Specialized Pathfinder Sport Review

The latest tire in specialized s adventure lineup is the pathfinder and it s designed to bridge the gap between their very fast rolling minimally treaded sawtooth and the knobbier for a gravel tire tracer in fact they say it s for rides when you re rolling on road and off in roughly equal parts.

Specialized pathfinder sport review. Specialized trigger pro 700 38 tire review. Specialized is one of the mainstream originators of the ambiguously defined gravel category with a broad and growing range of adventure oriented products on offer. At 42 rrp it s reasonably priced. Not cheap but you can easily pay a lot more for a similar tyre.

By jason mitchell on july 26 2019 11 comments. To put that number in perspective specialized s 1 8 46c s works renegade a wider mountain 29er bike tire is nearly 70g lighter with more knobs and a supple casing be sure to stay tuned for our in review look at the renegade. The 73 compass switchback for example. The cockpit has a specialized adventure gear hover aluminum bar that rises above the stem by a centimeter and flares 12 degrees toward the drops.

Specialized offers the pathfinder in a choice of 38 and 42mm widths in 700c size or an on trend 650b x 47mm option for those liking the small wheel movement. Specialized pathfinder pro 700 650b 2bliss tires. The brand s new pathfinder pro. We immediately and easily set the wheels up tubeless.

The sawtooths do roll fast but they are a bit heavy and i dropped 250g in total rotating weight by going to the panaracers. Fast rolling lots of grip and constructed to handle the worst gravel you can imagine you ll be whooping with joy not hollering in frustration. I m very happy with the panaracers but will certainly ride the sawtooths now and again. Pathfinder delivers the versatility and durability that adventure and gravel rides demand yet it s so fast that it won the biggest gravel race on earth dirty kanza.

At 494g the trigger is a heavy tire. The sense of adventure conquering new challenges and simply experiencing a new style of riding are some of its big selling points but doing so without the proper tires makes the difference between having fun and cursing and hollering on the side of the road. I have a specialized sequoia elite and actually removed my sawtooth tires and swapped to the panaracer gravelkings. The specialized trigger pro isn t the newest gravel tire on the market but it is a tried and true option for fast and rough gravel racing.

Born in the american midwest gravel riding is one of the fastest growing styles of cycling.