Panaracer GravelKing Slick TLC Folding Tyre

Great tyre, really comfortable on the road and good grip in all conditions. Run at about 40 psi (2.5-3 bar) on my gravel bike with tubes.Seem reasonably puncture resistant. Rolls fast.

These are my favourite tyre.They roll nice and fast on regular roads and are amazing in the rain. They are lasting very well and they cope really well with the gravel tracks that I often find myself riding down.They feel nice to ride, they looks great and they perform incredibly well. Very happy.

Got these to replace some leaky and worn WTB tyres on my main road bike which is a Ti frame endurance/gravel type set up. I do most of my riding on B roads with ocassional forest paths/canal towpaths. I am a heavy cyclist at about 105kgThe tyres are great for all road use, I got the 32mm version running at 50-55psi which for my weight provides comfortable ride.These are not offroad or proper gravel tyres - on loose surfaces the grip is limited and you have to do all your braking before going into a corner. However this was pretty clear to me from pre purchase reseach and isnt how I intended to use them.A few reviews pointed out difficult tubeless set up. I didnt find this to be the case using Stans sealant and rim tape kit. I have these on a Farsporst carbon 40mm semi aero wheelset and they mounted without a problem. I didnt use a compressor (even though I have one) - about 15-20 seconds of vigorous work with the track pump made them mount with a satisfying snap.Punture protection wise its too early to say but in 2.5 weeks and about 300km of riding on mixed surfaces I had no issues and no visible damage to the thread.Overall - recommended if you know what you are buying and dont expect staggerinng offroad performance or tour de france levels of grip while descending in the wet. A great everyday tyre for British conditions.

Easy to fit with a tyre glider. I use them with inner tubes. They look great, roll excellently, comfortable and are light. What is not acceptable is the puncture resistance !!! Fit these tyres and you will be able to get a job changing tyres for a F1 team.I am writing this after yet another puncture. My 8th in 6 months. Actually I think its more but I've lost count. Probably done about 1000 miles on these tyres so expect a puncture every 120 mles or 2 to 3 rides. I mostly ride on good to poor UK country lanes. Few potholes, some loose gravel, mud and twigs and general road debris. After the 4th puncture I tried putting slime in the tubes which probably stopped a few until I got one that wouldn't seal and I gave up and tried fitting Zefal anti-puncture tape to add some resistance but today's puncture happened even though I had them fitted. The Gravel Kings are super thin on the tread. I've had tyres I've thrown away after 4000 miles that have been thicker. GP5000s are about twice as thick and they are super light. What is also slightly concerning is they go down so quick you barely get 5 seconds between "feels like a puncture" to "its on the rim and I've not got much grip". Luckily half the time the air is coming out so quickly that I can hear it before I feel it.I can only assume (and hope) that the + version with puncture resistance is better. I missed there was a + version when buying and I'd go for what I would hope is better puncture resistance and sacrifice the miniscule extra bit of weight. Maybe If I went tubeless it would be better but I suspect you would need to be topping up with sealant after every 2 rides and your bike would be covered in it.

Easy to fit folding tyre tubeless ready, looks good, decent ride, no problem. The logo has a cellophae protector which was a nice touch

This is a great tyre and the rolling resistance is almost nothing but would be good to have some extra kind of protection like the tubed tyres.

First the good news… once you’ve got these fitted and pumped up, they ride beautifully. I have a set on some Fulcrum Racing 5 road rims for my gravel bike, set up tubeless and pumped to around 55-60psi. They are fast and comfortable on grotty UK winter roads in the south east.However… Actually getting them set up tubeless to begin with is a total pain. First time on the rims took some real effort (even after warming the tyres). Subsequent efforts not too bad. And you will be making subsequent efforts (this is called ‘foreshadowing’!). Track pump and a car compressor don’t provide enough air to seat the bead, only a CO2 canister did the job. Got them seated, let the CO2 out, in goes the (Muc-Off) sealant, and pump back up with air. Snag is, these things puncture for fun. All that smooth suppleness that makes them feel great to ride on unfortunately seems to mean they collapse at the sight of anything vaguely sharp and pointy. And when they do go, the sealant just fails to work. Likewise any tubeless worms. My rear tyre is more tyre-boot than actual tyre these days.I’m going to try some Pirelli P-Zeros next, and hope they have some actual puncture resistance to cope with a typical British winter on road.

Great looks, great speed. Takes a bit of getting on the rim but brilliant