PANARACER WERE THE first company to make tyres for 650b pioneer Kirk Pacenti's custom bikes so they're perfectly placed to supply the new wheel revolution.
The tread on the Neo-Moto is
like that on the Panaracer Rampage, but more ramped on the leading edge, with
closer spaced edge knobs for a faster roll. The ZSG rubber compound is harder
in the middle to keep things quick when you're upright and at 710g the Neo-Moto
doesn't need too much of a dig to get going either. It blows up nice and easily
with a slop of sealant on an appropriate rim and the 54mm-wide carcass with
above-bead reinforcement floats and soaks up hits pretty well. The shelf of
softer side knobs gives typically good Panaracer off-camber grip too. It does
give it an all-or-nothing edging character rather than a controllable drift
though, and braking is similar. Still a decent all-year all-rounder though.
PRICE 61$
