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Bicycle Rolling Resistance Special Articles
Road Bike	Wet Grip Tire Pressure Test
Road Bike	Inner Tubes Talcum Powder Test
CX/Gravel	Gravel Tubeless Tire Inserts
Multiple	Puncture Resistant Tire Liners
Multiple	CRR at Different Temperatures
CX/Gravel	CX/Gravel Inner Tubes Vs Tubeless
Road Bike	GP 5000 S TR Hooked Vs Hookless
Multiple	CRR at Different Loads
Road Bike	GP 5000 S TR Tubeless vs Tubes
Road Bike	GP 5000 S TR Comparison
Road Bike	Top 3 Fastest Tubeless vs Latex
CX/Gravel	Pro Rene Herse Casing Comparison
Multiple	CRR at Different Speeds
Multiple	Introducing Grip Testing
Road Bike	Vittoria Air-Liner Road Test
CX/Gravel	Pro GravelKing TLC Comparison
Road Bike	TPU Inner Tubes Test
Multiple	The Rim Width Test
Multiple	Tubolito Inner Tube Tests
Road Bike	The Best Road Bike Tires
Road Bike	GP 5000 Endurance Test
Road Bike	GP 5000 23, 25, 28, 32 Comparison
Road Bike	Tubeless Sealant Rolling Resistance
MTB	Tubeless vs Latex vs Butyl Tubes
Tour	Marathon 32, 37, 40, 47 Comparison
Fat Bike	Tubeless vs Inner Tubes
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Road Bike Rolling Resistance Reviews
Excludes previous models/discontinued tires Visit the road bike overview to view all
Brand	Model	Watts
Vittoria	Corsa Pro Speed TLR 28	5.6 W
Veloflex	Record TLR 25	6.3 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 TT TR 28	7.1 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 TT TR (TdF) 25	7.2 W
Schwalbe	Pro One TT TLE Addix 25	7.5 W
Enve	SES Raceday 29	7.8 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR RS SpeedCore (retro) 28	8.4 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 S TR 25	8.4 W
Michelin	Power Cup TLR 28	8.5 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 S TR 28	8.5 W
Goodyear	Eagle F1 SuperSport R TLC 28	8.5 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 S TR 30	8.6 W
Michelin	Power Time Trial 25	8.6 W
Veloflex	Record (silica compound) 23	8.7 W
Continental	Aero 111 29	8.8 W
Vittoria	Corsa Speed (tubular) 23	8.9 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR RS SpeedCore 28	8.9 W
Michelin	Power Cup TLR 25	8.9 W
Continental	Aero 111 26	9.1 W
Vittoria	Corsa Pro TLR 28	9.3 W
Tufo	Endurance 7TR 28	9.3 W
Challenge	Criterium RS 25	9.4 W
Bontrager	Aeolus RSL TLR 28	9.5 W
Vittoria	Corsa Pro TLR 26	9.6 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 S TR (tanwall) 25	9.6 W
Zipp	Tangente Speed Tubeless 25	9.6 W
Tufo	Comtura Prima TR 28	9.7 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 S TR (tanwall) 28	9.8 W
Specialized	S-Works Turbo RapidAir 2Bliss Ready T2/T5 26	9.8 W
Continental	Grand Prix TT 25	9.9 W

Continental	Grand Prix 5000 25	10.0 W
Michelin	Power Road TLR 25	10.1 W
Specialized	Turbo Cotton 24	10.1 W
Pirelli	P Zero Velo TT 23	10.2 W
Continental	Grand Prix SuperSonic 23	10.2 W
Schwalbe	Pro One TLE Addix 25	10.2 W
Pirelli	P Zero Velo Race TLR SL 26	10.3 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 All Season TR 28	10.4 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 E-50 30	10.5 W
Schwalbe	Pro One Aero TLE (Front) 28	10.5 W
Veloflex	Corsa Race TLR 25	10.6 W
Michelin	Power Cup 25	10.6 W
Specialized	Turbo Cotton Hell of the North 28	10.6 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 All Season TR 25	10.9 W
