The Pirelli Cinturato Gravel RC review - an unexpected miss
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Partially based upon your review "hilariously fast" I bought the Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H 40mm. And I can say I love them, even after hundreds and hundreds of kilometers riding on broken asphalt, brick roads, easy gravel, mid-gravel, single tracks. all here in the Netherlands (where there are no hills). Never a puncture, still very fast, very little wear, still the auto correcting, awesome with storms from side and bumpy roads, it keeps me straight. Possibly preventing me with a crash when on a bump at the moment I was distracted. The opposite of a nimble tire, but works amazingly good for me. I highly recommend when you ride on hard surface
You are 100% my go to for gravel tire reviews. Because of you, specifically, the gravel H in 700 X 45 is my favorite tire of all time. And I just ordered the gravel M based on your review for an upcoming off-road triathlon through Xterra that is gravel bike course
Thanks for resolving my dilemma! I suggest you try Tufo tires next if you can get them in AUS - Thundero, especially for the all-round performance
As I have 650b wheels, I was a bit upset that the RCs aren’t available in that size so I went for the Gravel H. I am not upset anymore, thank you for that!
Pirelli just released the Cinturato RCX and I'm looking forward to a comparison with the M. So far, I haven't been able to find a better all-rounder than that tyre.
Thanks again for an impeccable review! I have a dedicated 650B gravel bike now and and the Gravel M in 650B x 50 are pretty sublime. Thanks for saving me money!
haha no worries mate! Always good to save people some cash!
I was actually waiting for your review to decide whether to buy the RC or not, to replace the mixed terrain I use at the moment. Definetely not buying them HAHAH
I have the RC and used them on multiple bike packing trips, lots of road use, lots of gravel riding and even mountain riding.
I'm in Scotland where it can get very hilly and in my experience the Gravel RC has been a fantastic all round tyre. I wouldn't knock them until you try them 😄
To be honest I can’t really agree with this. I’ve been riding these in 40c in the UK for over 900 miles now on all sorts of terrain and found them perfect, grippy and fast rollig
Would you recommend these as a daily commuter and occasional forest/gravel tyre in UK? I do commute daily
I do run Conti 4 seasons 28mm currently and had so many punctures, just start to get fed up with it.
Thanks for putting together such great videos on the Pirelli Cinturato line! Do you have any idea why the “classic” tan wall variant of all three tires (M, H, and RC) are heavier than the black sidewall? Totally mystery, same compound and construction…
Glad I chanced upon this at a time I'm looking for new tires for my gravel bike. Thanks!
I’ve been trying different gravel tyres and have to say the Cinturato M is amazing in a 45mm. Would like to try the 50s! Nice review as always.
Did you try the 50s?
@@JeremyN207 no, I’ve done over 6000km on my 45mm tyres and they’re nowhere near at the end of their life. I reckon I could get close to 10,000 km from them.
@@BikeLife154 Gotcha - thanks for the reply!
Could you make more videos my guy , you may not know this but when it comes to gravel you have the best videos
ah I really appreciate you saying mate! I wish I had more time to do CZcams but I have so freakin many things going on 🥵
Good to hear this before I accidentally bought these. Based on your review I am getting the Gravel H in 45 for sure now.
Almost every other review on the RC considers it to be a better all-round tyre than the H. My personal experience mirrors that. I've owned all 3. RC is the happiest medium. I find that it rolls much better than the H on gravel. YMMV
@@jimathanasopoulos2234which width did you compared ? Was the width very close to the advertised One ?
@@gabrieleiaccheri820 45mm. They're a happy medium between the H and the M. The M is grippier, H is faster.
Love my Cinturato Mixed in 40mm. Fast enough for road commute, perfect on fire roads and great for British gravel (aka mud). All that will change when they wear out is that I’ll move up to 45mm.
Niiiiice! I love hearing how much people dig the Mixed Terrain.
They are just perfect, I did Badlands with them and were just perfect. You could see at the start that most of the people where using them (mostly 45mm)
@@JustRideAdelaide 45 mixed too, for 2 years, love it too. going to try tubeless, how they are sealing? got bad expirience with gk ss tlc(
@@v-tiran1439 They are just perfect for tubeless. 1.5 years now and no punctures, extreme durability and great traction (I use 700x40c with Stans)
Wouldn't a Cinturato M (45mm) in the front and H (45mm) in the rear be the sweetspot?
I've been using a Pirelli H/M combination setup for a while - local riding and races/events - and it's excellent. On hard surfaces, they roll really well. When it's loose, the front is grippy and predictable. Other tires (Challenge Getaway, IRC Doublecross, Specialzed Pathfinder) I've found to be vague on the initiation of a turn, and I end up being slow and cautious. The Pirelli M is precise and confidence-inspiring.
