KendaAlluvium Tubeless Tire

The tires are supple and grippy. Labeled 42, but measures out to be close to 44mm. 500gm actual weight

I have tried a few different brands and designs but have now settled on these Alluviums and am on my third set. Great milage, excellent grip for my type of riding (80% pavement and 20% off road) and very comfortable (running tubeless).

Caution. These are a LARGE diameter tire and may not work on your frame. Clearance on my bike was far below the 5mm space needed. Never seen this before.

I'm about to mount my second set on my hybrid which is used 85% street/sidewalks & 15% light off road-gravel. Tires wear well and grip when needed. Seem quick. Wear about what I expect - about 2,000 miles. I have almost exceeded the cornering capability a few times but they seem pretty forgiving and provide feedback to warn you of impending doom. Just like listening to your wife - ignore what you're being told and you'll regret it.There are comments about runout in the tire and I've experienced the problem first hand twice. Once while mounting them myself and then a 2nd time after I had some spokes replaced by REI. IN BOTH CASES THE REASON FOR THE RUNOUT WAS THE TIRE WAS NOT FULLY SEATED. Did it look like it was seated? Yes, but on closer inspection it really wasn't. I was not a happy camper and ended up calling Kenda support - which by the way was great and they provided the information I needed to resolve my problem.The solution is to ensure the tire is fully seated. What I was told by Kenda is to use a little soapy water and initially over inflate to get the tire to seat. You over inflate at your own risk. I believe I went to about 70-75 PSI before mine finally seated (which you can hear the pops). Upon fully seating all the runout problems disappeared. I was sure I was going to have to return the tires - I was pretty amazed when the suggestions from Kenda resolved my issue.

It's difficult to choose the right tire for the job when you primarily ride a gravel - allroad bike. Do you prepare for the worst of surface conditions and sacrifice hard surface speed? Or do you go with the faster tire and risk traction when the surfaces get damp, rainy, muddy, etc?The Kenda Alluvium has been on my radar since first seeing the prototype a few years ago. Its l center tread with shoulder knobs make it seem like a great all-around tire for any gravel bike. I had been running the Kenda Flintridge on-and-off my gravel bikes since 2016 when I raced the Almanzo100.. you know back before the event folded because of d-bag riders who demand a trophy for any place finishing, made it un-fun for Chris and he thew in the towel for the event.Anyway, I was looking for a faster rolling rear tire for my gravel bike. The Alluvium seemed like the perfect 'mullet' set up for the bike; a knobby-ish Kenda Flintridge on the front and the lower profile Alluvium, on the rear.Kenda does a great job with creating tires with fast-rolling centers and soft-grip shoulders regions for grip whilst corning on the loose stuff. Their puncture resistance casing which wraps from bead-to-bead (GCT) on the tire is something many tire manufactures need to take a lesson from them. The tires mounted up easily and hold air well when used in conjunction with Stan's Sealant of Orange Seal.The Alluvium has good grip for dust-over-crust trail conditions but will get packed up with loamy dirt if the conditions get too moist.Here's why I give the Alluvium 40mm tire 3 out of 5 stars.--I've been using Kenda tires on a variety of cyclocross, gravel, and allroad bikes since 2015. It seems that when the tire casing sizes are larger than 33mm, the tire(Flintridge, Happy Medium, Alluvium) randomly develops a 'warping' in the casing during the manufacturing process.--Everything about the tire is solid. And despite having the (Alluvium 40mm) tire's bead evenly seated into the bead-hook of whatever rim I'm using (from OE tubeless rims to Fulcrum tubeless rims), sometimes a tire of Kenda's will have a 2mm lateral runout that's noticeable while the wheel is spinning. This Alluvium has 2mm of run out! I rode this Alluvium for a while hoping it would 'work itself out' but the run out remained. It annoyed me so much that I totally removed the Kenda tires from my gravel bike and re-installed the previous tires I was using on the bike.I want to suggest the brand's gravel tires but 5 years of this random issue is keeping me from whole heartedly doing so.

Great service, great product. Very happy with the transaction. I ordered another tire because I ran over a piece of glass and cut the sidewall. Ordered a replacement tire and I am looking forward to receiving the new tire.