This weekend is round 3 of the British Downhill Series at Llangollen. The course is steeeeeep in places. Really steep. Last time (Welsh Champs a few weeks ago) it was wet (but drying) and wet screams seemed to be the tyre of choice to get some purchase on it for braking. This weekend the forecast looks bone dry, so it's going to get pretty dusty I think.
Now when I hear dusty I always hear "DHF". I tried some DHFs for the first time ever last weekend, and found that they didn't seem to decelerate nearly as well as the high rollers I'd had on immediately before.
Anyone else agree with this?
I think this race is going to be won by staying off the brakes and braking late and hard whenever there's a bit of support in a corner - going off of this vague description would you go for DHFs, wet screams, or something else?
The DHR looks like a better braking tyre to me, but no-one seems to use them?
Now when I hear dusty I always hear "DHF". I tried some DHFs for the first time ever last weekend, and found that they didn't seem to decelerate nearly as well as the high rollers I'd had on immediately before.
Anyone else agree with this?
I think this race is going to be won by staying off the brakes and braking late and hard whenever there's a bit of support in a corner - going off of this vague description would you go for DHFs, wet screams, or something else?
The DHR looks like a better braking tyre to me, but no-one seems to use them?