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Panaracer Neo-Moto 27.5x2.3in tyre


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$



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