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May 31, 2020
Fast rolling, great looking, comfortable multi-surface tire with some niggles
Review at 4500km
Grippy, roll well at modest pressures and look great, the sidewall is medium to thin weight on these at 1mm and relatively stiff. Bought two and ran them both tubed and tubeless. With regular butyl tubes they feel heavy and the ride is unyielding. To get any degree of comfort on rough roads, you will be at pinch flat pressures. They also won’t run true unless you soap the beads at set up and max pressure (55psi/3.8bar). Can’t recommend them with tubes, save your money and get cheaper tires.
In contrast, an easy tubeless set up on Kinlin TL-23 rims with a reservoir. I don’t know if I’d be as lucky with a floor pump but doubt it. Rides like you’d expect TL but I was surprised how well they roll at low to modest pressures. Burning past other riders with skinny tires was never more fun.
The lightly treaded centre section on the rear was pretty much gone after 1200km hard riding with a heavy bike and rider but will easily last over 5000km on the remaining rubber. Slightly more wear than I’d expected but I bought these after crashing for grip and I’d sooner replace a tire than nurse broken ribs again.
Be aware these are oversized—the specified 42mm ends up 44.6mm set up tubeless on 23mm (internal) rims at 35psi. With tubes, 43.5mm at 35psi. Check your forks/chainstays at 330-335mm radius from axle centre, where this otherwise competent tire is widest. They lose a star for this—I mean, who sizes tubeless tires for narrow rims? They lose another star for having a moulded tread that runs ‘out’ from the carcass, a lump at one point on both tires. So few tires without knobby treads at this size, though.
Mar 17, 2017
Fit & forget
1 of 1 found this helpful These are my second pair of Hardshells. After trying several "puncture proof" tyres on poorly-sufaced and debris-strewn roads in Taiwan, these are just the best if the main priority is avoiding flats. You don't buy these for racing, obviously but for reliable long distance riding there is nothing close. Yes, they are heavy, these 32c folders measured 390g but they roll extremely well and with the thicker, stiffer sidewalls you can drop the pressure and enjoy the ride. I'm 90kg, I run 65psi back and 45 front for 15% drop without pinch flats but with sublime comfort on a titanium & steel audax bike, 12,000km a year. I don't ride wet but the grip on dry tarmac & concrete is very good. I can't feel any difference in rolling resistance to 28c Hardshells or Armadillos.
Not the easiest tyre to fit but you probably won't be taking them off much. I thought long and hard about tubeless with sealant as an alternative but with tyres of this quality, why go through all that.
Highly recommended for worry-free recreational cycling & training.
WTB Horizon Road TCS Tire: 650b x 47, Folding Bead, Black
Apr 13, 2018
Fantastic tire spoiled by poor QC
4 of 4 found this helpful I bought two & set up tubeless which I have done many times before. One set up perfectly first time and it still is, the other had an annoying slow leak which persisted after re-mounting, adding additional 60ml Stan's and leaving overnight each side horizontal. After a 3rd set up and a spoiled ride, I investigated. This tire has multiple tiny sections of rubber sticking out of the bead exactly where it seals against the rim. All tires have them someplace but usually not in this location and in this case they prevented a reliable seal. You will find them poking through the canvas/fabric strip that encircles the bead. These 'nubbins' need to carefully trimmed with a flush cutter before you can appreciate how good these tires really are. 2 minutes of work will save you days of frustration.