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10-15-2019, 09:42 AM #1551
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10-15-2019, 09:49 AM #1552Registered User
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20” Maxxis Creepy Crawlers
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10-15-2019, 10:28 AM #1553
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10-15-2019, 10:35 AM #1554Registered User
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10-15-2019, 11:20 AM #1555
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10-15-2019, 12:29 PM #1556Registered User
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Thanks. Price on 'em looks good ($50 from WWC). The weight on the Enduro Fronts looks tolerable (spec'd 1,030g for 29er), vs. 1,160 for the Rear. They must make the Rear tougher since that's where most flats occur. My 29er Assegai EXO weighs like 1,150, 2.4 DHR ~1,000, and my 2 Magic Marys weigh 930-970. Like I said, I never flat so don't need the tougher layup or an insert. The Wild Enduro Front block pattern looks similar to the Assegai, so I'm sure I'll love it.
In the comments on the Pinkbike review, they try to describe the different rubber compounds. From what I can understand: Magi-X has a very soft outer layer over a harder core, Gum-X has a soft (but not as soft as Magi-X) outer layer over a medium core. Magi-X is very slow rebound speed, Gum-X is slow rebound. One guy said: "The Magi-X needs a lot more commitment to really shine, you will find the Gum-X to be more forgiving if you don‘t go all out. The Gum-X has more grip on wet roots, the Magi-X is better on wet rocks. In the dry, see above." I might do Gum-X in both F/R based on this.
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10-15-2019, 01:04 PM #1557
Wow, I was leaning toward trying some Michelin’s until I read that exchange.
I guess I’m i simpleton, to me there’s real appeal to Maxxis : 3C EXO. DD if you’re hard on tires. DH if you’re riding ..... DH.
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10-15-2019, 01:09 PM #1558
Weight isnt the only factor in a tire
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10-15-2019, 01:12 PM #1559
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10-15-2019, 01:14 PM #1560
I put two gumx rockr2s on my bike this weekend.
heeheheeeeee......I keep saying it but I forgot how fucking good those tires areBesides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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10-15-2019, 01:32 PM #1561
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10-15-2019, 01:38 PM #1562
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10-15-2019, 02:02 PM #1563
I've been trying to put my finger on what the difference is but that post above does a better job than I would just sitting around guessing. Straight up the knobs on the gumx are more compliant. As in you can deform them by hand a lot easier. But having ridden the magix on a bunch of greasy stuff those do work well on slickery rocks. The base knobs are stiffer but the outer rubber layer is softer for sure. I fiddled around with them a bit this weekend before deciding what to put on the front. It's definitely not as straightforward as "this tire is just overall softer than this other one"
I think magi. The real problem with those tires in the wet is all the little ridges on and inbetween the knobs. That stuff grabs certain kinds of mud and packs up like crazy. I'd just buy one of each and try them. Chain reaction had some cheap ones that someone here brought to my attention.
Or you could just buy something else for the winter and not worry about those until april/mayBesides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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10-15-2019, 02:15 PM #1564
Are the rockr2s the discontinued ones? And the Enduros are the new ones? And they're inferior?
My pea brain has low tolerance for new information right now.However many are in a shit ton.
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10-15-2019, 02:21 PM #1565
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10-15-2019, 02:21 PM #1566
The wildrocker2 that everyone raves about (including me) are the same tires as what they're calling the rockr2 now on their website.
the endurpo is new. I haven't ridden them but I've seen them in person. They look less good in fast drier stuff than the rockr2 but better in mud probably.Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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10-15-2019, 03:26 PM #1567
Is there anything you don’t like about how they handled the winter, or just trying something new?
Just curious because it seems like the on the British forums the folks who ride in UK wet mud really like the MM’s for the combo of grip and mud shedding.
Re: your MM weights, you must have the 29 x 2.35s?
The 29 x 2.6 SG/Soft is listed at 1350g while the 29 x 2.6 SS/Soft is 1050g.
I didn’t realize the 29 x 2.35 SS/Soft is only listed at 885g. 29 x 2.35 SG/Soft at 1165g.
For my uses it seems like MM 29 x 2.6F and 29 x 2.35R, both Snakeskin Soft, could be an good combo if my Butcher 2.6F / TK2.4R experiment goes poorly._______________________________________________
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10-15-2019, 03:36 PM #1568
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10-15-2019, 03:37 PM #1569
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10-15-2019, 05:30 PM #1570Registered User
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I will mount and ride my MM's as soon as we get the first good rain, and use them until I wear the tread down. It could be all winter; it could be a couple months. I loved them in the tail end of last winter, but took them off when things got dry because they felt pretty draggy as things dried out. Depends on how off/on the rain we get is - Schwalbe's soft rubber wears out SUPER fast here when things are dry. I was asking about the Wild Enduros for once I inevitably wear these out, curious to try something new since there are so many Michelin fanboys here.
Correct, I have the 29x2.35 SS/Soft. One of them weighs like 910-920g, the other was like 970-980g. It was a lot more than whatever their website listed. To be fair, my Assegai is like 75g more than the listed weight too.
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10-15-2019, 08:12 PM #1571
New Season, New Tires, New Thread
If it keeps the Schwalbe trend of seriously understating weight, the 2.6 Supergravity would be well over 3 pounds actual weight! (Listed weight is 2.97 lbs) Yikes.
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I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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10-16-2019, 10:28 AM #1572
It's been a while since I tried a GumX on the front, but the MagiX ones kind of suck on wet roots (and I love those things in the dry). I think the knobs just don't deform enough. And like you said, they suck at clearing mud. Those stupid ribs need to go, they don't do anything useful.
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10-16-2019, 01:07 PM #1573Registered User
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Skip the Wild Enduro Rear guys. The side knobs suck balls.
A friend is running the Fronts front & rear now, likes it. I have a few spare Rock'R2s myself so I'll probably stick with that on the rear for now.
Got a CushCore to borrow so might put that in the rear on a rainy day this week with my current Rock'R2 to get a good comparison between midweight vs midweight + Cushcore vs EXO + CushCore.
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10-17-2019, 12:30 PM #1574
I need rubber. Michelin wild somethings on a Reign. I tend to rip out sidewalls on the rocky trails I like. Present tires have too many sidewall rips to go on. I like the way the Michelin's ride but far too wimpy sidewall. I guess my question is, which Maxis EXO tire is awsomest? ... or other suggestion.
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10-17-2019, 12:32 PM #1575
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