WTB Venture

As one of the creators of the mountain bike, WTB has kept turning ideas like 27.5 Plus into reality without being bound by convention, opening up new worlds for the bicycle. Road Plus is its latest challenge.

The Venture is the most versatile Road Plus™ tire, performing at its best across a wide range of conditions. The center tread gives precise traction on hardpack, the countless edges of the intermediate ridges grip gravel and dirt, and the two rows of outer knobs boost cornering confidence and sidewall protection on loose or rocky surfaces.

The Venture is an all-terrain tire that shines when your destination is a little uncertain. A slick center and file-tread shoulders roll smoothly on pavement, and beyond the end of the road, its huge air volume absorbs shocks and grips for serious go-anywhere ability.

Although it's a road tire, it handles everything from cobbles to gravel and dirt, expanding the surfaces you can ride and taking your riding to new places.

And of course it's TCS, so it can be set up tubeless with sealant.

ROAD PLUS VS. STANDARD 700C

WTB's Road Plus pairs a 47mm tire with a 650b wheel, and for adventurous riders who aren't fixated only on speed and light weight, it promises more benefits than a 700c x 28mm tire. The slick center keeps resistance as low as possible, while the all-weather herringbone pattern with cornering channels on the sides takes care of everything your excitement throws at it. A high-volume tubeless tire brings big advantages: on the road you hold your pace while road noise is reduced, and on gravel harsh vibrations are damped, giving you more margin for control off road.

FITS CURRENT ENDURANCE FRAMES

Road Plus uses the same construction as existing endurance road tires, but is designed for more air volume. Because a 650B x 47C tire has the same overall diameter as a 700 x 28c tire, fitting 650b wheels and tires to an existing 700c endurance bike creates a Road Plus bike that handles far more terrain. It needs a little more chainstay clearance than a typical road bike, but it fits many recent production bikes, often called endurance models.

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*TCS: can be run tubeless with sealant.