Originally Posted by
pyze-guy
Surly Knard. 700x41, excellent allrounder. I use them for my commute which is 11 km pavement and 6 km dirt/gravel railtrail and can ride them hard on single track as well.
Knards are really good. They hook up surprisingly well on almost anything, even standing up to hammer climbs on the loose dry sandy crap we have here in places. Good bang for buck too. I have the cheap heavy tubed variety.
But I have WTB Ventures 47s on my main ride, tubeless. I think they are
excellent. They're not "knobby", but the tread just works on anything I've thrown at it, including plenty of SoCal singletrack. And they feel as good on the road as something slicker like the Byways.