Muddy Marys for Plattekill?
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Nah plattekill is on the east coast so you're going to want the Rocky Ricardo.
Minion F's are the tire of choice. but honestly any tire works fine at Platty. Surfin some shale tomorrow, yay !!
deffinatly use some soft knobby tires. Excavators are a good choice. Over hear on the East Coast we have been pounded by rain for the last month. it will be muddy, slick and rocky
I haven't had good luck with Schwalbe tires on my trail bikes but have never used them on the DH bike. I have had some bad crashes on wet rocks upstate NY with both Big Betty and Muddy Mary tires (again, not the DH version).
My favorite compound for Plattekill is Maxxis 3C (especially in greasy conditions). Yesterday I rode the new High Roller 2 3C as a rear tire and it worked great (Maxxis Minion DHF 3C up front).
By the way, Plattekill was mint yesterday! A little wet and greasy in spots but excellent traction and no mud. Upstate NY has been far less wet than NJ and Westchester county this month. Until 3 days ago the trails in the Capital District were dusty.
My favorite compound for Plattekill is Maxxis 3C (especially in greasy conditions). Yesterday I rode the new High Roller 2 3C as a rear tire and it worked great (Maxxis Minion DHF 3C up front).
By the way, Plattekill was mint yesterday! A little wet and greasy in spots but excellent traction and no mud. Upstate NY has been far less wet than NJ and Westchester county this month. Until 3 days ago the trails in the Capital District were dusty.
You didn't ride yesterday, I saw you up in the woods with your computer analyzing baraometic pressure influences on shock performance.
Rode Plattekill Saturday.
Spent Thur/Fri at Diablo, where one of the guys I was with broke his collarbone, then Plattekill Saturday. Planned on staying for Sunday, but Plattekill said they were closing to Sunday because of Irene...
Went to Minion DHF (3C, EXO front and DH rear) for this trip after bad experiences on Schwalbe MM the past few weekends.
Absolutely loved the Minion. Sounds funny, but provided excellent controllable 'surfing' on the shale of Plattekill. And great grip in the soft stuff, and muddy as well. And although lots of plowing through the razorblade rocks - zero flats or sidewall damage.
At Diablo - was great.
If anyone asked for a recommendation from me for a great tire combo for east coast riding like Plattekill, Bromont, Diablo, Whiteface - I would 100% say Minion DHF 3C EXO front and Minion DHF 3C DH rear.
Spent Thur/Fri at Diablo, where one of the guys I was with broke his collarbone, then Plattekill Saturday. Planned on staying for Sunday, but Plattekill said they were closing to Sunday because of Irene...
Went to Minion DHF (3C, EXO front and DH rear) for this trip after bad experiences on Schwalbe MM the past few weekends.
Absolutely loved the Minion. Sounds funny, but provided excellent controllable 'surfing' on the shale of Plattekill. And great grip in the soft stuff, and muddy as well. And although lots of plowing through the razorblade rocks - zero flats or sidewall damage.
At Diablo - was great.
If anyone asked for a recommendation from me for a great tire combo for east coast riding like Plattekill, Bromont, Diablo, Whiteface - I would 100% say Minion DHF 3C EXO front and Minion DHF 3C DH rear.
sounds like MM territory!