Want to start the season with a good base tan? You’re on your own when it comes to your cycling tan lines, but if we’re talking about tire sidewalls, Goodyear has you covered. Previously offered only in tube type tires for the road, Goodyear has just expanded their tan sidewall options to include their Tubeless Complete construction – for both road and gravel.
While the construction remains the same, you now have the option of tan sidewalls for all of the Ultra High Performance and High Performance road tires from Goodyear. Their Tubeless Complete system includes features like their Dual Angle Bead and Tubeless liner for better seating and sealing, something we experienced for ourselves with earlier models with black sidewalls. For more details on each tire’s construction, check out that link above.
With the addition of the tan sidewall options, there are quite a few different configurations between the Eagle F1, Eagle F1 Supersport, and Eagle Sport. Goodyear states that there are 36 different variations with four tread patterns if you include the Vector 4Seasons.
Importantly, due to the state of product availability in the industry, Goodyear claims they have short lead times and product in stock and shipping now. That includes the Eagle F1 Tubeless Complete Tan, Eagle F1 SuperSport Tubeless Complete Tan, and Eagle Sport tube type tan.
All Terrain
It’s a similar story on the gravel All Terrain side of things, but in addition to tan sidewalls, the All Terrain line gets new sizes and tread pattern as well. OK, technically, the Peak tread pattern already existed in their MTB line, but now a smaller size comes over to the All Terrain range as the option with the highest level of grip. That puts the Connector in the middle, and the County on the other side of the spectrum with better tarmac performance.
Previously, the County was only offered in black, and only in a 700c x 35mm size. Now, you have the option of black or tan sidewalls and the new 700c x 40mm or 650b x 50mm sizes.
Same for the Connector, you get black or tan sidewall options plus three new sizes including 700c x 35mm, 700c x 50mm, and 650b x 50mm.
As mentioned, the Peak already exists in a proper mountain bike sizes 29 x 2.25″. But for the gravel world, there is a new 700c x 40mm size with the same XC tread design. Again, available in black or tan sidewalls and Tubeless Complete construction.
At the moment, only the Connector is shipping. But the County and Peak All Terrain models will start shipping in April.