Hutchinson	BlackBird TLR 28	10.9 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR SpeedCore 28	10.9 W
Michelin	Power Competition 25	10.9 W
Continental	Grand Prix Force II 24	11.0 W
Panaracer	Agilest TLR 28	11.3 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR SL (TechWall) 28	11.3 W
Continental	Grand Prix Attack II 22	11.4 W
Enve	SES Road Tire 25	11.4 W
Bontrager	R4 320 25	11.5 W
Schwalbe	Pro One Aero TLE (Rear) 28	11.5 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race 4S 26	11.6 W
Specialized	S-Works Turbo 2Bliss Ready T2/T5 28	11.6 W
Zipp	Tangente Speed 25	11.6 W
Mavic	Yksion Pro UST Tubeless 25	11.7 W
Pirelli	P Zero Velo Race TLR 26	11.7 W
Goodyear	Eagle F1 R TLC 28	11.7 W
Challenge	Strada Pro HTLR 25	11.8 W
Veloflex	Corsa Evo TLR 25	11.9 W
Hutchinson	Fusion 5 Galactik TLR 11Storm 25	12.0 W
Vittoria	Corsa N.EXT TLR 28	12.1 W
Wolfpack	Road Race 26	12.1 W
Vittoria	Corsa G+ 2.0 TLR 25	12.2 W
Vittoria	Corsa G+ (tubular) 25	12.3 W
Veloflex	Corsa Race (clincher) 25	12.3 W
Vittoria	Corsa N.EXT TLR 26	12.3 W
Michelin	Power Road 25	12.4 W
Pirelli	P Zero Velo 25	12.5 W
Vittoria	Corsa Pro Control TLR 28	12.5 W
Vittoria	Corsa Control G+ 2.0 TLR 25	12.6 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race 26	12.6 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR 4S SpeedCore 28	12.8 W
Schwalbe	Pro One (tubetype) Addix 25	12.8 W
Specialized	S-Works Mondo 2Bliss Ready T2/T5 28	12.8 W
Vittoria	Corsa Elite (tubular) 25	12.9 W
Tufo	Comtura 4 TR 28	12.9 W
Cadex	Race Tubeless 25	13.0 W
Vittoria	Corsa G+ 2.0 (open) 25	13.0 W
Maxxis	Padrone Tubeless Ready 25	13.1 W
Maxxis	High Road 25	13.2 W
Challenge	Strada Pro 25	13.4 W
Specialized	S-Works Turbo 24	13.4 W
Bontrager	R3 Hard-Case Lite TLR 25	13.6 W
Pirelli	P Zero Road 26	13.7 W
Rene Herse	Chinook Pass Extralight 28	13.8 W
Specialized	S-Works Turbo T2/T5 26	13.8 W
Panaracer	Race L Evo 3 25	13.9 W
Goodyear	Eagle F1 TLC 25	13.9 W
Continental	Grand Prix 25	14.0 W
Vittoria	Corsa N.EXT 26	14.0 W
Continental	Ultra Sport III 25	14.1 W
Vittoria	Corsa Control G+ 2.0 (open) 25	14.1 W
Continental	Competition (tubular) 25	14.2 W
Michelin	Pro 4 Endurance v2 25	14.5 W
Michelin	Power Endurance 25	14.5 W
Continental	Grand Prix 4 Season 25	14.6 W
Pirelli	P Zero Velo 4S 25	14.7 W
IRC	Formula Pro Tubeless RBCC 25	14.8 W
Tufo	Comtura Aero 28	14.8 W
Mavic	Yksion Elite 25	15.0 W
Tufo	Comtura Duo 28	15.1 W
Vittoria	Zaffiro Pro G+ 2.0 25	15.2 W
Vittoria	Rubino Pro G+ 2.0 25	15.2 W
Zipp	Tangente Course 25	15.3 W
Michelin	Krylion 2 Endurance 25	15.4 W
Michelin	Pro 4 Service Course 25	15.4 W
Schwalbe	One Performance Addix 25	15.4 W
Vittoria	RideArmor TLR 28	15.7 W
Schwalbe	One TLE Performance Addix 25	15.8 W
Michelin	Lithion 2 25	15.9 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Velo TLR 26	16.0 W
Schwalbe	Pro One HT (tubular) 25	16.1 W
Panaracer	Race A Evo 3 25	16.4 W
Schwalbe	Durano Plus Addix 25	16.4 W
Clement	Strada LGG 25	16.9 W
Michelin	Dynamic Sport 25	17.3 W
Panaracer	Race D Evo 3 25	17.4 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Velo 28	17.5 W
Schwalbe	Durano 25	18.0 W
Schwalbe	Lugano II 25	18.0 W
Vredestein	Fortezza Senso All Weather 25	18.0 W
Continental	Gatorskin 25	19.3 W
Continental	Gator Hardshell 25	19.5 W
