winter tyres

dandel36
dandel36 Posts: 70
edited July 2009 in MTB buying advice
hi,
could anyone recommend a set of winter tubeless winter tyres for my 'dale prophet, i mainly ride the welsh trail centres.
dandel
dale prophet sl
dale f4
boardman urban

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  • trekhead
    trekhead Posts: 626
    Hi
    I`m pretty sure the Bontrager Mud X (hey Fatblokefromwarwick - `Bontempi Shitflickers` - lol) are tubeless ready. Had used them throughout last winter and couldn`t fault them. Great grip all round including wet roots, oh and they clear the crap out REALLY well. Don`t ride too close to someone who has them fitted, you`ll get covered in sh1te!!!!!
    My pair are going back on for the winter - mind you I think it`s been wetter during the summer :wink:
    ole ginger b*ll*cks / the ginger ninja
  • Dazzza
    Dazzza Posts: 2,364
    For really crappy weather it's another vote for mud-x like trekhead says they should be tubeless ready, they do wear a bit faster due to the soft compound but should last a season.

    Got a brand new pair sitting away just waiting to be torn up. :twisted:
    The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
    Giant Anthem X
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Trail centres tend not to mud up in the same way as natural trails though, I'd sooner not have mud specifics for riding built trails generally.

    (actually, I have an Opinion on this, which is that modern mud tyres basically are designed to make it possible for me to ride trails in winter that I shouldn't be riding at all- if the surface is bad enough to justify a full on mud shoveller, then I'd sooner leave it alone so that come spring, it's not completely ****ed. But, ymmv ;) There'll always be short sections of bad mud but I just use my nevegals, they struggle with deep stuff but they're better at everything else)
    Uncompromising extremist
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Northwind wrote:
    ...I have an Opinion on this, which is that modern mud tyres basically are designed to make it possible for me to ride trails in winter that I shouldn't be riding at all...
    Good point. I guess proper mud tyres are a bit of a novelty at first - yee haw look at me I got 2 wheel drive etc - but you're right, they do churn up the trails.

    On the flipside, mud tyres encouraged me to stay on the trails and not make them 10x wider.

    This is depressing - talking about winter tyres in July :(
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    .blitz wrote:
    On the flipside, mud tyres encouraged me to stay on the trails and not make them 10x wider.

    Yup, that's actually the only response that makes me think maybe I'm wrong, it's a really good point.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    Bonty Mud X's are the way forward.

    Riding in winter through mud is no worse than horse riding along the same trails and I don;t see them fitting mud specific foot-ware :lol:
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    edited July 2009
    So? What does the damage is volume- the less people using the trails, the better, just because someone else is doing it doesn't mean it's harmless if you do.

    Aargh, I'm ranting. Best mud tyre I've used myself, incidentally, was a Maxxis Medusa, it works well in mud though not as well as some, but it's better on dryer stuff than the Bontys, or so it feels to me.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    bit early for winter tyres isnt it??? i know this summer has been a bit crap but come on :lol: id go for a trailraker personally or a cut down swampthing. if you want something more xc try a medusa. hutchisons toro is meant to be quite good as well, but personally i just use a pair of intense system 4s all year round great fun in winter and roll quick in summer :D

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=17677

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