hahahaha…no.
Honest question. I’m generally conservative on tire clearance because I’m larger and prone to bouts of exuberance and riding bikes harder than intended. Does anyone run tires with clearance like this?
That looks too tight!
I wouldn’t run a tire that tight on my TT bike 
I just see comments like “ it doesn’t rub the frame so we’re good”, or manufacturer says 42s but I’ve got some 47s and stuff like that, and those don’t make sense to me
I raced the traka with a 2.2in mtb tyre ~2mm on each side of the tyre to the sides of the fork… It was a bad idea as it rubbed through a lot of the paint with the small bits of mud we had.
saying that, it definitely enabled me to be very speedy on the descents and rough washboard.
Was it worth it? Yes, for this one race and in a pinch. would I do it again? no. The best tyre is the widest tyre you can run with enough clearance for what you do, how much clearance you need is up to you. My frame is supposedly 45mm tyre clearance with 6mm clearance each side, however I run a 2.1 thunder burt up front and a 50mm G one overland on the rear. both come out at around 48-49mm width when measured. and the frame has plenty clearance (3-4mm) each side.
I did not even try, too tight. Maybe a pro would since they can get free frames
Those that use conti race kings. Years ago i was running 2.2(?) race kings for gravel and i swore never to use them again since the sidewalls seemed to get super worn while riding. You could totally see the treads of the casing as the black rubber would get worn off on both sides. It like there wasnt enough tread width and the sidewalls were making contact with dirt. Cant remember the pressure i was riding, but didnt have pinch flat issues at all on rough Appalachian gravel.
Is this normal? Anyone else experience sidewall wearing on race kings?
I think protection casings just do this. I had an x king on my mountain hike years ago and it did the same thing, though I never flatted it
Forgot to ever follow up, but I got a sidewall puncture on my rear tire doing Grinduro PA during the most singletrack segment - completely ruined my time for the day as far as the segments go.
A tube was able to get me through the rest of the day, but still pissed me off enough that I will not get them again. Put a Tufo Speedero on the rear, but left the other TerraSpeed up front.
Shit I just put on some Terra Speeds and love them so far. Did you have black or tan sidewall. Vaguely remember reading the tan had poor puncture protection
Yup, they’re the tans.
did anyone actually figure this out - did they get updated? very curious?
If I’m riding a course that needs that tread I’m using my mountain bike. 
Ok
Since Gravel King Protection seems to be not available anywhere (back ordered since July on BTD), what would be a good alternative, Gravel King Performance?
Have people really been trying to get their hands of Race Kings for two months? I honestly haven’t purchased a tire from a US distributor in years… They can be had for truly half the price from Europe, arrive in a week, and look to be in stock at multiple places.
Bikeinn.com $128 for a pair of Gumwalls with DHL Shipping
R2-Bike.com $122 for a pair, both colors in stock, and DHL Shipping included
Yes have had it back ordered since July. BTD claims they won’t get any until Dec, so who knows? Ordered from the R2 link. They ended up being about the same price as BTD.
