they are very good tires. roll fast, hook up as well anything similar, etc. just don't expect them to brake like a minion or whatever. they brake like a small block 8.
That maxxis tire they just came out with that no one seems to give a shlt about
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Who uses a rear brake for anything but skids and faux cutties???
The DHR 2 doesn't need to be cut to be a great tire. Greg Minnaar won the World Championships running them uncut, front and rear. But at any rate, I'm no longer with Maxxis. So if you really would like a new Maxxis tire, you should send Maxxis a message via the responder on their website.
I'm a big fan of the Ardent 2.25 Exo or Ikon 2.2 Exo rear, HRII 2.3 front.I'm slack, old, and don't really like riding in mud anyway!
I shall await the arrival of the Tubeless ready 2.3 version with baited breath!
It sounds like these two tyres are exactly what I was after for my Sanction.
Now, should I run Ardents, HRIIs, or one of each?
And if one of each, which one front or rear??
Oh noes, confuzzled again...
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It's actually the same construction (single ply 60 tpi casing with Exo reinforced sidewalls), but the DHF Exo has the textured sidewall pattern (which looks like scales). The only reason the HRII Exo does not have the textured sidewall pattern is that the DH version and the Exo version are produced in the same mold. Perhaps when demand for the tire grows and additional molds are opened, they will open an 'Exo-specific' mold with the same sidewall texture.
bah, then whoever you are with now, can you make me that tire? ill pay you in marbles and green army men!
Holwell - thanks for posting in this thread.
I thought Ridemonkey had scared away all the industry (or ex-industry?) dudes.
I thought Ridemonkey had scared away all the industry (or ex-industry?) dudes.
Ha! Well, if you can convince Carlisle to make bicycle tires, then I'll gladly design it! As a bonus, it would be manufactured in the USA.
Tell them if they make a model of any sort and put it on a fast wc downhiller they will immediately sell thousands. Regardless of how crappy it is.
That's gotta count for somethin!
Carlisle huh, well who the hell is designing those things!? I've tested a lot of trailer tires and I find that the Radial Trail RH 225/75 R15's could be better. When I'm trying to drift my boat and trailer around corners there is no warning before it breaks loose. I think there needs to be better transition knobs and for christs sake, get those things angled in the right direction! It seems like some one was coming home from a Dead show on a bad acid trip and just started throwing gobbs of rubber on a doughnut! WTF!
I'd be lying if I said I never sling shotted my snowmobile trailer 90 degrees into a snow bank to stage off of.
It's pretty effective. If I can figure out how to toss the sleds over the bank and land right side up, I'd be golden.
It's pretty effective. If I can figure out how to toss the sleds over the bank and land right side up, I'd be golden.
I miss mountain pass, above tree line sledding.
In some places sure. In a lot of rocky, gravely loose stuff, I don't really see the point. But slimy roots? Hell yeah.
3C on the rear is also preferable in wet boulders, which is coincidentally where wet roots often live.
For sure. I should clarify the difference between desert rocks and those weird smooth green covered things that satan puts in the woods in rain heavy environments.