I've been riding with some new to me tires on my Soul Dillinger (along with some new wheels from Syncros that we'll be reviewing shortly) and so far I'm impressed with this combo.
The Dillinger is currently set up rigid and the big high volume Schwalbe Racing Ralph really helps take a bit of the sting out of our rooty rocky trails. Paired up with these Syncros rims, I can run pretty low pressures with tubes and still not really worry about flatting - I'm digging it.
I decided to give the Mountain King a try as a rear tire and so far it is also impressing. It rolls pretty fast for being a fairly knobby tire and it has been hooking up fantastically on climbs. So far so good. It also seems to feature tougher sidewalls and so far I haven't had any concers with using it as a rear tire on a hardtail in terms of pinch flat issues. Again - running it at a decent PSI in back so that the ride isn't too "bouncy" in back but still gettting plenty of good grip and pretty respectable rolling resistance.
Overall I'm impressed with both tires.
Wondering what others think about these tires? Let's hear your thoughts if you have or are currently running them.
Best,
Mark
The Dillinger is currently set up rigid and the big high volume Schwalbe Racing Ralph really helps take a bit of the sting out of our rooty rocky trails. Paired up with these Syncros rims, I can run pretty low pressures with tubes and still not really worry about flatting - I'm digging it.
I decided to give the Mountain King a try as a rear tire and so far it is also impressing. It rolls pretty fast for being a fairly knobby tire and it has been hooking up fantastically on climbs. So far so good. It also seems to feature tougher sidewalls and so far I haven't had any concers with using it as a rear tire on a hardtail in terms of pinch flat issues. Again - running it at a decent PSI in back so that the ride isn't too "bouncy" in back but still gettting plenty of good grip and pretty respectable rolling resistance.
Overall I'm impressed with both tires.
Wondering what others think about these tires? Let's hear your thoughts if you have or are currently running them.
Best,
Mark