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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
Looking for personal experience tire recommendations. Preferably low priced
ones. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I ride technical XC, lots of mud, rock, and roots, often damp. Combine with leaves on the ground this time of year, and it's quite slick. Most recommendations I read are for hard-pack or more dry conditions. I was running uber-cheap Panaracer Smoke and Dart, which actually worked pretty well through the dry part of the summer, despite being quite worn. Now that things are getting damp again, these worn boots are not gonna cut it. Oh, and I ride a hardtail with V brakes, so 2.1 is about as wide as I can go. Thanks in advance! Lephturn |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
Looking for personal experience tire recommendations. Preferably low priced ones. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I ride technical XC, lots of mud, rock, and roots, often damp. Combine with leaves on the ground this time of year, and it's quite slick. Most recommendations I read are for hard-pack or more dry conditions. I was running uber-cheap Panaracer Smoke and Dart, which actually worked pretty well through the dry part of the summer, despite being quite worn. Now that things are getting damp again, these worn boots are not gonna cut it. Oh, and I ride a hardtail with V brakes, so 2.1 is about as wide as I can go. Thanks in advance! Lephturn In back, either a V-raptor 2.1, Michelin HOT S, or Continental Survival Pro. Motoraptor 2.4 up front. Cheers, -Andrew |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
"Lephturn" wrote in message news Looking for personal experience tire recommendations. Preferably low priced ones. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I ride technical XC, lots of mud, rock, and roots, often damp. Combine with leaves on the ground this time of year, and it's quite slick. Most recommendations I read are for hard-pack or more dry conditions. I was running uber-cheap Panaracer Smoke and Dart, which actually worked pretty well through the dry part of the summer, despite being quite worn. Now that things are getting damp again, these worn boots are not gonna cut it. Oh, and I ride a hardtail with V brakes, so 2.1 is about as wide as I can go. Thanks in advance! Lephturn IRC Serac 2.1 (Japanese redwalls) run as low pressure as you can. Mike |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
"Michael Dart" wrote in message ... IRC Serac 2.1 (Japanese redwalls) run as low pressure as you can. I'll second that. Works great on wet, slippery roots. The mud around here is clay based so just about every tire packs up and the Seracs do a decent job of self cleaning. Gary in VA |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
Gary in VA scrawled in bright red lipstick:
"Michael Dart" wrote in message ... IRC Serac 2.1 (Japanese redwalls) run as low pressure as you can. I'll second that. Works great on wet, slippery roots. The mud around here is clay based so just about every tire packs up and the Seracs do a decent job of self cleaning. Gary in VA everything that was NOT recommened for my dry, sandy, loose rock conditions. ;-) Penny |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
"Penny S" wrote in message ... Gary in VA scrawled in bright red lipstick: "Michael Dart" wrote in message ... IRC Serac 2.1 (Japanese redwalls) run as low pressure as you can. I'll second that. Works great on wet, slippery roots. The mud around here is clay based so just about every tire packs up and the Seracs do a decent job of self cleaning. Gary in VA everything that was NOT recommened for my dry, sandy, loose rock conditions. ;-) Penny They work great for that too. They're really good tyres. ;^) Mike |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
Sounds like a fair swap. Shaun aRe |
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Tires for mud, rock, and roots
"Lephturn" wrote in message .cable.rogers.com...
Looking for personal experience tire recommendations. Preferably low priced ones. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I ride technical XC, lots of mud, rock, and roots, often damp. I ride XC in similar conditions (Maine). With the return of the damp weather last month I blew forty dollars on a Conti Survival Pro 2.1. (Why do Contis never go on sale?) I put in on the rear wheel and have been very happy with it so far, although obviously a month is not a thorough test. Even the grossest mud falls off it like it was made of teflon, and the tire is pretty good on the off-angle wet roots that are typical of trails I ride. Sometimes it skips a lug and makes your heart do the same, but then it grabs on and off you go. Not a fast smooth tire, obviously. On the front I put a Geax Blade 2.0, based on reviews on MTBR, and based on the fact that I got it for fifteen bucks. The jury is still out on that one. The bad news is that it cakes up with mud very easily and does not let go, so if thick mud is your number one issue, I'd stay away. On the other hand, it has a wonderful soft, supple, clingy, grippy feel that I love and that gives me confidence on the rocks, roots, and pine needles. I weigh 130 and run both tires with superlight tubes at about 30 psi and haven't yet gotten my first flat with this setup. (I also don't jump.) - Tony |
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