Schwalbe	Durano DD Addix 25	19.5 W
Michelin	Power All Season 25	21.3 W
Maxxis	Re-Fuse 25	22.6 W
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Mountain Bike Rolling Resistance Reviews
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Brand	Model	Watts
Schwalbe	Thunder Burt Super Ground Addix Speed	15.7 W
Schwalbe	Rocket Ron LiteSkin Addix Speed	18.1 W
Continental	Race King Protection (E-25)	18.2 W
Schwalbe	Rick XC Pro	18.5 W
Schwalbe	Thunder Burt Super Race Addix Speed	19.0 W
Schwalbe	Racing Ralph Super Ground Addix Speed	19.0 W
Continental	Speed King II RaceSport	19.1 W
Vittoria	Peyote XC Race	20.4 W
Schwalbe	Racing Ray Super Ground Addix SpeedGrip	20.4 W
Schwalbe	Racing Ralph LiteSkin Addix Speed	20.5 W
Schwalbe	Rocket Ron Super Race Addix Speed	20.8 W
Schwalbe	Racing Ralph Super Race Addix Speed	21.5 W
Schwalbe	Rocket Ron TL-E Addix Speed	22.2 W
Continental	Race King RaceSport	22.4 W
Vittoria	Mezcal XC Race	22.4 W
Schwalbe	Racing Ralph 2019 TLE Addix Speed	22.5 W
Schwalbe	Rocket Ron TL-E Addix SpeedGrip	22.7 W
Tufo	XC11 TR (new 2024)	23.4 W
Vittoria	Mezcal TNT G+ 2.0	23.5 W
Hutchinson	Python Race Racing Lab	23.5 W
Schwalbe	Wicked Will Super Race Addix SpeedGrip	24.2 W
Schwalbe	Racing Ralph TL-E Addix SpeedGrip	24.2 W
Vittoria	Mezcal XC Race TLR G+ 2.0	24.4 W
Continental	Cross King Protection 29x2.2	24.5 W
Kenda	Rush Pro SCT TLR	24.7 W
Continental	Race King Performance ShieldWall	24.9 W
Vittoria	Barzo TNT G+ 2.0	25.5 W
Maxxis	Aspen ST MaxxSpeed EXO/TR Team Spec	25.6 W
Specialized	S-Works Renegade 2BR T5/T7	25.9 W
Specialized	S-Works Fast Trak 2BR T5/T7	26.0 W
Maxxis	Aspen EXO TR	26.1 W
IRC	Mythos XC	26.3 W
Continental	Race King Performance	26.3 W
Maxxis	Rekon Race EXO TR	26.6 W
Maxxis	Rekon Race MaxxSpeed EXO/TR	26.8 W
Specialized	S-Works Ground Control 2BR	26.8 W
Maxxis	Ikon 3C MaxxSpeed TLR	27.0 W
Continental	Race King Sport	27.0 W
Continental	Cross King Protection 29x2.3	28.4 W
Maxxis	Aspen MaxxSpeed EXO/TR	28.5 W
Michelin	Jet XCR	28.7 W
Pirelli	Scorpion XC RC Lite Team Edition	28.8 W
Rene Herse	Fleecer Ridge TC Endurance	29.6 W
Maxxis	Ardent Race 3C EXO TR	30.6 W
Michelin	Force XC	30.8 W
Continental	Mountain King II RaceSport	31.5 W
Michelin	Force AM	32.9 W
Kenda	Booster Pro SCT	34.1 W
Kenda	Small Block Eight	35.6 W
Maxxis	Ikon eXCeption Silkworm	38.2 W
Vittoria	AKA	40.7 W
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CX/Gravel Rolling Resistance Reviews
Brand	Model	Watts
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 S TR 32	12.8 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR RS SpeedCore 32	13.2 W
Rene Herse	Snoqualmie Pass TC Extralight 44	13.5 W
Hutchinson	Caracal Race TLR 40	13.6 W
Schwalbe	Pro One TLE Addix 38	14.3 W
Challenge	Strada Bianca Pro HTLR 40	14.8 W
Ultradynamico	Cava Race 33	14.9 W
Schwalbe	Pro One TLE Addix 34	15.5 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 All Season TR 35	15.6 W
Schwalbe	G-One RS Pro (black) 40	15.7 W
Schwalbe	G-One RS Super Race 35	15.7 W
Challenge	Strada Bianca Pro HTLR 36	15.7 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR SpeedCore 32	15.8 W
Schwalbe	Pro One TLE Addix 32	15.8 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 TL 32	16.0 W
Schwalbe	G-One RS Super Race 40	16.2 W
