New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Originally Posted by
kidwoo
Those wildrockr 2s are seriously the best tire tread I've ever ridden. Even the stiffer rubber one grips better than most companies' sticky rubber versions of good treads. I just don't like the weight and rolling resistance. But for all out railing turns in pretty much any condition I've ridden them in, that's pretty much the THE standard in my mind.
Thankfully tire designs are so hard for people to come up with for some reason, the trickle down is happening. I like the way the center knobs on these look over the wildrockr2s. I'd think they clog up less and give better braking. But for sideknob/cornering support, they ripped off the right tire. "industry standard" wheelsizes only however.
https://bythehive.com/products/trs-tire
Ya that does look good. Big side knobs like the Michelin and the ramped centre like you say. Casing sounds promising, I'm just weary of the hype and those guys(e13) seem to hype lots. I have no experience with e13 though. Just looked up an article on the michelin(pinkbiike) and they seem to echo my buddies experience and he doesn't read that shit. He just brakes stuff and figures what's wrong or doesn't and gives a thumbs up then tries harder.?i like seeing that first hand so I'm really thinking hard on those michelins and apart from a bit less rolling and 100g difference. Michelin is still under 1000g. How did those e13 trs' measure up width wise ?
New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Originally Posted by
kidwoo
The michelins aren't THAT much heavier than everything else, but the casing is stiffer so you run them at slightly lower pressures which means a lot of your pedaling momentum gets sucked up in deforming the tire. A quarter lb in rotational weight on each wheel is definitely a little more draggy as well.
I won't likely be getting any of those e13s unless they make a 26" version. I'm part of the ignored masses now :D
If those sideknobs are anywhere near as thick as the michelins they'll work great. Those are the thickest blocks I've seen on any tire, dh included.
http://m.pinkbike.com/news/ethirteen...view-2016.html
To the t. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you looked at my cards when I went for a piss
It's going to be a toss up between the trs and the wrr2. Buddy , unprompted, remarked yesterday how much he was leaning into the wrr2 , in the corners(it's a 26er)