Where to find 650b tubeless gravel tyres

[MongooseMan]

I've got a Rook Scout, which has 650b wheels and came with WTB Byway tyres. They're great for tar, but I've seen my ass a few times on the greenbelts once it gets a bit wet. 

So I'm looking for an alternate set with more grip, but am struggling to find any locally available options that tick the following boxes:

• 650b
• Tubeless
• ~47mm wide
• Decent grip

The WTB Sendero or Maxxis Rambler both look good, but I can't find them locally. 

Am I missing anything obvious here?

 

[JulienR]

You may sadly struggle to get stock locally...

For tyres with a bit more off-road grip, I would go with the Panaracer Gravelkings SK. They come in a 650B X 47

[JulienR]

You can contact switchback sports to see if they have stock...

[BogusOne]

Try East City Cycles. On their website they have Panaracer in 650b x 48c in stock

https://eastcitycycles.com/products/panaracer-gravel-king-sk-brown-1?variant=33498736328835

[Jewbacca]

I have a set of tan wall Hutchinson Overide tires you can have for cheap

Done less than 200km

650B x 47c 

Edited December 19, 2021 by Jewbacca

[MongooseMan]

4 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

I have a set of tan wall Hutchinson Overide tires you can have for cheap

Done less than 200km

650B x 47c 

Thanks, very kind. Let me look around, just want to see what options there are with slightly more grip (those look only marginally more grippy than my byways). 

Are you looking to sell the entire wheelsets, or just the tyres? 

[Jewbacca]

1 minute ago, MongooseMan said:

Thanks, very kind. Let me look around, just want to see what options there are with slightly more grip (those look only marginally more grippy than my byways). 

Are you looking to sell the entire wheelsets, or just the tyres? 

I sold the wheels, so am left with the tires. 

I stopped bothering trying to find a gravel tire that worked. I just took the Gravel bike apart, sold it off piece by piece and go myself a proper do it all bike......

 

[eddy]

32 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

I sold the wheels, so am left with the tires. 

I stopped bothering trying to find a gravel tire that worked. I just took the Gravel bike apart, sold it off piece by piece and go myself a proper do it all bike......

 

I have a set of TT aero bars you can fit...

[Jewbacca]

1 minute ago, eddy said:

I have a set of TT aero bars you can fit...

You joke, but I might need them when I do Munga next year!

[TyronLab]

The Gravel King SKs come in 43 and 48. 48 fits great in the back but is very tight up front (wore away ~2mm of the fork each side during the Munga Grit due to mud build up). 

I actually ran a 48/43 f/r mullet setup due to tyre availability.

Other than that the Gravel King SKs kicked ass. Much grippier than the Byways. 

[MongooseMan]

25 minutes ago, TyronLab said:

The Gravel King SKs come in 43 and 48. 48 fits great in the back but is very tight up front (wore away ~2mm of the fork each side during the Munga Grit due to mud build up). 

I actually ran a 48/43 f/r mullet setup due to tyre availability.

Other than that the Gravel King SKs kicked ass. Much grippier than the Byways. 

Thanks. When you talk about fit, are you referring to a rook? 

[TyronLab]

On 12/19/2021 at 6:50 PM, MongooseMan said:

Thanks. When you talk about fit, are you referring to a rook? 

Yebo yes. I was the proud owner of 1x Rook Scout. That bike rocks, and you rock for owning it.

[EddieV]

On 12/19/2021 at 11:07 AM, MongooseMan said:

I've got a Rook Scout, which has 650b wheels and came with WTB Byway tyres. They're great for tar, but I've seen my ass a few times on the greenbelts once it gets a bit wet. 

So I'm looking for an alternate set with more grip, but am struggling to find any locally available options that tick the following boxes:

• 650b
• Tubeless
• ~47mm wide
• Decent grip

The WTB Sendero or Maxxis Rambler both look good, but I can't find them locally. 

Am I missing anything obvious here?

 

 

@MongooseMan

what was your outcome here? .... what did you choose?

Did a ride with a friend this weekend who rides the Rook Scout and had the same WTB Byway tires. Punctured early in the ride on tar.

I take it its difficult to convert these to tubeless with the nylon sidewalls?

 

What did you end up getting?

[MongooseMan]

10 minutes ago, EddieV said:

 

@MongooseMan

what was your outcome here? .... what did you choose?

Did a ride with a friend this weekend who rides the Rook Scout and had the same WTB Byway tires. Punctured early in the ride on tar.

I take it its difficult to convert these to tubeless with the nylon sidewalls?

 

What did you end up getting?

Here was my resolution:

That said, you can definitely convert the Byways to tubeless, I ran mine tubeless for about 6 months with no issues.

Edited November 7, 2022 by MongooseMan

[EddieV]

7 minutes ago, MongooseMan said:

Here was my resolution:

That said, you can definitely convert the Byways to tubeless, I ran mine tubeless for about 6 months with no issues.

Thank you, that's awesome

Conversion will be the cheaper solution then for now, what sealant did you use?

 

 

[TyronLab]

Just keep in mind that the sidewalls on non-tuebeless tyres are flimsier than the tube-only versions, and the beads aren't designed to seal and be as robust. This puts you at a higher risk of the tyre rolling and/or coming off of the rim at low pressures. With high enough pressure you should be fine though.