Wide enough to handle any adventure, but narrow enough to fit into most gravel bikes. Juniper Ridge is a rough trail on the Dark Divide in the center of the Cascade Mountains. To reach this remote destination, you want a fast tire that gets you there. When you’re actually climbing Juniper Ridge, you need excellent grip and ample volume to cope with the rugged nature of this trail.
The Juniper Ridge’s large knobs don’t squirm and offer excellent performance and cornering on paved roads, yet they are spaced widely to dig into the surface when it gets slippery. The tread self-cleans as the tire rotates. You have to ride these tires to believe how fast they roll and how well they corner!
The Standard casing is our more affordable option: comfortable and fast, yet also strong to withstand considerable abuse. The Extralight casing takes the performance, comfort and feel of your bike to an entirely new level. The Endurance casing is reinforced for extra sidewall protection and puncture resistance, while retaining the speed and comfort for which Rene Herse tires are famous. The Endurance Plus casing provides the ultimate in sidewall protection for extremely tough conditions.
SEALANT RECOMMENDATION:
This tyre is tubeless-compatible. If running tubeless on Rene Herse tyres we recommend using Orange Seal sealant with these tyres. Check out Rene Herse's guide to setting up tubeless tyres here.
Want to know what pressure to put in your tyres? Rene Herse’s Tyre Pressure Calculator will guide you!
TECHNICAL SPECS
All models feature:
- Clincher, folding bead
- Tubeless-compatible
- Maximum pressure with tubes: 55 psi (3.8 bar)
- Maximum recommended pressure – tubeless: 55 psi (3.8 bar)
- Actual width on 20 mm rim (internal): approx. 49 mm
- Actual width on 23 mm rim (internal): approx. 50 mm
- Extralight casing: +1 mm width
- Tubeless: +0.5 mm width
- Recommended rim: 17 – 35 mm (inner width; hookless: +1 mm)
Standard casing
- Supple casing
- Tan sidewalls
- 490 g
Extralight casing
- Ultra-light, ultra-supple casing
- The ultimate in speed and comfort
- Black or tan sidewalls
- 455 g
Endurance casing
- The same ultra-fine threads as our Extralight casing, but in a denser, stronger weave
- Protective belt under sidewalls and tread
- Ideal for rough gravel and tough conditions
- Dark tan sidewalls
- 525 g
Endurance Plus casing
- Extra-tough casing with ultra-strong threads
- Protective belt under sidewalls and tread
- The ultimate in sidewall protection
- Dark tan sidewalls
- 550 g
Doug McClurg (verified owner) –
I switched from a Maxxis Icon 2.2. This tyre is noticeably quieter on tarmac and equally grippy on the trails.
I’m running it at 38-40psi and still finding them super supple and fast rolling.
Erik (verified owner) –
The Rene Herse brand has a well-earned reputation for being a bit pretentious, but I’ve been riding on their Babyshoe passes for years, and the grand bois Hetres they imported before that on my rando bike. I finally broke down and bought the juniper ridges for my gravel bike, and fuck me dead, these are the best tyres I’ve ever ridden on dirt. Fast, quiet, supple, and grippy on dirt.
If you have the money to splurge on an upgrade, good tyres will make a bigger difference than just about anything else on your bike. Buy these tyres.