[RubberMan]

I am looking for test riders to help with downhill tire development.

Qualification:
Who: teams only at this point (sorry, not individual riders at this time). A team constitutes at least three people.
Where: Must be a professional level racing program competing on either
a) the World Cup circuit and/or
b) the USA Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour
(looking for both dry and wet courses)
Experience: Must have over five years of downhill racing experience (and/or equivalent offroad motorcycle racing)
Additional: Must be able to feel differences in tread patterns on the trail and be able to articulate a quality review
Helpful: previous experience with tire testing

Are you the one? If so, send me some information that allows me to do some research on you before we talk further.

LETS BUILD SOME FAST TIRES TOGETHER!

 

[bizutch]

Bitter individual here. Just saying.

 

[BKQuill]

So which tire manufacture do you work for?

 

[RubberMan]

Sorry, Bizutch. Looking for group of peeps right now to provide varied experience level. May open to individuals later.

 

[BKQuill]

Hey Butch, wouldn't you say that I quailify to test tires? (LOL) Opps, guess not, I'm not a team.

 

[RubberMan]

BKQuill - keeping the manufacturer secret for now to prevent company bias.

 

[bigh]

Hey rubberman,we have a team located in New England and although we don't race at the world cup level (yet) our team racers will be racing the gravity east series as well as the U.S. open and few other New England races. Our team currently has 7 racers (1 pro, 4 cat 1, and 2 cat 2) and we are still looking for a tire sponsorship this season. We could definitely give an in depth review of your tires and rider feedback. If you are interested in more of a grassroots program please contact me and I can send you a link to our facebook fan page as well as our webpage for more information on our team and past race results.

 

[mattmatt86]

Butch and Bill wanna start a team?

 

[RubberMan]

hey, bigh
Please send me your contact information, race schedule and facebook info in a private message.
Thanks.

 

[bigh]

just sent it.

 

[Beast]

Your secret is my secret, RubberMan. Good to see you guys working on DH tires. Should be exciting to see what you have in mind.

Someone should jump on this . . .

 

[sikocycles]

I will test your 29er DH tires.

 

[RubberMan]

Sorry, sikocycles, 26" first.

 

[sikocycles]

Sorry, sikocycles, 26" first.

Ahhh Sh!t I had to ask.

 

[norbar]

No matter what make them UST ready. Not enought ust tires on the market.

 

[RubberMan]

Norbar,
We'll keep that in mind.

 

[yuroshek]

PM sent

 

[NY_Star]

No matter what make them UST ready. Not enought ust tires on the market.

That is for a reason. They SUCK

 

[norbar]

That is for a reason. They SUCK

There is a chance that instead of the product the one to blame is the user... Times have changed and modern ust tires are really good, just not enough options.

 

[5150dhbiker]

Lame, I "qualify" but I'm not on a team. HAHA

 

[Kanye West]

Make something exactly like a Maxxis HighRoller that doesn't cost $70-80 retail.

 

[norbar]

Make something exactly like a Maxxis HighRoller that doesn't cost $70-80 retail.

Just move to anywhere else in the world

 

[5150dhbiker]

Just move to anywhere else in the world

OR, don't run a High Roller.

 

[RubberMan]

Thanks to all who have replied so far.

We are collecting information now and will be contacting teams directly later this week.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

Ridemonkey, the best place in the world to troll for top level riders and product experts.

 

[beaverbiker]

this is definitely the last place i'd be looking for test riders. all these kids want is free crap.

 

[spleen123]

pm sent

 

[yuroshek]

this is definitely the last place i'd be looking for test riders. all these kids want is free crap.

not true at all. I have a few very talented riders on my team that do not post on the forums. but i do. and i feel THEY could help design a very legit race tire, so i applied.

 

[RubberMan]

thanks again to everyone who replied. We will start contacting you later today.

 

[norbar]

not true at all. I have a few very talented riders on my team that do not post on the forums. but i do. and i feel THEY could help design a very legit race tire, so i applied.

Naaah didn't you know that according to the newest data using the net more than once a month makes you 5sec slower on a 3min track? I love that you either have to hate the non net people or the other way around. I need to start hating more if I want to fit in.

 

[*Pepe*]

apologies for the slight derail... but... i've recently read that durometer can harden over time. can anyone tell me if this is more theoretical rather than practical? i guess what i'm asking is, while it may practically apply to f1 tires does it really apply to mtb tires? thanks gurus.

as you all were.

 

[numerik]

And....who is "the tester"?

 

[Pslide]

apologies for the slight derail... but... i've recently read that durometer can harden over time. can anyone tell me if this is more theoretical rather than practical? i guess what i'm asking is, while it may practically apply to f1 tires does it really apply to mtb tires? thanks gurus.

as you all were.

This is true. The hardness of the tread is in part affected by oils they put into the compound. These leach out over time, making it harder. And oxidation also adversely affects rubber.

But this effect is really only noticeable over the span of years - and with as fast as most sticky compounds wear it's not an issue.

What you might want to be careful of though is buying tires that are more than 2-3 years old - they probably won't deliver as much grip as new tires. I've never checked to see if bike tires have a date of manufacture on them, but you can usually tell by their appearance.