On order. I have been a fan of American Classic for well over a decade when I built my first 29er and again when I built my second one. I lived in Florida at the time, and interfaced with the company and reps directly multiple times, and never a bad experience with the brand or products. Really sad to see them leave the market, but really excited that they're back! Have a set Aggregates and Kimberlites coming in 50c. It seems like 46-51c tires are casting companies do not see a market to produce, but exactly what I've been looking for, hopefully they work out!! Thank you AMClassic!
the Udden tires they have seem very similar in form factor and tread to the Giant Crosscut Gravel-1 tires I swear by. I'll have to give them a shot - a nice tight grippy tread pattern that rolls well on pavement but is great on hard pack dirt, light gravel and other mixed surfaces has always suited me well. So the Udden might be for me. thanks for the great look at them !
Looking forward to how the Krumbeins handle the rougher adelaide trails. Out of interest i checked US Amazon and it appears you can purchase and ship to Oz. $145AU shipped for 2 tyres. I'm about 6 months away from needing some so hurry up and review James! :)
Oof that's still a pretty cheap price for a set! Well there ya go, it seems they'll ship beyond the States if you're willing to throw some money at them
That's a tiny bit cheaper than the Hutchinson Touaregs I'm riding currently. I'm in Europe though. No idea what Hutchinson tires cost in the rest of the world. I'd love to try those Krumbeins out for fall and winter riding here in Denmark. The tread pattern looks really good.
Hutchinson Touareg’s are $70 each for 700x40c tan walls at my local bike shop in northern New York. It’s a bike shop that very aggressively prices all their items so I believe that would be a fair price to find them elsewhere in the states. That being said, I just ordered the American classic wentworths because I got two for the price of 1 Touareg.
The price is understandable. There’s no distributor or bricks and mortar store involved. Manufacturer to Amazon. It cuts off a couple levels of profit takers. The other school of thought is that other tire manufacturers are making a healthy mark up on their tires.
I just gave a new set a big sniff. I got the smell of crushed up milipedes. Dunno whether that's good or bad because I don't normally smell tyres! The things I do for the YouChewbs
Almost ordered the Torchbearer to try against my Gravelking Slicks, but they are 25% heavier. That's too bad. I'll be picking up a set of Aggregates for my other wheelset to see how they are though. The whole line up, the company, the pricing, it looks promising!!! Can't wait to hear your reviews!
It seems American Classic has gone hard on puncture protection making them a bit heavier. It's not really something that's bothered me when riding, especially because I swapped to the Krumbeins from Vittoria Mezcals with tyre liners. Not that was heavy! Still tons of fun though 🤙
I'm from europe and can't buy them but you can get alot tire brands very cheap here. Panaracer and Continental Terra Speed for around 35€ for example and they are very good. None Tubeless tires are much more cheap. Tires must be very expensive in the US if 30 - 35$ is super cheap....
flippin heck, Panaracers are cheap in Japan? They cost a boatload here! The GravelKing SS+ is $115 AUD. Compared to the American Classics which seem to be around $55 AUD
@@JustRideAdelaide it's a shame they are so expensive here in Aus. Sadly, I end up buying from UK or Germany for $60aud each or about 140 a pair including the ridiculous shipping prices. The local wholesaler here must be putting on a massive mark up.
Cutting out the middle man (bike shops) has been happening for years. Ordering online is here to stay. Sadly, most bike shops have sold their soul to the big brands and mostly stock that brands gear. It's almost boring walking into a bike shop now.
uuuuuurgh, yep sorry about that. It seems I can only generate AUS links. If you delete the .au from the URL once it's loaded then it gives the USA ones. Damn Amazon!
I have american classic hubs on one of my bikes, I rate them highly. Well machined, very smooth rolling and quiet, I like them better than my DT Swiss hubs.
Oh my god I nearly fell off my chair something going down in price in the bike industry when everything is going up☝️ what a pleasant surprise.
I had a similar response when I first got the media kit 😂
I ordered a pair of the road tires this morning. I’m nervously excited about trying them out.
On order.
I have been a fan of American Classic for well over a decade when I built my first 29er and again when I built my second one.
I lived in Florida at the time, and interfaced with the company and reps directly multiple times, and never a bad experience with the brand or products.
Really sad to see them leave the market, but really excited that they're back!
Have a set Aggregates and Kimberlites coming in 50c. It seems like 46-51c tires are casting companies do not see a market to produce, but exactly what I've been looking for, hopefully they work out!! Thank you AMClassic!
I think Russ beat you to this, but yours is MUCH more in-depth :-) And right after I bought a set of Cinturato's... Thanks!
the Udden tires they have seem very similar in form factor and tread to the Giant Crosscut Gravel-1 tires I swear by. I'll have to give them a shot - a nice tight grippy tread pattern that rolls well on pavement but is great on hard pack dirt, light gravel and other mixed surfaces has always suited me well. So the Udden might be for me. thanks for the great look at them !