Continental	Grand Prix 5000 All Season TR 32	16.3 W
Continental	Terra Speed TR (tanwall) 45	16.4 W
Panaracer	GravelKing TLC 35	16.6 W
Vittoria	Corsa N.EXT TLR 32	16.7 W
Panaracer	GravelKing TLC 40	17.0 W
Continental	Terra Speed TR 35	17.0 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR SpeedCore 40	17.0 W
Schwalbe	G-One RX Pro (transparent) 40	17.1 W
Vittoria	Corsa N.EXT TLR 34	17.2 W
Challenge	Getaway Pro HTLR 40	17.4 W
Continental	Terra Speed TR E-25 45	17.4 W
Rene Herse	Snoqualmie Pass TC 44	17.4 W
Tufo	Gravel Thundero 40	17.4 W
Tufo	Gravel Speedero 40	17.5 W
Schwalbe	G-One RS Super Race 45	17.6 W
Challenge	Getaway Pro HTLR 45	17.8 W
Rene Herse	Bon Jon Pass TC Extralight 35	18.1 W
Tufo	Gravel Thundero 44	18.1 W
Tufo	Gravel Speedero 36	18.2 W
Schwalbe	G-One RS Pro (transparent) 50	18.2 W
Panaracer	GravelKing Slick 40	18.4 W
Goodyear	XPLR Slick 40	18.4 W
Tufo	Gravel Thundero 48	18.5 W
Continental	Terra Hardpack TR 50	18.6 W
Panaracer	GravelKing Slick R 40	18.9 W
Ultradynamico	Cava Race 42	18.9 W
Enve	SES Road Tire 35	18.9 W
Panaracer	GravelKing TLC 32	19.0 W
Tufo	Gravel Thundero HD 40	19.2 W
Panaracer	GravelKing SS TLC 40	19.2 W
Goodyear	XPLR Inter 45	19.3 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel H 40	19.5 W
Rene Herse	Snoqualmie Pass TC Endurance 44	19.6 W
Continental	Terra Speed TR E-25 40	19.6 W
Specialized	Roubaix Pro 2Bliss Ready 32	19.7 W
Tufo	Gravel Thundero (beige sidewalls) 48	20.0 W
Rene Herse	Orondo Grade Extralight 31	20.0 W
Schwalbe	G-One Overland Super Ground SpeedGrip 50	20.0 W
Tufo	Gravel Swampero 40	20.1 W
Specialized	S-Works Pathfinder 2Bliss Ready 42	20.2 W
Specialized	S-Works Mondo 2Bliss Ready T2/T5 35	20.2 W
Michelin	Power Gravel 35	20.3 W
Specialized	Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready 42	20.3 W
Rene Herse	Barlow Pass TC 38	20.4 W
Challenge	Gravine Pro HTLR 40	20.7 W
Panaracer	GravelKing SK TLC 40	20.9 W
Enve	HEX 40	20.9 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel H Classic 50	21.0 W
Vittoria	Mezcal Gravel Endurance 44	21.1 W
Challenge	Strada Bianca Race TLR 36	21.2 W
Challenge	Getaway XP Pro HTLR 40	21.3 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Cross H 33	21.4 W
Specialized	Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready 47	21.4 W
Continental	Speed King CX RaceSport 32	21.4 W
Panaracer	GravelKing X1 R 40	21.6 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel M 45	21.7 W
Vittoria	Corsa Pro Control TLR 34	21.8 W
Vittoria	Mezcal III TNT G+ 2.0 44	21.9 W
Michelin	Power Gravel (v2) 40	21.9 W
Panaracer	GravelKing X1 Plus 40	22.0 W
Panaracer	GravelKing X1 40	22.1 W
Continental	Terra Trail TR 40	22.2 W
Hutchinson	Overide 35	22.2 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel M 40	22.7 W
WTB	Riddler TCS Light 37	22.8 W
Michelin	Power Adventure TLR 48	22.9 W
Specialized	Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready 38	23.0 W
Rene Herse	Steilacoom TC 38	23.1 W
Panaracer	GravelKing Plus TLC 35	23.1 W
Vittoria	Terreno Dry TNT G+ 2.0 33	23.2 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel RC 40	23.2 W
Zipp	G40 XPLR 40	23.3 W
Pirelli	P Zero Race TLR 4S SpeedCore 32	23.3 W
Vittoria	Terreno Zero TNT G+ 2.0 37	23.4 W
Continental	Race King Performance ShieldWall 50	23.5 W
