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Which tyres do you prefer and why
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Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
If Jesus made tyres then it would have to be the Holy Roller. Makes sense to everyone.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Here you go young man.
The tyre approved by religious organisations everywhere. You can still buy these so not strictly a vintage thing.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Ohhhh, I think I might be wrong but Irc Mythos or Velociraptors?
Scotty T
Walks the walk
IRC Missile?
SummitFever
Eats Squid
Kujo's? Mate had a set for downhill.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
There could almost be trivial thread called 'Guess that tyre tread'
No way, Larsons were awesome. I once ran a 2.4 on the front of my XC bike and loved it.
What did you love? The lack of braking grip or the lack of lateral grip? Or, like me, the amazing credibility they gave?
When 2.1s were the standard size I thought they were epic in 2.35, but for some reason I could never get the wire bead to run tubeless. Probably because in 2008 I had nfi about tubeless .
In other news, if you buy Vittoria tyres from the distributor GKA and sign up to their newsletter you get a 30% discount immediately. $70 per tyre, I'll see if they turn up.
When 2.1s were the standard size I thought they were epic in 2.35, but for some reason I could never get the wire bead to run tubeless. Probably because in 2008 I had nfi about tubeless .
In other news, if you buy Vittoria tyres from the distributor GKA and sign up to their newsletter you get a 30% discount immediately. $70 per tyre, I'll see if they turn up.
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
Come across this. Not tyres but psi recommend guide. Might help someone,
axs.sram.com
SRAM | AXS
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Getting a Larsen working in a DIY tubeless would be an impressive win.
Weight savings on the sidewalls is an old trick and the Larsen was pretty thin there. It wasn't super for punctures on the tread side either.
Still a quick tyre and you can run them backwards for added coolness.
The old backward Maxxis trick, I know guys who still think this is a thing. Yep, armchair expert vs tyre engineer - totally run them backwards.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Running a light duty Larsen for other types of riding would worry me more. Running one on chunky trails must lead to sadness regardless which way it is facing.The old backward Maxxis trick, I know guys who still think this is a thing. Yep, armchair expert vs tyre engineer - totally run them backwards.
SummitFever
Eats Squid
I once bought a Maxxis cross mark. True to its name, it certainly made me cross and left a mark. Have not ridden a Maxxis mtb tyre since...
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
We all used to buy Maxxis before they were Maxxis...Cheng Shin Tire Co.
Some other notable tires that have been lost in the time vault were Tioga Factory DH, Onza Porc's, Panaracer Smoke/Dart combo and the Mighty Nokian Gazzoloddi, a 3 inch wide 26er DH tire
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
The Gazzoloddi's did look huge, even by today's standards.
I loved the Factory DH and went through a few of those. Big bag and great traction until they got a bit blunt.
Cheng Shin FTW