Let's talk tires, whatcha running and how do you like them?
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Strix
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Seems to easy
one piece crank
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Jumbo Jim 4.8’s March through November, Bud/Bud 4.8’s December through February.
Nope, they make Minions in 4.8 yo.
DHR or the aggressor will be slightly faster rolling in the front. They all have similar side knobs so cornering still great. Once you get used to the cornering of any of those tires it is really hard to go back. At this point on the season, I wouldn’t do an aggressor as they sorta suck in the wet.
The rekon has bigger cornering knobs but I found the transition knobs to be a bit “slippery”and they wore super fast.
High roller 2 front and recon rear came on my new bike .
Fast rolling and grip is decent.
Fast rolling and grip is decent.
Dibs when you sell In 3 months
I think they're good enough to keep.
one piece crank
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How about an Honest review? On paper they look heavy. In drier conditions, width & pressure give me most of my traction and tread pattern is somewhat irrelevant. And in Snow, despite the design's age, tubeless Buds are simply perfect.
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pygmypony
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i swapped to the minion SS 2.3 rear and thought it would be a summer/dry conditions tire only, but have kept it on for the last year or so and love it (side not, just got my first ever puncture on it this morning and had to plug it...worked fine, but will be ordering a back-up just in case!)
for the front, i recently put on the terravail honcho 2.6...it's great in dry conditions - super fast, and super grippy, but it doesn't shed crud that well, so it's lacking in anything other than dry conditions
i have the terravail kessel 2.6 for when the weather changes (which is basically now)...that's roughly the same tread pattern as the minion DHF, but figured i'd give the terravail a whirl. i've had great luck with those tires on my gravel bike, and have reallly liked the honcho so...
this is on my pivot trail 429
for the front, i recently put on the terravail honcho 2.6...it's great in dry conditions - super fast, and super grippy, but it doesn't shed crud that well, so it's lacking in anything other than dry conditions
i have the terravail kessel 2.6 for when the weather changes (which is basically now)...that's roughly the same tread pattern as the minion DHF, but figured i'd give the terravail a whirl. i've had great luck with those tires on my gravel bike, and have reallly liked the honcho so...
this is on my pivot trail 429
Jrzjoe
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Ive tried a bunch lately. Many mentioned above.
Right now I’m running an bontrager xr4 2.4 up front and was running recon 2.4 in the back but the 3c tread gets beat up so quick I decided to look around. Picked up a shwalbe rock razor because it looked pretty fast and came with solid reviews. When I got it home I realized it was over a thousand grams and was kindof disappointed, but it’s been solid. Kindof felt the weight at first but it’s a fair trade off considering how much I dig the tire in every condition I’ve ridden it in, which has been everything except mud. By all accounts they’re terrible in the mud. This setup is on my full suspension.
My single speed has a specialized ground control 2.4 up front which I like and a specialized slaughter on the back. It resembles the rock razor but doesn’t handle very well at all. I feel like the side knobs fold over in a turn and the center knob spacing is a bit skimpy. there are substantial voids of tread between the small center knobs and the side knobs, which seem too soft.The sidewalls offer little support and it is very pressure sensitive, which I’m ok with when a sweet spot can be found. This tire has either too little PSI or too much, though it is fast and seems to hook up in some conditions. Just not when turning.
Right now I’m running an bontrager xr4 2.4 up front and was running recon 2.4 in the back but the 3c tread gets beat up so quick I decided to look around. Picked up a shwalbe rock razor because it looked pretty fast and came with solid reviews. When I got it home I realized it was over a thousand grams and was kindof disappointed, but it’s been solid. Kindof felt the weight at first but it’s a fair trade off considering how much I dig the tire in every condition I’ve ridden it in, which has been everything except mud. By all accounts they’re terrible in the mud. This setup is on my full suspension.
My single speed has a specialized ground control 2.4 up front which I like and a specialized slaughter on the back. It resembles the rock razor but doesn’t handle very well at all. I feel like the side knobs fold over in a turn and the center knob spacing is a bit skimpy. there are substantial voids of tread between the small center knobs and the side knobs, which seem too soft.The sidewalls offer little support and it is very pressure sensitive, which I’m ok with when a sweet spot can be found. This tire has either too little PSI or too much, though it is fast and seems to hook up in some conditions. Just not when turning.
Bikeworks
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Running Nobby Nic/Hans Dampf on the Epic HT for trail riding. Tried running the Racing Ray/Ralph (recommended XC tire combo) but it's a bit too slippy for me as a non-racer (but fast as hell). For my long-travel Enduro it's Magic Mary/Hans Dampf, with a Big Betty for park days (yes I'm a Schwalbe fanboi).