New Sam Hill Signature Tire by Specialized

NY_Star · May 5, 2011

Let me be the first to say I WANT

Dogboy · May 5, 2011

I saw some of those at the race last weekend and wondered what the deal was.

yd35 · May 5, 2011

Looks like the same tire as the Butcher DH but with some stripes and a signature.

dfinn · May 5, 2011

My LBS told me Maxxis is making Specialized tires, any truth to that?

IH8Rice · May 5, 2011

yd35 said:
Looks like the same tire as the Butcher DH but with some stripes and a signature.

and a locket of his hair

supercow · May 5, 2011

I like it, sign me up for a set or two.

tuumbaq · May 5, 2011

dfinn said:
My LBS told me Maxxis is making Specialized tires, any truth to that?

here we go again...lets start the e-speculation...Last I heard MaXXis head engineer left ( read was offered a bigger pay cheque ) for Specialized a few years back and quite possibly the tires are made in the same factory?? But NOT made by Maxxis.

Personally I had enough of the whole rainbow stripes on bikes and it kinda ruins it for me ( unless if these turn out to be 10x more durable than Minions and 5x grippier)...To me If you aint SamHill and have rainbows on your bike it could only mean 2 things :

A) you're a wannabe
B) you're gay ( no offense to gay people ,just joking )

Now , lets hope these are more than plain Butchers with rainbows stripes on them and I'd love to hear more about the specifics of the compound and such...

Pslide · May 5, 2011

Beast · May 5, 2011

tuumbaq said:
here we go again...lets start the e-speculation...Last I heard MaXXis head engineer left ( read was offered a bigger pay cheque ) for Specialized a few years back and quite possibly the tires are made in the same factory?? But NOT made by Maxxis.

Personally I had enough of the whole rainbow stripes on bikes and it kinda ruins it for me ( unless if these turn out to be 10x more durable than Minions and 5x grippier)...To me If you aint SamHill and have rainbows on your bike it could only mean 2 things :

A) you're a wannabe
B) you're gay ( no offense to gay people ,just joking )

Now , lets hope these are more than plain Butchers with rainbows stripes on them and I'd love to hear more about the specifics of the compound and such...

This sport needs more fan boys. Don't squash peoples' dreams.

yd35 · May 5, 2011

Unless I'm missing something, the "Special Edition" is the same thing as the normal Butcher DH: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCEqProduct.jsp?spid=61032

At least they're not charging more for it.

Pslide · May 5, 2011

From specialized.com:

"Same spec as BUTCHER DH but includes Sam Hill signature on sidewall."

Cost on their website is $75 for either.

kidwoo · May 5, 2011

Beast said:
Don't squash peoples' dreams.

what about their hamsters? Can I squash those?

Beast · May 5, 2011

kidwoo said:
what about their hamsters? Can I squash those?

Only with your shovel belt thruster/humper thing.

waterdogs · May 5, 2011

SwEet!

dante · May 5, 2011

tuumbaq said:
here we go again...lets start the e-speculation...Last I heard MaXXis head engineer left ( read was offered a bigger pay cheque ) for Specialized a few years back and quite possibly the tires are made in the same factory?? But NOT made by Maxxis.

Maxxis is the house-brand for CST, the Asian tire manufacturer.

TheTruth · May 5, 2011

dante said:
Maxxis is the house-brand for CST, the Asian tire manufacturer.

This is the perfect statement. Perhaps the next moron will ask the same question "derp derp derp is that a maxxis tire lol?" This statement will then be quoted.

bismojo · May 5, 2011

my old maxxis lopes bling-bling dual also have signature and uci stripes.. yeiy

landcruiser · May 6, 2011

demo 9 · May 6, 2011

I have a set of demo 8 rainbow stickers if anybody wants to add a rainbow to their bike

Bikael Molton · May 6, 2011

I'd love to try a pair of these, preferably with a raised rubber Cheng Shin logo.

b.utters · May 6, 2011

demo 9 said:
I have a set of demo 8 rainbow stickers if anybody wants to add a rainbow to their bike

You can keep the stickers. Send me the frame instead :>

v6 4.3 · May 6, 2011

tuumbaq said:
here we go again...lets start the e-speculation...Last I heard MaXXis head engineer left ( read was offered a bigger pay cheque ) for Specialized a few years back and quite possibly the tires are made in the same factory?? But NOT made by Maxxis.

Personally I had enough of the whole rainbow stripes on bikes and it kinda ruins it for me ( unless if these turn out to be 10x more durable than Minions and 5x grippier)...To me If you aint SamHill and have rainbows on your bike it could only mean 2 things :

A) you're a wannabe
B) you're gay ( no offense to gay people ,just joking )

Now , lets hope these are more than plain Butchers with rainbows stripes on them and I'd love to hear more about the specifics of the compound and such...

