The water soluble aspect is pretty important considering its going on tyres and near rotors. I'll use a spray bottle of bike wash or even isopropyl alcohol to provide some slip to allow a tyre to pop out to the bead. Not sure I wanna risk oil based options.
That's a good point...
FWIW, turns out it was much ado about nothing. came home last night and pulled the tube out, installed the valve (coreless) and aired it up with my compressor. It was holding air with the pump head still on. So I installed the Tannus insert (I sprayed it with a mist of water), got it seated, put Stans in through the valve, reinstalled the core and aired it up. There were no pops as the bead set in, and an 7" section of bead is still not perfectly seated, but it held air for my ride last night, and this morning it was still within 2 psi of where I left it after the ride.
i rode my assegai/dhr2 exo+ combo all summer with 1,6/1,7 bar and octamousse red/black. no problems , felt no difference to the dd combo i rode last year
Rumors are that this is coming. https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/301864-New-Season-New-Tires-New-Thread?p=7052243#post7052243
Ditto. Been running the Enduro casings on my enduro bike, no complaints. The sidewalls are stiff enough I can run a bit lower pressure without feeling squirm cornering. The Soft compound lasts much longer than MaxxTerra it feels like. Most of the year I'm riding hardpack & dust, no sharp rocks, so no worries about flats. The braking knobs on the Kryptotal Re Soft last *much* longer than a DHR MT (I suspect some of this is due to them just being a lot taller, so they can wear more and still retain bite).
The Assegai is still pretty hard to trump on dry and loose hey. I'm keen to try an Argotal though - one of the local pinners here swears by them and rates them over the Assguy in our mix of rubble and gravel
They're pretty similar. I'm in NorCal so those are my conditions 9/12 months. I'd say Assegai has a smidge more grip on hardpack, rolls considerably slower. Krypto Fr I like better for off camber or leaned over hard onto the knobs. I also prefer the 2.4 width over 2.5 just because it's easier to get onto the side knobs. I think Krypto brakes a bit better due to taller knobs.
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On bikepark hardpack i feel the Assgai folds its side knobs earlier than dhr2 or Dhf. I tear side knobs on them before wearing them put otherwise.
I agree, just switched to DHF EXO+ Maxterras and even with the excessive rain we're getting down here they stay glued to roots and rocks. They are ±300 grams heavier than the Schwalbes they replaced, but oddly enough I got a KOM with the new tires and in much wetter conditions.
I've been on a front Argotal DH for a year, coming from an Assegai exo+. Around here on rooty rocky east coast trails I'm not a big fan. They seem a bit too stiff. They let go without warning. I have to run them at 18psi to get some proper grip. But I've spent a month in AZ this winter and I must say that for that kind of terrain they were great. The stiffness was welcome on those high speed slab sections.
I just ordered a Pirelli Scorpion Enduro Race M, it looks a bit like an assguy, grabbed a Scorpion rear for all of $52AuD.
Banger offer! Could you share the link?
I didn't word that all that well.
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Yeah in the recent Jack Moir videos where he was trying out Contis vs. his usual Assegai/DHR setup, he said the stiffness is quite noticeable. He said comparing DH to DH, the Maxxis conforms to stuff better but it also folds a lot easier under load. That's my impression also, and since I mostly ride harder ground and hate tire squirm, I love the Conti casing. But I could see if I rode somewhere with a lot of slower moves over wet rocks and roots, it'd be hard to beat Maxxis.
Why 2.6"? The 2.5 Assguy is pretty big hey. And I'm loving the 2.4 Conti offerings.
I find I gotta drop a psi or two in the Contis compared the Maxxis to get a similar feel. I wasn't expecting the Krypto to work as well in the wet as it does - somehow it holds on better than the Assguy when I tried it at Maydena in the rain. Didn't the Conti tyres nearly sweep the podium at Snowshoe in the rain a couple years ago?
Coz the formula fork I put on is short compared to the stock RS fork. Wanted to try to get a bit of height back without upping the travel.
Ah yep, was wondering why. I find the bigger size stuff gets squirmy or vague sometimes is all.
It's a little unnerving to run those Contis at below 20psi on plastic rims. But they work so much better with a few psi less. I'm also impressed by the rear Xynotal I've got. Better rolling than a DHR2, maybe less braking grip would be the main difference.
Yeah I'm thinking I'll grab a Xynotal rear for the Smuggler and pair with a Krypto F. A bit unsure on the endurance compound that the trail casing is available in. Dunno if its stupid hard or not.
Yeah, I'm definitely Xynotal-curious. The photos of the tread make it look much more substantial than like a Dissector. But I've gotten burned so many times by Dissectors/Aggressors, I've been hesitant to try them.
They came with a used set of Reserve I bought. I had already picked up a new Krypto for the rear cause I was also skeptical of the thread. But I got the wheels and decided to give it a go.
Feature not a bug.
Hopefully no worse if thats the best compound the trail casing comes in at the moment.
Disagree. The 2.5 Assegai & Aggressor are the same size as the 2.4 DHR. All three of those tires work for me but I frequently wish they were a little bigger. Dissector & Rekon 2.6" tires on my friend's bike are way bigger, like Plus Size. Maxxis needs to make all their burly tires either a healthy 2.5" or a reasonable 2.6".
Fair play, but I went to a 2.4 Conti and it seems visibly smaller than the Assegai and I still prefer it.
Damn, because those were really more like 2.5" and 2.35". I've always liked the confidence in loose terrain of a genuine 2.5" wide front tire, but I haven't timed comparisons with narrower. The 2.4" DHR on the back of my DH bike and 2.5" Aggressor on the rear of my Enduro seem a little short and prone to bottoming out at 27psi (if I don't use an insert) so I feel like a touch more height (width) would give the cushion I'm lacking.
I think we have discovered a website that is even WORSE than Michelin's bike tire website.