I have these in 40 set up with cushcore. I havn’t ridden in dry dusty conditions, but 2 races in Northern CA. High level competive racing. Switch back asphalt descents, into wet mud level 2,3,4 gravel, more mud, single track, potholes, these tires performed very well. Better than expected, and are rocket fast @ 35 psi and grip clear mud excellent. So in these conditions I have to disagree with your review.
Hi good day sir! Good review. I just want to ask if RC is good on pavement or asphalt? Im planning to buy this tire. Thanks for your response 😊
I currently ride these in the 40mm and I can't say Im blown away. I have had both the hard and mixed and I think I'm going back to the hard after I wear through these.
Wow, so you've ridden all 3 patterns too? Kinda sounds like your experience was similar to mine.
@@JustRideAdelaide mainly commuting with some basic xc type riding on my gravel bike. The hard has my heart and will be going back on once I burn through the rc.
Do you find the hard lack a lot of cornering grip for gravel riding ? I’ve only ridden the M and love then, but was keen to try the H at some stage
@@suney20I can’t speak on the other two Pirelli’s as I haven’t tried them, but I thought the RCs cornered well when I had them. Still one of my top 3 favorite tires
Really enjoy your tire reviews! Any chance of doing a specialized pathfinder pro review? (Or is there a video that I missed)
Hi! What do you think about a new Pirelli Cinturato Adventure tyre? This is like a H tyre but with more deep protector... 40-45-50 mm also... Is it interesting for testing at autumn =) or spring )) in AU?
your reviews are very good. now if you can, get your hands on some tufo thundero or tufo swampero, i swear by them.
Which is the best? The Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M, H or this? BTW your video is my favorite about Gravel biking
Cheers mate! I choose the M personally but people wanting outright speed should go the H
Great video as always! Question, do you use the cinturato m 40 or 45 on your bike? Thanks. Greetings from Germany.
Hiya mate, I use 45 mm in these tyres and mostly choose 45 or 50 mm if they're available in all tyres.
Will you be eventually reviewing their 2.1 sized Scorpion XC R and XC H tires at some point?
Will the similar Schwalbe Overland also be in the cards?
I'm riding the M version but they are very very slow tires. The are strong and durable but heavy and slow. Good grip but you need good legs to keep up with others.
I would like to see a review on the Schwalbe G-one bite. I just purchased them but I don't know how they stack up compared to other gravel tires like the Pirelli M
That could be a long way off! I just inherited sets of Vittoria Terreno Mixes and Schwalbe G-One RS
@@JustRideAdelaide na all good, I understand these videos take a long time to make. I went the g-one bite over the Pirelli mixed purely because of price, even after I watched your review on them saying they are your favourite
@@JustRideAdelaide G-One overland and G-ONe R sure would be cool to also review.
i bougth PIRELLI CINTURATO GRAVEL RC 45mm . Temporary I have cinturato velo 33mm but its good only on flat terrain and road
Did you experience any issues with the tubeless setup with hookless rims and the Pirelli tires?
Nope, they worked just fine
Thundero is SO MUCH better than these, unless you're going for it purely for the puncture protection. Better RR, much better grip on dry loose stuff, much softer ride.
While the TufoThunderos in 700x44 are faster and more comfortable to ride over bumps and washboards on dirt roads, they don't have nearly as much grip as Pirellis Mix Terrains. Even so, the Tufo Thunderos are fantastic, and I'd love to hear James' opinion about them.
Thunderos are my favorite. Also so cheap compared to a lot of what's out there.
I'm now about six months in on my thunderos. definitely quick , pretty grippy and quite supple too. Maybe too supple for me actually- have found them a little sensitive to air pressures and also reasonably flat prone in city conditions. They have ahabit of picking up little pieces of glass and holding them in- stopping sealant from plugging.
I like them a lot but I'm not fully sold- maybe I need a damper carcass.
I was also looking forward to the RC when they were announced. One of my upcoming races is 50% hardpack, 20% road, 20% bumpy farm roads, and 10% deep, sloppy mud. As far as I can find, there isn't a fast-rolling race tire with decent mud capability. I might have to give the Cinturato Mixed a try. Any other suggestions?
People say nice things about the terreno dry TLR in mud- I haven't had any experience with them though. Deep mud is a tricky one again
That's disappointing to read, given how good the Hards have been to me and the reviews of the mixed that this tire didn't perform better. Giving the schwalbe g one RS a go after many reviewers have it a positive review in a recent Ben Delany video.
When's the Time ADHX content coming?
Soon! Working on it right now 🤜🤛
I bought the H tires last year after watching your video about the M's. I really love them. I think I actually like them more than Gravelkings.
I'd like to try Schwalbe G-One RS next, but I need to run the Pirellis down first. Might be a while.
These are complete garbage. mine leaks where the white wall meets the bead. they completely deflate within a day. And twice the price of many other tyres. dont waste your time or money
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@@jtsblocks manufacturer error buddy.