My nevegals were getting very long in the tooth.
Hope these will be good.
Hope these will be good.
Brown brought me grip...
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650b? You ARE out of your element...go back to MTBr.
FU.CK!!!!!
I had no idea what 650b was. Just looked it up. SO these arent going to fit on my bike at all huh. Godanmit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had no idea what 650b was. Just looked it up. SO these arent going to fit on my bike at all huh. Godanmit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blow me nelson!!!! Go on, get started!!!!
And here I was, thinking you were just a 650B homer. I rescind my former scathing commentary.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Jenson has a sweet return policy, it'll be alright.
I guess size really does matter! hehehe 
Speedgoat actually. But still, I should have noticed something was off
. Will be going back tomorrow... 26 version already ordered.If it makes you feel any better, it appears I won't be getting my rear derailleur removed anytime soon. I tried to swap my med cage from my DH bike to my XC bike, and it was on really, really tight. I was using the correct allen key, but a few shavings came out of the hole on the derailleur. Fack.
Mission aborted.
Mission aborted.
Sounds like it was cross threaded when it was installed. Is the drl. hanger replaceable ?
Those should last you a long time, is my guess. I've been running a Wolverine 2.2 set up ghetto tubeless on the rear of my PrestonFR, and while it rolls fast and has decent, predictable grip in the dirt, it's not so great on bare rock, where grip is more a function of rubber compound than tread pattern. Makes me think they're made of a pretty hard compound. I'll be interested to hear how you like them, esp. on the front.
- Joe
- Joe
Do you have the DNA rubber... I've used it in the past on some Nano's and it's pretty grippy... not like kenda stick-e, but still pretty good.
No, it's just the low-end Wolverine. Wire bead, no DNA rubber. So perhaps not applicable to your purchase.
I got the good sh!t
I just hope it hooks up in the corners like it's suppose to. Otherwise I'm gonna have a thread next week about how I was trying to follow one of my standard lines and washed out into a tree.
Better
but not by much. you know what wtb stands for right?Better
Wet Traction Bad.
Wonky Trail Bite.
Weird Tailbone Bruise.
Wild Torrential Boner.
Wondering Tipsy Brankick.
Wiener Toothpick Bananna.
Washable Toupe Band.
Windy Toochie Breeze.
Warm Toothache Brownies.
Warf Touches Boys.
Okay, I give up... what.
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those are all great, especially the warf one
based on my experiences with wtb tires, it means "worse than bad"
What's the answer! DAMN IT MAN!those are all great, especially the warf one
based on my experiences with wtb tires, it means "worse than bad"
Oh wait, you gave it...
I have only owned 1 set of WTB tires. Had the Mutano Raptors with DNA rubber compound. Wet Traction Bad was a pretty good description of them but that's why I have a set of wet conditions tires. In the dry the mutanos were great. Cornering was solid, rolled fast, large volume, good treadlife. They need to make a super sticky compound though. They have nothing nearly as sticky as Kenda's Stick-E.
I've always wanted to try the ExiWolf too, but they are never available at a decent price. I refuse to pay $50-60 for a tire when I know I can get a Stick-E Nevegal and be perfectly happy for $35.
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Tire report:
Not bad by any means... They roll very well. Dry traction is pretty good. Cornering is well above average, especially for an XC race tire. Predictability is great... when they start to let go in a corner they do it in a progressive manner, not sudden at all. That's pretty nice, and you can push them hard before they actually start to slip.
I think the 2.2 is actually more of a 2.1. And I'd love it if the compound were a bit more sticky. They don't velcro to rocks like the Kendas do but they are pretty good.
Hit some wet patches... seems to be their weakspot... wet + rock =
Not bad by any means... They roll very well. Dry traction is pretty good. Cornering is well above average, especially for an XC race tire. Predictability is great... when they start to let go in a corner they do it in a progressive manner, not sudden at all. That's pretty nice, and you can push them hard before they actually start to slip.
I think the 2.2 is actually more of a 2.1. And I'd love it if the compound were a bit more sticky. They don't velcro to rocks like the Kendas do but they are pretty good.
Hit some wet patches... seems to be their weakspot... wet + rock =