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ENVE is all-in for gravel; they have the MOG gravel bike, G-Series gravel wheels, and a gravel tire. This gravel thing might be catching on. So what is the new ENVE HEX gravel tire, and how could it stick out in a sea of file tread designs? Read on and find out. (All Images: ENVE) ENVE HEX Gravel Tire
The new ENVE HEX gravel tire is the brand’s third (if you count the SES and SES Race Day) tire offering. The gravel tire takes what the Utah brand learned from its voluminous road tire and lays down an all-around gravel design. ENVE uses the same compound used on the SES Race Day road tire – a nano-particle-enhanced rubber compound. ENVE says this compound reduces rolling resistance, improves traction, and extends tread wear. ENVE-Hex-40-44-Gravel-Tire full on Talk Tread to Me
There is no need to “cross a river for water” here, and the ENVE HEX tread design isn’t a massive disruption to gravel treads. However, it’s refined and has a clear mission: speed. The tread is a dry, fast design with some mild cornering knobs to help with digging and stabilization in less-than-dry conditions. Enve HEX Gravel Tire The centerline tread is a hexagonal ‘cat tongue’ design similar to the Vittoria Terreno Dry cyclocross tire . The tongue prints are ramped slightly but have a sharp backside to grip the unstable ground. […]
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