Panaracer has two new meaty Enduro tires, the Romero and Aliso, and Continental revamped their King series lineup, while Schwalbe redesigned the mighty Hans Dampf.
Panaracer Romero
The Panaracer Romero is an aggressive downhill and enduro all condition tire is available in a DH and an XC version. It’s tubeless compatible and comes in 27.5″ and 29″ sizes and 2.4″ and 2.6″widths. The DH version features a 60 TPI casing and Triple rubber compound and Anti-Flat Plus protection for superior puncture resistance. The XC version has no sidewall protection and features a dual compound and a 120 TPI casing.
Panaracer Aliso
The Panaracer Aliso is an is a faster downhill and enduro tire for soft and loose conditions and is available in a DH and an XC version. It’s tubeless compatible and comes in 27.5″ and 29″ sizes and 2.4″ and 2.6″widths. The DH version features a 60 TPI casing and Triple rubber compound and Anti-Flat Plus protection for superior puncture resistance. The XC version has no sidewall protection and features a dual compound and a 120 TPI casing.
This tire looks the most interesting to me and I’ll love to toss it into our local loose gravel and sand conditions.
Continental
Continental has never followed trends, so it has taken them a long time to come out with a tire that is even remotely fat. With a wholesale and completely revised King series of tires, which including the Trail King, Mountain King, Cross King, and Race King, plus the Der Baron.
The new lineup gets new tread patterns, improved tubeless-ready capabilities, Cordura reinforcement technology for more durable casings at lower pressures, and lastly improved ProTection technology.
- Trail King – 26/27.5/29 – 2.2/2.4/2.6
- Mountain King – 26/27.5/29 – 2.3/2.6
- Cross King – 26/27.5/29 – 2.2/2.3/2.6
- Race King – 26/27.5/29 – 2.0/2.2
- Baron+ – 27.5 – 2.6
Note: The 29er’s don’t get a 2.6″ width as yet (bummer).
Schwalbe Hans Dampf
The newly redesigned Schwalbe Hans Dampf gains a lot of stability in the shoulder knobs, while it gets their recently introduced ADDIX rubber compounds. The new balanced tread design has been optimized for full control on rough terrain as well as on flowing single tracks. The tubeless ready tires come in a slew of sizes, 26″, 27.5″, 29″ and widths, 2.35″, 2.6″, 2.8″ (only 27.5″) and both ADDIX Soft or ADDIX Speedgrip compounds and SnakeSkin and Gravity sidewall protections.
| Size | Performance | Compound | Colour | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 x 2.35 | SnakeSkin, TL Easy | Addix Soft | Black | $92.00 | |
| 26 x 2.35 | Super Gravity, TL Easy | Addix Soft | Black | $98.00 | |
| 27.5 x 2.35 | SnakeSkin, TL Easy | Addix Soft | Black | $92.00 | |
| 27.5 x 2.35 | Super Gravity, TL Easy | Addix Soft | Black | $98.00 | |
| 27.5 x 2.60 | SnakeSkin, TL Easy Apex | Addix Speedgrip | Black | $103.00 | |
| 27.5 X 2.80 | SnakeSkin, TL Easy Apex | Addix Speedgrip | Black | $103.00 | |
| 29 x 2.35 | SnakeSkin, TL Easy | Addix Soft | Black | $92.00 | |
| 29 x 2.35 | Super Gravity, TL Easy | Addix Soft | Black | $98.00 | |
| 29 x 2.60 | SnakeSkin, TL Easy Apex | Addix Speedgrip | Black | $103.00 |
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