Schwalbe G-One RX review: Grip everywhere you want it from Schwalbe’s most aggressive gravel tyre

The Schwalbe G-One RX is Schwalbe’s newest tyre for off-road riding where grip is key. Positioned as the most aggressive option in the new G-One R range, the RX is designed for riders after the best gravel bike tyres, but prioritising grip over outright speed. It takes over from the G-One Ultrabite in Schwalbe full gravel lineup. The old Ultrabite was a tyre I used on my gravel bike for almost 12 months a couple of years ago (replacing them with something a little more slick for a mostly on-road tour at the start of summer) so I was looking forward to seeing how they compared given the quite significantly different tread pattern it has gone with for the new range.

I was testing the 45mm version, and the initial rides I took these tyres on were a bit of a mud bath. The very first time I took them out I decided to head to some familiar tracks and trails, only to discover there’d been some forestry work going on in the woods, and combined with some significant recent rain, conditions were prime to give them their first proper test and see if they stood up to the ‘maximum grip and excellent self-cleaning properties in muddy conditions’ claims from their manufacturer.