It's becoming increasingly clear how much our crew enjoys gravel road racing. Being CX-crazy, it shouldn't be a surprise we like this type of racing, but we needed something to keep us rolling in the spring/summer.
Right out of the box I had to weigh them. I was nervous they'd weigh a ton, but at 438g I'd say they came out ok. I weighed two different tires, both were within 5g.
Clement must be seeing a lot of this action, which is prompting a couple of new gravel road-specific tires coming soon, the USH being the model we're reviewing here. The USH is labeled as a 700x35c, and measured in at 34.43mm mounted to some Alpha 340 rims, which seems pretty much right on.
The tread is a really solid center section, very similar to a tire we'd sell to someone looking for a beefy city tire. Outside of that, though, is where the tire shows some CX-influence. The shoulder is a pretty gnarly diamond pattern.
From my first couple of rides, I can say these roll quite fast. They of course aren't as fast as a Corsa CX, but they roll far faster than a Clement LAS. I have yet to get any hard cornering in on them, but so far cornering on the road has been really confidence inspiring.
I can see a tire like this being excellent for anything from road to limestone to light trail riding. With it's bigger brother, the MSO going on test as well (keep an eye out for another post) it seems Clement may have hit another homerun. We'll know more soon.
Please feel free to ask questions on this one. Clement is looking for feedback from us, and I'm happy to try this out in various conditions you think it may be useful in.
