looks like they have a 2.4 version on the wayFTFY.
That DHRII 2.3 is a sweet tire. I prefer something a bit bigger in the front (TWSS) but it works fine in either spot.
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Provided @kidwoo gives these the nod of approval, I might pick them up...
http://classifieds.mtbr.com/showproduct.php?product=102106&cat=
Price seems about right.
http://classifieds.mtbr.com/showproduct.php?product=102106&cat=
Price seems about right.
Provided @kidwoo gives these the nod of approval, I might pick them up...
http://classifieds.mtbr.com/showproduct.php?product=102106&cat=
Price seems about right.
Holy water bottle!
They've been available for a while. I have a bunch in my garage, both EXO and dual play casings.
26.
Ah.
Honestly, I like the 2.3 better anyway. I only really use them as a rear tire, and the 2.4 is overkill in back.
does it fit in the arch? it doesn't even look like it fits in the frame.
I had to pump up my 2.3 butcher as I was losing traction pushing it into corners yesterday. Not sure I buy into the whole low pressure thing.
Has anybody had luck setting conti der kaisers up tubeless? I've heard very bad things, but I hate all the pinch flats I got last year and am running stans flows, so going tubeless should be relatively easy if the casings will hold. I can move over to my bontragers but would like to get all the usable life out of the contis as possible, or try and sell them.
I had to pump up my 2.3 butcher as I was losing traction pushing it into corners yesterday. Not sure I buy into the whole low pressure thing.
Has anybody had luck setting conti der kaisers up tubeless? I've heard very bad things, but I hate all the pinch flats I got last year and am running stans flows, so going tubeless should be relatively easy if the casings will hold. I can move over to my bontragers but would like to get all the usable life out of the contis as possible, or try and sell them.
It fits with plenty of room, but you can't see the gap because of a mud guard.
That's what I'm talking about!DHF 2.5 WT on a 35mm ID rim. Unrideabru but pretty good for my 5MPH adventures.
Will probably also help you with your whips/turndowns/kickouts.
Looking into the Wild Rock'R2 for the front...26" version is now lighter? How the Hell does this shit happen? ?
That must pack up something wonderful if you get into mud and leaves...DHF 2.5 WT on a 35mm ID rim. Unrideabru but pretty good for my 5MPH adventures.
you just need to be going fast enough...
I think that site is wrong.Advertised at less than 1000g? At least at teh site I was looking at...
Michelin's site still says 1000g, and I just mounted a new one last night. I didn't actually weigh it, but it was a lot heavier than the 2.3 DHR 2 Exo I put on the back.
Ima gonna try Bidendum's stuff this year - got 'woo'd into it
So figured I would weigh 'em up fer teh
Michelin Wild Rock'R2 Advanced - 26 x 2.35
MagiX - 1075 grams
GumX - 998 grams
Sorry about being unrideabru 26" - but it'll give you a reference compared to published - even if limited by a sample size of 1 of each compound.
So figured I would weigh 'em up fer teh
Michelin Wild Rock'R2 Advanced - 26 x 2.35
MagiX - 1075 grams
GumX - 998 grams
Sorry about being unrideabru 26" - but it'll give you a reference compared to published - even if limited by a sample size of 1 of each compound.
I'm gettin' one of those Magi-X versions for the front. Now I should probably get my fork overhauled, too. 
Fucking bikes.
Fucking bikes.
I bought some Wild Rock'R2 Advanced tires, online from Germany and mounted them up tubeless last week. I had some troubles because I did a crappy taping job; my fault but it was an aggravation. Once I redid the tape, they held air fine. Both times I put the tires on, I consulted the Michelin website because I can't remember which is the softer of the two compounds.
http://bike.michelin.com/tyres/michelin-wild-rock-r2-advanced-reinforced#desc
There it says:
"The MICHELIN MAN advises:
For optimal performances, the MICHELIN MAN recommends you use mainly a combination of the Gum-X Series on the front and the MAGI-X Series on the rear. "
So that's what I did. Gum-X front, Magi-X rear. My brother has the same tires, and when I met him for a ride today, the first thing he says when he sees my bike is, bro, your tires are wrong; you should have Magi-X on the front. I look at his bike and I see he's got Magi-X front, Gum-X rear and I'm like no bro, you got it wrong! Check the Michelin website! He says he just went by the CRC recommendation.
