Silca launches its first tyres with famously tyre-agnostic Dylan Johnson – who insists he’s not selling out
'I wouldn't be signing to a tyre company if I didn't think it was the best tyre on the market, genuinely,' says the gravel pro and YouTuber
Dylan Johnson, a professional gravel racer, coach, and YouTuber, has signed his first tyre sponsorship with Silca. Johnson has been purposefully unattached to any one tyre brand for his entire career, preferring to test, scrutinise, and race whatever he believed was fastest. This change in sponsorship comes after Silca approached Johnson in 2024, and Johnson had been involved in the development process of the new tyres from the project's early stages.
Johnson wanted a wide tyre with a thinner casing, which is what Silca offered with its Protocol line of tyres. The Protocol RCG-1 is designed for fast hardpack and mixed-surface gravel, while the RCG-3 is for rougher gravel, and the RCG-4 is for adventure, mud, and loose trail. Silca claims that the construction allows for faster, lighter, and more supple tyres without sacrificing durability.
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