I think it's more of Sam asking Spec if he can ride a minion and Spec just goes and makes there own instead. And pretty sure Sam did all the prototype testing on this thing.

one up on TheTruth' s comment

spleen123 · May 6, 2011

got my rainbow stickers

http://www.zazzle.com/80s_retro_rainbow_stickers-217228932857234060

bizutch · May 6, 2011

I've got a Sam Hill Iron Horse Hot Shoppe rainbow jersey if anyone wants to pay me a bazillion dollars for it. Wore it as a joke one time to the night DH at Fontana, NC. Only one buddy got the joke. The rest were just creeped out (moreso than usual).

Jim Mac · May 6, 2011

dante said:
Maxxis is the house-brand for CST, the Asian tire manufacturer.

Didn't realize Chen Shing rebranded themselves as CST.

RoboDonkey713 · May 6, 2011

I think the industry needs more branding like this. Marketing preys on people's ability to believe the hype. Some of us can see right through it, while others eat it all up. At the end of the day, if it sells more tires for Specialized then they have done there job right.

Cant Climb · May 6, 2011

Do Minion DHF's cost $75.....?

IH8Rice · May 6, 2011

Cant Climb said:
Do Minion DHF's cost $75.....?

nope.

Cant Climb · May 6, 2011

IH8Rice said:
nope.

Is there a consenus (of any sort) that these are better tires....?..

slowitdown · May 6, 2011

RoboDonkey713 said:
I think the industry needs more branding like this. Marketing preys on people's ability to believe the hype. Some of us can see right through it, while others eat it all up. At the end of the day, if it sells more tires for Specialized then they have done there job right.

So there's nothing else to the equation besides SELL SELL SELL?

Man, that's like saying there's nothing to life but birth and death and everything in between is pointless.

Hype = lies. Using hype = being a liar.

And you're saying lying is good.

Which means you support a dishonest society.

Nice!

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to JimMac:

CST = acronym for Cheng Shin Tire.

Transcend · May 6, 2011

Cant Climb said:
Is there a consenus (of any sort) that these are better tires....?..

Feels like a minion DHF for the most part, but breaks away later thanks to nicer / more aggressive cornering knobs.

Better is subjective, but I prefer them having had about 6 months on them. Of course, I prefer Hillbillies to pretty much anything else now.

(ya, ya I know. Mind out of the gutter.)

MDJ · May 6, 2011

Stripes or not, the Butcher is a good tire. I had enough of Hillbillys when I lived back East.

RoboDonkey713 · May 6, 2011

slowitdown said:
So there's nothing else to the equation besides SELL SELL SELL? For a for profit company, the answer is yes.

Man, that's like saying there's nothing to life but birth and death and everything in between is pointless. It might be. I haven't died yet so I am unsure if it is all a bunch of BS or there is a greater point to our existence on this planet. Camus could have been right.

Hype = lies. Using hype = being a liar. sounds about right

And you're saying lying is good. No but when your wife asks you if her ass looks fat in jeans, what do you say? Does she look great or do you tell her that her gunt has grown way too much over the last year and she should start shopping in the plus size section.

Which means you support a dishonest society. No but we sure live in one

Nice!

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to JimMac:

CST = acronym for Cheng Shin Tire.

If some young grom feels that buying the Sam Hill signature edition tires is gonna help him blast that berm a bit harder or hit that rock section without using his brakes, then it is a great Idea. Placebo is awesome and it can help some people get to that next level. DC sells signature edtion shoes and just plain skate shoes. They are probably made in the same factory (in a 3rd world country) for the same price. Which one costs more and/or sells better.

manhattanprjkt83 · May 6, 2011

spec is making some great tires...with transcend on the spikes...

who cares about the sig tire though...

OGRipper · May 6, 2011

I loved the Mario Cippolini signature edition tires I had on my fixie for a while - complete with stripes. They weren't any different than regular tires but they made me smile.

Those Morgan Hill guys know what they're doing. Some people will buy these with irony in mind, some will buy them as genuine fans, but regardless - people will buy them.

And I agree we need more fans who are not too cool and jaded.

Pslide · May 6, 2011

Transcend said:
Feels like a minion DHF for the most part, but breaks away later thanks to nicer / more aggressive cornering knobs.

So the Butcher should prevent this?

Landcruiser, I'll PM you my address...one set will be fine.

bikerpunk98199 · May 6, 2011

Cant Climb said:
Is there a consenus (of any sort) that these are better tires....?..

yes. they are.

slyfink · May 6, 2011

Pslide said:
So the Butcher should prevent this?

only the UCI can prevent lycra...

wood booger · May 6, 2011

Pslide said:
So the Butcher should prevent this?

Landcruiser, I'll PM you my address...one set will be fine.

For sure!

That was with DW suspension under him.....

Butchers and FSR suspension result in this:

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