Bodin
GMBC
You don't have children to feed?Now, what does that tell you?
All jokes aside - UST is the way to go if reliability is your main concern. I've ridden it since early 2004 with ONE - I repeat - ONE flat in that entire time.
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All jokes aside - UST is the way to go if reliability is your main concern. I've ridden it since early 2004 with ONE - I repeat - ONE flat in that entire time.
DaGonz
Eats Squid
Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
That you have way to much disposable income and I want to be your toy boyNow, what does that tell you?
(licky lick)Started flicking through the posts but with 50 pages, I might be here for a while.
Gone Riding
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UST are definitely more robust... I was using tubes with Larsen TT Exceptions for about 3 years on my previous bike and always ended up replacing them due to sidewall wear, well before the tread ran out. I am now (on new bike) using Maxxis Rendez and Crossmark UST's for my everyday and Schwalbe Rocket Ron & Racing Ralph UST's for my race tyres and all cases the sidewalls seem fine. Having used UST, I'll never go back... yeah, they may be ever so slightly heavier but I've never had a flat since, and can run lower pressures for better grip and less rolling resistance. UST may be more expensive but at least I'm not going to replace them till the tread wears out! I'd be giving them a shot on your rocky trails for sure...
Bikeboy005
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Hi Lads.. I am old school and go for the best tyres on the market for all types of use. Bugger the extra weight. This tyre is cheap and brilliant.
Tyre: Maxxis Ignitor UST/Kevlar Bead 2.3
Strengths: The well-spaced tread pattern fills in nicely to provide low rolling resistance in the straights, while the ramped pentagonal knobs provide excellent traction in the corners and in medium soil.The tyre rolls extremely well, minimal rolling resistance with good grip on dry hardpack, however definately not a mud tyre
Weakness: Weight
Weight: 785g
Bottom Line: Great fast tyre, Excellent multi-condition performer
Rating: 9.5/10
Tyre: Maxxis Ignitor UST/Kevlar Bead 2.3
Strengths: The well-spaced tread pattern fills in nicely to provide low rolling resistance in the straights, while the ramped pentagonal knobs provide excellent traction in the corners and in medium soil.The tyre rolls extremely well, minimal rolling resistance with good grip on dry hardpack, however definately not a mud tyre
Weakness: Weight
Weight: 785g
Bottom Line: Great fast tyre, Excellent multi-condition performer
Rating: 9.5/10
Johnny Come Lately
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I'll concur with this. Have the Ignitor on the front which was great on everything but the muddiest part of the Forrest 6 hour course. Luckily I changed out the Crossmark on the rear for an Advantage. The crossmark would have struggled.
haha, this sounded like it was copied out of a marketing document until that last bit
cameron94
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I put on the pararacer yesterday and it says it is 2.1 but it looks like it is under 2! It is incredibly skinny! Grip looks good but the size! LOL
Bodin
GMBC
I had a pair of 1.9" Maxxis Larsen TT Exception Series back in 2004. Never ridden a faster, more grippy tyre... for the 5 minutes I used to be able to ride them before getting a flat. Ended up giving them away, as I was spending more money on tubes than I did on the tyres in the first place.
If your tyres are of the same sort, I wouldn't be taking them any where near an Endurance race. Or a trail. Or a road. Or a bicycle.
pi11wizard
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I also got one of those as a 'bargain' from a bike shop aswell. I have never had so many pinch flats. It didn't matter how hard i pumped the tyre, I would pinch at least twice every ride. I cracked and threw it in the bin in the end.
DaGonz
Eats Squid
Yup! many have a love or hate relationship with the FLT 2.0" jobbies. I quite like 'em. They're a narrow bag, but roll really well, seem pretty versatile in a lot of conditions, and are pretty light. I ran them pretty low pressures (sub 30's) tubeless, which allowed them to bag up a bit more and thought they hooked up really well.
I recommended them to a friend who hated them.
*shrug*
Cheers
Gonz
I hammered them at Narrow Neck yesterday running 40PSI with tubes and had no problems with punctures. Going to try Yellomundee today and see how they go in singletrack. Gotta love holidays!
Yes they are a small bag and quite narrow - initially I was worried about that, but I stopped looking at them and just got on with riding. If you know Narrow Neck then you'll know how rocky and loose the conditions can be. They gripped as well as I could expect on such surfaces.
Yes they are a small bag and quite narrow - initially I was worried about that, but I stopped looking at them and just got on with riding. If you know Narrow Neck then you'll know how rocky and loose the conditions can be. They gripped as well as I could expect on such surfaces.
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OK, just back from Yellomundee (yay holidays again!) on an old Trek 6500 hardtail and the Syncros FLTs on both ends. I found the tyres quite good all-rounders and they coped with pretty much all of the singletrack. They got quite skatey in the rock gardens and technical climbs, but their light weight and quick turning helped with negotiating the terrain. I was able to get around their limitations with riding technique and shifting my weight on the bike.
I think if I were to do more technical stuff then I'd go for a tyre with more volume and a squarer profile, but at $29 per tyre I'm very impressed. I'd be happy with using them where the terrain is smoother and faster.
I think if I were to do more technical stuff then I'd go for a tyre with more volume and a squarer profile, but at $29 per tyre I'm very impressed. I'd be happy with using them where the terrain is smoother and faster.
