spoken w/ truth here some of us want a light casing mud tire...ala 2.3+ Medusa hopefully someone is listening...
Sandy for sure...
Specialized Hillbilly Reviews?
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Sandy for sure...
...I'm listening.
Schwalbe makes a folding tubeless 2.35 Dirty Dan. 920 grams.
Care to elaborate?
The folding DD is close. With what Specialized is doing though a spike folding AM tire from them would be sub 800 I would guess....I'm listening.
Schwalbe makes a folding tubeless 2.35 Dirty Dan. 920 grams.
A 2.35(or 2.5, a Maxxis 2.5 is more like a Schwalbe 2.25) Medusa would be money!
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MmmmBones: you work for Schwalbe?
If so, how about some tubeless ready dual ply DH tires? Similar to the 2011 trail bike tires, those are all tubeless ready now, and only 5g heavier than the 2010 tube version.
If so, how about some tubeless ready dual ply DH tires? Similar to the 2011 trail bike tires, those are all tubeless ready now, and only 5g heavier than the 2010 tube version.
At retail, the $81 Hans Dampf is off the charts expensive(and aren't they made in Indonesia?, compare that to a $58 Mountain King actually made in Germany). They are getting away with it, and I'm sure the other manufacturers have noticed. More profit for all. A theory.
Schwalbe tires are well built, and seem to be obscenely light compared to how durable they are. The 2.4 Snake Skin Nobby Nic is a tire that defies logic. How can it be that aggressive, lightweight and have such a durable sidewall? Trail riding application of course, not DH.
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Easy. It doesn't have a durable sidewall.
The standard Schwalbe trail tire sidewall is not real tough, but the SnakeSkin and Double Defense versions are real tough, and still light.
If you ride DH, and get Schwalbe trail tires, definitely get the beefier sidewalls.
If you ride DH, and get Schwalbe trail tires, definitely get the beefier sidewalls.
Huh. For a 650 gram 2.4" trail tire, the Snake Skin sidewall is very durable for what it is. I've run tubeless Snake Skin sidewalls around the northwest for the last few years with no trouble. Trail riding and Super D racing. No DH - but that is not this tire's application. Its a sub 700 gram trail tire.
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That's the key. The standard carcass isn't nearly as tough.
i REALLY love the tread design on the Medusa if anyone from Maxxis is listening a larger volume casing of this tire would go over VERY well around here...bring on some hillbilly competition.
See that is still pretty heavy...I guess I am looking for a AM bike spike tire for the spring/fall/winter around here it get's pretty gross......I'm listening.
Schwalbe makes a folding tubeless 2.35 Dirty Dan. 920 grams.
I run highroller foldings most of the year around here and i think those sit about 750 or something.
^^ panaracer CG soft condition 2.2 ^^
750g.
750g.
those are pretty good but would clog in the winters around here...you really need a true spike to keep traction once things go south...
This was so close to being a good trail bike tire:
Charge Splashback
They made it slightly too wimpy in my opinion. Should have squared off the shoulder blocks, another mm of tread height in the center and a 2.3 casing and it would have been perfect.
Charge Splashback
They made it slightly too wimpy in my opinion. Should have squared off the shoulder blocks, another mm of tread height in the center and a 2.3 casing and it would have been perfect.
I ordered a set of Hans Dampf for the conditions of which you speak. Haven't tried them yet, but there's some good reviews out there. (and some bad reviews too! though mostly related to tread life - which is not a concern for me, these will be strictly wet weather tires).
Just wanted to point out: the Butcher Control is only $50 like all our other control tires. It was never supposed to be priced differently.
Terribly sorry for all the confusion and delay, but the MSRP is now correct on the website. The dealer site isn't updated quite yet, but it is in fact $50 msrp, not that other obscene number.
Terribly sorry for all the confusion and delay, but the MSRP is now correct on the website. The dealer site isn't updated quite yet, but it is in fact $50 msrp, not that other obscene number.
Awesome!
I just put 2.3 Butcher dh tires on my dh bike and love them... better than minions and super fast rolling.
lets get back to spikes!
yeah im thinking for clay crap those arent the best tire...you need wider spacing...and taller (maybe)
Well I'm biased, but:
I got to spend some time on a shuttle trail back in spring that had some open grassy meadows between the trees (We don't normally have a whole lot of grassy trails around here). Back to back between Butcher and Hillbilly (2.5 front, 2.3 rear), and the Hillbilly was definitely my preferred tire in the grass. The spikes do a much better job of penetrating grass to find traction. The Butcher wasn't bad per say, but they didn't lock in like the Hillbilly.
There's a reason most soccer/football/golf cleats are spikes/blades, not blocks.
The 2.5 obviously gives you more volume to smooth out the ride, with a little more open tread. The drier and rougher it is, the more I prefer the 2.5.
I got to spend some time on a shuttle trail back in spring that had some open grassy meadows between the trees (We don't normally have a whole lot of grassy trails around here). Back to back between Butcher and Hillbilly (2.5 front, 2.3 rear), and the Hillbilly was definitely my preferred tire in the grass. The spikes do a much better job of penetrating grass to find traction. The Butcher wasn't bad per say, but they didn't lock in like the Hillbilly.
There's a reason most soccer/football/golf cleats are spikes/blades, not blocks.
The 2.5 obviously gives you more volume to smooth out the ride, with a little more open tread. The drier and rougher it is, the more I prefer the 2.5.
Just saw that. Tire just went to the top of the list.
Any ideas on when the Purgatory Control 26x2.2 will be back in stock? Thinking this in back with a Butcher up front would be a great all mountain setup.
That's the go-to setup for most of our guys, I love it. Not sure exactly when they'll be back online, but there's plenty in our east coast warehouse that your local shop can order.