Just looking at the trend patterns, thats what I would try. You could also try giving the leading edge of the nobbs on the blue groove an angled cut to try to make them roll faster. or drop $13 for one of these:
just suck it up and get them. you know you're gonna hate the kednas.
i already do, the bruised groove washed out on a fire road at about 20....but if I can find any use for these pigs, I'd be happy. Maybe I'll take nsm's advice and rock them as back tires and just do skidz all day.
LOL!!! So did I.
Agree! I even ran one (2.4 42 durometer) on the front of my trail bike. Tended to wash out quite a bit. I really had to lean them quite a bit to get traction. Dare I say it, I replaced it with a (gasp) Kenda Excavator (hey, it was free) and got better traction.
Probably shaums march's 98 or 99 ellsworth dare. Had a zzyzx, was an ellsworth, double wide rims (or fat alberts before they were DWs) and he crushed the competition until he broke his neck, then he came in second or something like that.
that's disappointing to hear. I'll probably just save my money then and see if I can get another bro deal on a pair of butchers or get my hands on some minions. I hate kenda tires but they're what came on the bike....just want to know if there's any way to encourage them to work.
those look a little spooky for a general all conditions tire. I have a pair of clapped out minions that I'll use for places like highland or diablo, but for real downhilling I like a tire with meat on it. Maybe I'll slap the old DHF on the rear and just buy a new front DHF....but I still want to try and pry some life out of these kendas.
sammy - that reminds me, i might have some minions in my storage unit that have some life left in them.
I wouldn't be caught dead using these for normal riding on an actual fun DH course. But I'm in a position competitively where this could bump me up quite decently at venues with long pedally mild tracks if it does what I think it does. But I've never ridden a semi slick tire before. Is rear braking performance (actually stopping power not just rear-steering) one of those things you take for granted until you lose it?
Ah thats cool, there is no way I'd be pushing tires to the limit. I'm obviously not the fastest or craziest rider. I'm definitely not planning on racing anytime soon cause I'd get my @ss kicked.
does grandpa death still do shuttles in the van with the wood burning stove?
I too start with Nokians. 2.8 Gazzas on DX32's. I was definitely the coolest dude on the mountain, no question!
