Challenge Getaway reviewed by Ridingravel

Tubeless Performance: the Getaway is a difficult tire to mount and the Challenge Tires mounting tool is definitely recommended for this tire. Once you get beyond that, and bag a few miles on the Getaway, the tubeless performance is outstanding. I noted that the air retention on the Getaway tires is above average. The stretch has been minimal as well. The latest measurement at 40psi is 41.5mm. That’s a little less than a millimeter over our first measurements at 40psi of 40.8mm. This is better than I expected, to be honest.

Ride Performance: I know that the handmade construction and high thread count casings Challenge employs for many of their tires, including these Getaways, makes for a smoother, more comfortable ride. The one thing I had forgotten about a more supple casing is that you typically have to run higher pressures than you normally do. That nicer casing is going to ‘give’ a bit more easily over the rough stuff, so at speed, you need to have a bit more air in there to prevent rim strikes. I noted that I could bottom out the tire against the rim at moderate speeds using an air pressure in the lower 30’s, which I can easily get away with using most any other puncture protected tire. Not so much with the Getaway. The supple casings do work well over rougher roads, and on dirt single track, I had plenty of grip, even with a slightly greasy surface. I was a bit surprised by that, but honestly, I shouldn’t have been, given Challenge Tires’ pedigree on dirt in cyclo cross racing.