Because it works in all conditions.I just want to know why Muddy Mary is NOT Schwalbe's mud tire.
NOT sponsored by Maxxis OR Sharpie thread.
- Thread starter epic
- Start date
Yeah MM doesnt quite fit the name when they have the dirty dan as the mud specific tire. Although the MM is the most well rounded tire and yes it doesnt do full GOO mud. (for FULL blow cr@p you want a dedicated spike anywase) But it does do from dry loose to pretty nasty mud and covers the widest variety of terrain and does it better than any other tire Ive tried to date. I have a set of the rain Kings here (buddy gave em to me to try and see) and they are nice but not enough to get me off the Marys...
But the DD center knobs can be trimmed down a little and make for a great mud intermediate tire.... from semi nasty to full blown YUCK.... It allows for better hard pack say top of the mtn and alloes it to really get nasty in the runoff section below in the spring and wetter months...
Last edited:
Bingo. People seem to forget that most of the tires are "moto copies" anyways (especially a comp 32). And most moto tires "look pretty similar" too. Who the hell cares? There aren't that many ways to make a tire for a given condition/purpose. I guess people always wanna believe that whatever their using/designing is something amazing and innovative when it's really just inevitable.Just because the tread looks some what the same doesn't mean they are damn near copies.
I'm no pro, but the Kenda KOT is the fast rolling mud-specific tire I've ever ridden, and also seems to hold shape better in hard, dry corners without 70psi in the damn things. I'm still missing a chunk of elbow from the last time I ran a Scream... silly little knobs. And come to think of it...I had my Screams all trimmed down too.
KOTs in mud, Telonix of all things deep, loose and dry.
But again, I'm just a guy.
KOTs in mud, Telonix of all things deep, loose and dry.
But again, I'm just a guy.
And Mick has always seemed to be pretty loyal to his sponsors and what they want. I believe he's also one of the few, if not the only, running the Vivid Air loyaly for races. He's been pulling some good numbers lately, hopefully he's found his groove!
Time to revive. WCs won by a rider not sponsored by Maxxis or Sharpie. It seems like there finally are real options in the tire game.
Hart - Schwalbe
Spagnolo -Maxxis
Blenki - Sharpie? (sometimes I see Hutchinson logos, sometimes no logos)
Fairclough - Specialized
Pascal - Schwalbe?
Hart - Schwalbe
Spagnolo -Maxxis
Blenki - Sharpie? (sometimes I see Hutchinson logos, sometimes no logos)
Fairclough - Specialized
Pascal - Schwalbe?
As for new tyre options see my report from Eurobike here;
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2011/09/01/eurobike-day-2-new-rubber/
A lot of new options for 2012 including a full on moto type tyre from Hutchinson and some surprisingly good-looking options from......erm, Onza!
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2011/09/01/eurobike-day-2-new-rubber/
A lot of new options for 2012 including a full on moto type tyre from Hutchinson and some surprisingly good-looking options from......erm, Onza!
Nice, hopefully there will be some price competition as well. $150+ for a set of Minions that lasts ~15 days is too much money.
those tires from onza are nothing new, you can buy them for at least 2 years now
here we go with the moto references
I see you are assuming what state of wear I throw my tires out at and what compound I use. I don't race so I wear them down until the grip is far, far less than new and use a 60a rear. I wouldn't want to race on tires that have more than a few days on them. Bike tire prices are stupid high IMO.
I have to say the Continental DH tires are SICK when ran tubeless!!!! No problems at all!!!!!! They are on Par if not better than the Michelin old Comp 16 and 24 which I have compared all DH tires to for years.. It's hard for me to say that due to being a Michelin rider for so many years. I have found a new home with the Continentals!!!!
Cecil
Cecil
Cheers for the coverage, love new tires!
But man, how many mutant high roller/minion copies is this industry going to come out with? Not that that is a bad thing...
if youre wearing down a 60a tire that fast, then you are certainly doing it wrong. or maybe you like to do awesome skids. in that case, i approve
I just ran a set of Michelin Wild Rock'r Descent 2.5's this weekend...and I have a new fav. Juicy!
lol, yeah, skids are cool.
Also, 1 day at the lifts here can be 20,000' of descending, and the terrain in CO is kinda abrasive. My front 3c and rear 60a wear out in about the same time, the front from sideknob wear, the rear more from the braking knobs wearing out... I'm no pro but I'm not a brake dragger either.