The Panaracer Race D Evo 4 is the 4-season option from the Japanese brand’s race lineup.
The tires features a 3D casing (Double Dip Duru Cover). That’s a fancy name of telling you that they offer dual breakers, the ProTite Belt sitting underneath the center tread, and a bead-to-bead one which reinforces the entire casing including the sidewalls.
That’s impressive, and certainly helps to prevent punctures and snakebites even more, making this a very solid contender and a high-quality all season option.
Panaracer Race D Evo 4 ride quality
Very similar in nature to the newer Panaracer Agilest Duro, the Panaracer Race D Evo 4 is a 120TPI tire with dual protection.
It’s the strongest tire of the EVO 4 series, with a ProTite belt puncture protection underneath the center tread as do the others, but with an added bead-to-bead casing.
The tires tries to strike a balance between maintaining its road racing nature while at the same time being puncture-resistant enough to quality as a 4-season, training, or winter tire. As such it’s comparable with other all-season tires like the Continental Grand Prix 4-Season, and Vittoria Corsa Control.
The ride quality, even with the added puncture protection, is impressive to say the least. I don’t think you’ll feel any difference between this tire, and let’s say a more summer oriented tire like the Continental Grand Prix 5000. Especially not when riding in the conditions the tire is meant for, which is less than ideal.
Panaracer Race D Evo 4 weight
The weight of the Panaracer Race D Evo 4 is a lightweight 260 grams for a 28mm width. That’s slightly heavier than the newer Panaracer Agilest Duro, but still pretty light for a 4-season tire.
The Continental Grand Prix 4-Season, what I feel is the gold-standard in 4-season tires, weighs 295 grams for the 28mm version.
Obviously those couple of grams won’t make a hell of a lot of difference.
Panaracer Race D Evo 4 puncture protection
The Panaracer Race D Evo 4 has the following puncture protection:
3D casing / ProTite Belt
The 3D casing is the strongest casing in the EVO4 lineup of Panaracer. It stands for Double-Dipped Duro casing, which means it’s more puncture resistant than Panaracer’s standard casings, and meant for harsh touring and 4-season conditions. The casing is furthermore strengthened with a ProTite belt running the entire circumference of the tire. This dual protective nature of the casing makes for the toughest tires.
Continental Grand Prix 4-Season buying options
Size | ETRTO | Weight (gr) | Tread color | Sidewall color | Compound | Puncture protection | Tire bead | TPI | Buy at Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
700Cx23 | 23-622 | 240 | Black | Tan | ZSG Advanced | AX-Alpha / ProTite Belt / 3D casing | foldable | 120 | |
700Cx25 | 25-622 | 260 | Black | Tan | ZSG Advanced | AX-Alpha / ProTite Belt / 3D casing | foldable | 120 | |
700Cx28 | 28-622 | 260 | Black | Tan | ZSG Advanced | AX-Alpha / ProTite Belt / 3D casing | foldable | 120 | |
700Cx28 | 28-622 | 260 | Black | Black | ZSG Advanced | AX-Alpha / ProTite Belt / 3D casing | foldable | 120 |
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Johan van Seijen is the founder of restoration.bike. His passion for cycling in general, and restoring older bikes turned into a website to share his knowledge with a broader audience. Starting out on his father’s road bike and riding classics as the Amstel Gold Race and Liege Bastogne Liege he has shifted his attention to trail, XC, and gravel riding since. No matter how much he loves writing about everything related to cycling, nothing beats actually using his ever-expanding bicycle collection.