Rene Herse	Hurricane Ridge TC Extralight 42	23.8 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Velo 35	23.8 W
Teravail	Cannonball Light & Supple 42	23.9 W
Schwalbe	G-One R Super Race 40	24.2 W
Maxxis	Reaver EXO/TR 40	24.2 W
Wolfpack	Gravel SuperSpeed TLR 40	24.2 W
Rene Herse	Snoqualmie Pass TC Endurance Plus 44	24.3 W
Rene Herse	Hurricane Ridge TC 42	24.4 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel RC-X 40	24.7 W
Vredestein	Aventura 38	24.7 W
Schwalbe	G-One Bite Super Ground SpeedGrip 40	24.8 W
WTB	Resolute TCS Light 42	24.8 W
Schwalbe	G-One Speed Super Ground V-Guard SpeedGrip 40	24.8 W
Maxxis	Rambler EXO/TR 120 TPI 40	25.0 W
Panaracer	GravelKing SS Plus TLC 40	25.5 W
Vittoria	Terreno Mix TNT G+ 2.0 33	25.6 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Gravel S 40	25.6 W
Challenge	Grifo Pro 33	25.7 W
WTB	Nano TCS Light 40	25.8 W
Pirelli	Cinturato Cross M 33	25.9 W
Schwalbe	G-One Ultrabite TLE SpeedGrip 40	26.0 W
Schwalbe	G-One Allround Super Ground SpeedGrip 40	26.0 W
IRC	Boken Doublecross 42	26.3 W
Hutchinson	Caracal TLR 40	26.3 W
WTB	Byway TCS Light SG2 40	26.6 W
Vittoria	Terreno Dry TLR G+ 2.0 40	26.6 W
Vittoria	Terreno Zero Gravel Lite 40	27.8 W
Vittoria	Terreno Wet TNT G+ 2.0 33	28.4 W
Challenge	Gravel Grinder 33	28.7 W
Hutchinson	Touareg Hardskin TLR 40	29.0 W
Pirelli	Cinturato All Road 40	29.7 W
Maxxis	Re-Fuse Gravel 40	30.1 W
Bontrager	GR1 Team Issue 40	30.4 W
Goodyear	Connector Ultimate 35	31.4 W
Bontrager	Girona RSL GR 42	32.0 W
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Touring Bike Rolling Resistance Reviews
Brand	Model	Watts
Compass	Bon Jon Pass TC	15.6 W
Continental	Grand Prix Urban	16.9 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Almotion (OneStar)	17.1 W
Vittoria	Voyager Hyper	17.7 W
Continental	Contact Urban	18.4 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Efficiency	18.5 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Supreme	19.1 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Almotion Addix	19.4 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Almotion TLE Addix	19.7 W
Panaracer	Pasela PT (ProTite)	20.6 W
Continental	Sport Contact II	20.6 W
Schwalbe	Marathon (GreenGuard)	21.3 W
Schwalbe	Energizer Plus	21.5 W
Continental	Pure Contact	21.9 W
CST	E-Series Reach	21.9 W
Schwalbe	Green Marathon	22.4 W
Continental	Top Contact II	24.2 W
Continental	Urban Taraxagum	24.2 W
Continental	Contact II	24.3 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Racer	24.6 W
Schwalbe	Kojak	24.8 W
Continental	City Ride II	25.1 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Plus	25.5 W
Schwalbe	Marathon Mondial Evo	26.7 W
Vredestein	Perfect-E	27.3 W
Schwalbe	Marathon E-Plus	27.4 W
Continental	Top Contact Winter II	28.5 W
Vittoria	Randonneur	32.4 W
Continental	E.Contact	33.4 W
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Fat Bike Rolling Resistance Reviews
Brand	Model	Watts
Schwalbe	Jumbo Jim LiteSkin PaceStar	29.4 W
Schwalbe	Jumbo Jim SnakeSkin	31.1 W
Specialized	Fast Trak Fat	35.9 W
VeeRubber	Vee 8	38.3 W
Surly	Larry	40.9 W
45NRTH	Van Helga	43.5 W
45NRTH	Husker Du	44.2 W
Surly	Larry 27 TPI	45.5 W
Vittoria	Bomboloni TNT	46.4 W
Maxxis	Mammoth	47.2 W
Panaracer	Fat B Nimble	47.9 W
Kenda	Juggernaut Pro	51.7 W
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