panaracer stan s no tube mike varley of black mountain cycles and pretty much everybody we know runs them tubeless. Bruce s rock n road tires are iconic much like his bikes.

A 43mm tire with a decent amount of tread can t fit in most frames but i had my firefly designed. On pavement unless you re riding it at 20psi the cazadero is a smooth rolling ride. Just two ounces of stan s in a converted standard tire or tubeless tire can repair punctures up to 1 4 inch almost instantly to keep you rolling. With mountain biking tubeless tires allow riders to run their pressure much lower providing enhanced surface area and grip without the risk of pinch flats.

At rock n rock cyclery we re not your average bike shop. Bruce gordon rock n road 43mm. A tire deforms when you hit a hard object like a rock. Tubeless tires feature the same general cross section as a conventional clincher but without an inner tube.

Originally designed by joe murray a well known figure in the mtb community. When we had the 700c tire mold made three years ago tubeless 700c tires were not being made by panaracer. Instead a layer in the tire casing or liquid sealant is used to make the tire. We carry top of the line bikes and gear from specialized we offer you state of the art bike repair and bike fitting services and we sponsor two dozen local cycling teams.

Tubeless tires have been a mainstay of the mountain biking world for years and have inevitably made their way into road cycling as well.