Specialized Pathfinder Sport Vs Pro

The 700 38 specialized trigger pro is a proven gravel race tire josh patterson immediate media.

Specialized pathfinder sport vs pro. Specialized pathfinder pro 2bliss. Last year we had a first look at the specialized trigger pro 700x38c 2bliss tire during the lost and found gravel ride. We immediately and easily set the wheels up tubeless. Born in the american midwest gravel riding is one of the fastest growing styles of cycling.

At 42 rrp it s reasonably priced. Not cheap but you can easily pay a lot more for a similar tyre. Cycling has changed dramatically as the decades have rolled by but mike s bikes has never wavered from our total dedication to the sport. 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.

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. 28 of the best road cycling. Specialized trigger pro 700 38 overall impression. After testing both flavors of tire in a variety of conditions i m a fan.

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. 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. The specialized pathfinder pro 700c x 38mm 2bliss tires shipped with tubes installed but the set also comes with tubeless valves. 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.

The tire offers riders a higher volume option for long days on gravel roads and early prototypes of the trigger 38c tires helped former masters cyclocross national champion james alan coats power through the 100 mile event. 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 m already confidently heading into sbt grvl with the 700 38 s. The 73 compass switchback for example.

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. Mike s bikes was founded in 1964 as one of marin county s very first schwinn shops.