So I'm racing this weekend.
The course (Bringewood, Ludlow, Shropshire, UK) is:
1/10 new loose stuff, some mild off camber
1/10 rocky stuff, small drops
8/10 hardpack, fast, twisty, narrow, lots of "whoops" and jumps.
Weather is baking hot all week, but it's not going to be getting dusty, the ground is too hard there.
My comp15 (tubeless michelin semislick) has just arrived, and I've put it on the rear (just inflated tubeless no problems even though it's a folding tyre).
I was about to slap a comp24 up front as the comp15 packaging recommends, but chatting to a fellow monkey on MSN was advised this is a bad idea, he never runs comp 24 up front, reckons they steer badly.
So, Your recommendations/experience welcomed!
Please, NO posts about maxxis, kenda, etc. I have every current michelin DH tyre currently available, I just want to know which ones you reckon I should run up front:
1) Comp 16 2.2"
2) Comp 16 2.5"
3) Comp 24 2.2"
4) Comp 24 2.5"
5) Comp 32 2.8"
PS if you think the semislick on the back is a bad idea tell me!
The course (Bringewood, Ludlow, Shropshire, UK) is:
1/10 new loose stuff, some mild off camber
1/10 rocky stuff, small drops
8/10 hardpack, fast, twisty, narrow, lots of "whoops" and jumps.
Weather is baking hot all week, but it's not going to be getting dusty, the ground is too hard there.
My comp15 (tubeless michelin semislick) has just arrived, and I've put it on the rear (just inflated tubeless no problems even though it's a folding tyre).
I was about to slap a comp24 up front as the comp15 packaging recommends, but chatting to a fellow monkey on MSN was advised this is a bad idea, he never runs comp 24 up front, reckons they steer badly.
So, Your recommendations/experience welcomed!
Please, NO posts about maxxis, kenda, etc. I have every current michelin DH tyre currently available, I just want to know which ones you reckon I should run up front:
1) Comp 16 2.2"
2) Comp 16 2.5"
3) Comp 24 2.2"
4) Comp 24 2.5"
5) Comp 32 2.8"
PS if you think the semislick on the back is a bad idea tell me!