Looking forward to how the Krumbeins handle the rougher adelaide trails. Out of interest i checked US Amazon and it appears you can purchase and ship to Oz. $145AU shipped for 2 tyres. I'm about 6 months away from needing some so hurry up and review James! :)
Oof that's still a pretty cheap price for a set! Well there ya go, it seems they'll ship beyond the States if you're willing to throw some money at them
Can't wait for all the coming reviews, especially the road category. 👍🏻
Best not look forwards to that! I only got 4 sets of gravel rubber
@@JustRideAdelaide 😢
That's a tiny bit cheaper than the Hutchinson Touaregs I'm riding currently. I'm in Europe though. No idea what Hutchinson tires cost in the rest of the world.
I'd love to try those Krumbeins out for fall and winter riding here in Denmark. The tread pattern looks really good.
Hutchinson Touareg’s are $70 each for 700x40c tan walls at my local bike shop in northern New York. It’s a bike shop that very aggressively prices all their items so I believe that would be a fair price to find them elsewhere in the states. That being said, I just ordered the American classic wentworths because I got two for the price of 1 Touareg.
The price is understandable. There’s no distributor or bricks and mortar store involved. Manufacturer to Amazon. It cuts off a couple levels of profit takers. The other school of thought is that other tire manufacturers are making a healthy mark up on their tires.
I'm looking for a mud/winter tire. Might check out the Krumbein.
Looks good James great review
Wish they distribute it across the world
So I have a weird question. Do your tires smell unpleasant out of the box? What do they smell like to you?
I just gave a new set a big sniff. I got the smell of crushed up milipedes. Dunno whether that's good or bad because I don't normally smell tyres! The things I do for the YouChewbs
@@JustRideAdelaide Vivid!
@@kidsafe my wtb's smell rank lol
Do you know if they are making 26" tires?
I can’t see a youtuber reviewing the Panaracer Gravelking EXT it’s a lot cheaper than this. I hope I would choose the tires for me
Mine were sent in a box but wrapped with a large zip tie.
Any idea where they're manufactured? I kinda like to feel my bike parts are ethically sourced if possible.
Taiwan
What is your suggested brand model of tire when it comes to wet paved/asphalt road?
Road tyre or slick gravel tyre?
Almost ordered the Torchbearer to try against my Gravelking Slicks, but they are 25% heavier. That's too bad. I'll be picking up a set of Aggregates for my other wheelset to see how they are though. The whole line up, the company, the pricing, it looks promising!!! Can't wait to hear your reviews!
It seems American Classic has gone hard on puncture protection making them a bit heavier. It's not really something that's bothered me when riding, especially because I swapped to the Krumbeins from Vittoria Mezcals with tyre liners. Not that was heavy! Still tons of fun though 🤙
I'm from europe and can't buy them but you can get alot tire brands very cheap here. Panaracer and Continental Terra Speed for around 35€ for example and they are very good. None Tubeless tires are much more cheap. Tires must be very expensive in the US if 30 - 35$ is super cheap....
any idea whats the actual width of the 700x40c krumbein? thank you!
Can't say. I've got the 700c x 50 and 650b x 47
@@JustRideAdelaide I see just wonder if they run big or true to size at 40mm
@@inxlee The 2 sets I have mounted measure a little wider than their claim, but they're on quite wide rims if that helps
@@JustRideAdelaide what is the actual width of the 700x50mm? can you share rim width too please?
It's the same price as panaracer, at least in Japan, so value is not a standout. So the real question is are these better than Gravelkings?
flippin heck, Panaracers are cheap in Japan? They cost a boatload here! The GravelKing SS+ is $115 AUD. Compared to the American Classics which seem to be around $55 AUD
@@JustRideAdelaide it's a shame they are so expensive here in Aus. Sadly, I end up buying from UK or Germany for $60aud each or about 140 a pair including the ridiculous shipping prices. The local wholesaler here must be putting on a massive mark up.
Cutting out the middle man (bike shops) has been happening for years. Ordering online is here to stay. Sadly, most bike shops have sold their soul to the big brands and mostly stock that brands gear. It's almost boring walking into a bike shop now.
35 USD per tire, or for pair? upd, followed links under video, -- didn`t find any proposal for 35 USD :-\
Check Amazon my dude, just found em! His links are on the Australian Amazon so they’re expensive bc of that
uuuuuurgh, yep sorry about that. It seems I can only generate AUS links. If you delete the .au from the URL once it's loaded then it gives the USA ones. Damn Amazon!
They’ve gone up on the price $10 per tire. Not as affordable any more
Really interesting tires, but sadly they will only sold by that bad company.
American who?
I have american classic hubs on one of my bikes, I rate them highly. Well machined, very smooth rolling and quiet, I like them better than my DT Swiss hubs.