WTB

I am giving 5 stars for overall rating because I like it better than 2 other brands of TPU I've tried (Tubolito, Rene Herse.) Both of the other brands had one of the 2 tubes defective. WTB was easy to install. I have punctured twice however. 1st time a tiny thin wire went thru a thin, not puncture resistant tire. I don't fault the tube. I patched it successfully with one of the 2 included patches. I think it's great that they include these. The 2nd flat was caused by the same wire! I know, my stupid mistake. I did find the tiny cut, and looked for the sharp object. Did not find it until looking the 2nd time. I patched it successfully the second time. I had the 2nd patch that came with the tire, but used a Park instant patch instead. I wanted to try it to see if it worked, as some people have said it likely would. It's working.

I ride a lot on the road and wanted a tire that would roll well but still hook up when riding some in the dirt. I don't expect these tires to hook up in grass or mud. But they see about 25% dirt roads with some occasional higher percentage. They have met my expectations and have held up well with training on the pavement. The rolling resistance on pavement is great, and when I am riding on dirt, I can corner with confidence as they seem to hook up just fine.

I have put around 500 miles on these tires on multi-surface terrain. Everything from fine crushed stone found on bike paths. Crushed gravel found on state maintained country roads. And rough terrain found on unmaintained forest service roads. Of course I ride pavement to access these roads. These tires roll fast on the pavement. Even set some PR's on Strava while using these. These tires appear to be durable. Don't flat very easily. I have not tried these tubless. I'm using TPU tubes instead.

I had an older WTB Deva on my mountain bike bought to replace an old and squeaky Volt. I was getting saddle sores and decided to try the updated Silverado since I had the original one came on my gravel bike and was comfortable. This doesn't really feel any different to me. And, really, 10mm is not much (3/8") and I couldn't even see it laying the two on top of each other. My saddle sore problem was probably seat height related and is now resolved by lowering the seat height about 1/2". This saddle doesn't squeak. It is comfortable to me. I've ridden WTB saddles for decades. They are relatively inexpensive.