When I got home this afternoon I checked the Michelin website again, and saw the quote above, so haha, I'm right! Right? Except when I looked at other sites that sell or reviewed the tires, they all say the opposite.
So I went back to the Michelin site to dig a bit more, and if you click on the "Performance" tab of the wildrocker2 page (link above) it brings up some marketing crap about MagiX and Gumx, and for MagiX it says:
"Bibendum says :for the best control and overall safety, BIBENDUM recommends putting the MAGI-X series tyres on the front wheel with the MICHELIN GUM-Xseries on the rear". What?!. Now I gotta swap my tires around? For safety? I coulda died today because of those fuckers! By the way, who is Bibendum? He seems to know what's what unlike his buddy The MICHELIN MAN.
I found a Vital review [URL='http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expandthat']http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expand that actually states the durometer of the two compounds, and sure enough MagiX is the softer of the two. Stupid fucking Michelin, why can't they just say the durometers on the main WIldrocker2 page!?[/URL]
[URL='http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expand'][URL='http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expand']
After these tires wear out, and I go through the two spares I bought, I am going back to Schwalbe. So like in three years.[/URL][/URL]
http://bike.michelin.com/tyres/michelin-wild-rock-r2-advanced-reinforced#desc
There it says:
"The MICHELIN MAN advises:
For optimal performances, the MICHELIN MAN recommends you use mainly a combination of the Gum-X Series on the front and the MAGI-X Series on the rear. "
So that's what I did. Gum-X front, Magi-X rear. My brother has the same tires, and when I met him for a ride today, the first thing he says when he sees my bike is, bro, your tires are wrong; you should have Magi-X on the front. I look at his bike and I see he's got Magi-X front, Gum-X rear and I'm like no bro, you got it wrong! Check the Michelin website! He says he just went by the CRC recommendation.
When I got home this afternoon I checked the Michelin website again, and saw the quote above, so haha, I'm right! Right? Except when I looked at other sites that sell or reviewed the tires, they all say the opposite.
So I went back to the Michelin site to dig a bit more, and if you click on the "Performance" tab of the wildrocker2 page (link above) it brings up some marketing crap about MagiX and Gumx, and for MagiX it says:
"Bibendum says :for the best control and overall safety, BIBENDUM recommends putting the MAGI-X series tyres on the front wheel with the MICHELIN GUM-Xseries on the rear". What?!. Now I gotta swap my tires around? For safety? I coulda died today because of those fuckers! By the way, who is Bibendum? He seems to know what's what unlike his buddy The MICHELIN MAN.
I found a Vital review [URL='http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expandthat']http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expand that actually states the durometer of the two compounds, and sure enough MagiX is the softer of the two. Stupid fucking Michelin, why can't they just say the durometers on the main WIldrocker2 page!?[/URL]
[URL='http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expand'][URL='http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671#product-reviews/1579/expand']
After these tires wear out, and I go through the two spares I bought, I am going back to Schwalbe. So like in three years.[/URL][/URL]
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Hate to break it to you but Bidendum IS the Michelin Man's name.
And yes GumX on the back, MagiX on teh front.
Getting harder to find duometer numbers ie Schwalbe?? - have only found them once for the *Star compounds when they first came out. Don't remember where, and have not seen the document since. Marketing lingo always wins.
And yes GumX on the back, MagiX on teh front.
Getting harder to find duometer numbers ie Schwalbe?? - have only found them once for the *Star compounds when they first came out. Don't remember where, and have not seen the document since. Marketing lingo always wins.
OK, Schwalbe is no better for publishing durometer numbers but at least they never had the compound recommendations backwards on their web page for the particular tires I bought. Oh well, I am sure I will have forgotten all about this episode when I buy new tires again.
After reading kidwoo;s reply, I did an experiment; a side-by-side squeeze test. I concluded they are the same.
I couldn't tell the difference between the tires either.
After reading kidwoo;s reply, I did an experiment; a side-by-side squeeze test. I concluded they are the same.
I couldn't tell the difference between the tires either.
I got a set of Kaisers (I had to buy them, "Der Rammstein Projekt", how can you not like that name?) last year and they set up on my Fulcrum UST wheels as easy you could ask for.
At last, the dual-compound-grip pliers you've been waiting for. The thread height adjuster looks useful though:
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Finally schwalbe makes something for tires! The ability to change theirs!At last, the dual-compound-grip pliers you've been waiting for. The thread height adjuster looks useful though: