Afan Tyyre Choice

Richard85
Richard85 Posts: 20
edited October 2009 in MTB general
Hi Guys after a little advice...

I'm off to Afan on Monday for a couple of days. The thing is I'm not sure what rubber would be best suited. I have the choice of Nobbly Nicks 2.25's or Race Kings Protection 2.2's. I suppose its been pretty wet over there lately.

Thanks

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  • stevet1992
    stevet1992 Posts: 1,502
    Richard85 wrote:
    Hi Guys after a little advice...

    I'm off to Afan on Monday for a couple of days. The thing is I'm not sure what rubber would be best suited. I have the choice of Nobbly Nicks 2.25's or Race Kings Protection 2.2's. I suppose its been pretty wet over there lately.

    Thanks

    Afan tends to drain really well

    I ran High rollers front and rear when i went ... never missed a heart beat ! I would imagine the nobbly nics would be better over the rocks etc !
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  • paulscutt
    paulscutt Posts: 332
    Afan/Glyncorrwg do drain pretty well anyway - and as i type this its blue skies and sunshine(I live a few mins away) - has been fine the past 3-4days so the trails will be PERFECT - not dry and dusty nor muddy! :) happy riding fella!
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  • llamafarmer
    llamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    The Nobby Nics might be the best shout, as they're probably going to be a bit more resistant to the rocks. I've blasted round Whites Level in the pouring rain on 2.1 Racing Ralphs and they were fine (bar one pinch flat), as above - Afan drains really well and there's loads of grip.

    I'm heading over on Monday too, so hoping for some nice weather! :D
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  • rhyko7
    rhyko7 Posts: 781
    you dont really need big deep tread patterns for afan as its not very muddy, its more wet and slippy with hardly any deep mud, therefore i think a soft compound works bestasa it grips on the rocks & routes better

    i may go tomoro aswell, not decided yet
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  • paulscutt
    paulscutt Posts: 332
    been raining on and off today but brightening up now - still should be good conditions
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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    llamafarmer wrote:
    The Nobby Nics might be the best shout, as they're probably going to be a bit more resistant to the rocks.

    If it's resilliance you need, the Conti Protections are a tough tire! I thought the consensus was that standard RRs and NNs are pretty fragile?
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