I've been thirsting for this for years - I understand the kevlar/folding beads are weaker but surely they can be made slightly stronger or slightly tighter to be appropriate for DH use.
What I don't understand is why every kevlar/folding bead tyre comes with a compromised casing - I want the full 1200-1250g DH tyre (the Minion DHF 2.5, Magic Mary 2.35, etc) with the steel bead swapped for something lighter.
I just read the Jared Graves article on pinkbike where he talks about the "Double Down" casing from Maxxis which sounds pretty close to what I'm looking for, but the marketing material doesn't make it clear if the casing is identical to the DH 2-ply or not. Does anyone know? Any compromise in that casing means raising the pressure and losing grip to reduce rim damage / flats - which is stupid. Less weight is great, but not at the direct cost of traction and reliability. Obviously the product is a great idea for Enduro as a step up from EXO, but it's a step down for full DH use unless they kept the casing identical.
I know the world is all about Enduro now so this will probably never happen, but figured it might be fun to throw this out there in case I'm not the only one.
What I don't understand is why every kevlar/folding bead tyre comes with a compromised casing - I want the full 1200-1250g DH tyre (the Minion DHF 2.5, Magic Mary 2.35, etc) with the steel bead swapped for something lighter.
I just read the Jared Graves article on pinkbike where he talks about the "Double Down" casing from Maxxis which sounds pretty close to what I'm looking for, but the marketing material doesn't make it clear if the casing is identical to the DH 2-ply or not. Does anyone know? Any compromise in that casing means raising the pressure and losing grip to reduce rim damage / flats - which is stupid. Less weight is great, but not at the direct cost of traction and reliability. Obviously the product is a great idea for Enduro as a step up from EXO, but it's a step down for full DH use unless they kept the casing identical.
I know the world is all about Enduro now so this will probably never happen, but figured it might be fun to throw this out there in case I'm not the only one.