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Cotic uncovers the Tonic - An all new gravel bike for 2021

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Liam Mercer

Tech Editor here at off.road.cc Liam can also be found photographing bikes as well as revelling in cycling's intricacies. Whether it's gravel, mountain, or e-MTB as long as it's a bike on dirt, he's happy.

2 comments

2 years 10 months ago

Secret_squirrel wrote:

 

37c slicks is an "interesting" choice - especially for the UK.   Too fat for good road progress and not enough tread for Gravel/Bridleway/Singletrack.  Something like the 38c G-One might have been a better choice. which is what I run currently - just a little more nobbly.

 

Not sure they're too fat for road use, I've been running 38mm (actually 40x622) panaracer gravel king slicks and they are quicker than the 32mm slicks I had been using previously, they're definitely not a hinderence on the road if you're not in a race or chasing strava segments (although I've set some much faster PBs on them lately) I agree about not being ideal for more than a bit of farm track though.

2 years 10 months ago

37c slicks is an "interesting" choice - especially for the UK.   Too fat for good road progress and not enough tread for Gravel/Bridleway/Singletrack.  Something like the 38c G-One might have been a better choice. which is what I run currently - just a little more nobbly.