Nobby Nics

iljs

Hi,
Im looking for some new tyres and have found these. Was wandering if anyone has much experience with them. I am looking for an All rounder. I ride alot in woods with a mix of hard pack and mud. Im just starting out really so advice would be appreciated.
I have a HT so thought a bigger tyre might be better.

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k371/a ... -2010.html

The same site is doing the 2.1 Wire Beaded version for 13 Euro. I thought i would put it on the rear.

Thanks in advance

Laurence25

I have the nobby nic in 2.25 and a 2.4 i love them best thing since sliced bread.................. AND they are on my hardtail

ratty2k

If you can get them cheap enough, fine. but IMO plenty of better tyres about... NN's are pretty overrated IMO.

Zaskar20

ratty2k wrote:

If you can get them cheap enough, fine. but IMO plenty of better tyres about... NN's are pretty overrated IMO.

+1.
Maxxis High Rollers are my choice for excellent all rounders.

The Spiderman

I use them as my all rounder of choice.Work on hardpack,loose,and OK is mud.Fast rolling too.

bike-a-swan

2.1's NNs are pretty good all-rounders. I've only had a couple of brief goes on the fat ones, but the feel seemed similar, just more comfy

.blitz

I like Nics. I think the 2.1s are on the small side but fine if you're lightweight and use a bit of finesse. The 2.25s are much more rugged and IMO great for trail riding in all conditions apart from proppa mud. The 2.4 Snakeskin makes a great front tyre and is pretty much indestructable.

There are a lot of different versions though and there's no point in paying over the odds for one just because it's a Nobby Nic. The Snakeskin and DD derivatives are heavier but tougher and there are Triple Compound and ORC versions. Choose carefully.

scoob113

One of my mates really likes these, I'm less convinced. He's taken his round Mountain routes in 'variable' conditions shall we say, trails them a lot, and on a HT/Full.
Me - i tried them and got fed up with them. I moved to an Ardent on the front and kept a NN 2.25 on the back. So still using one, but not for directional control :-)

Good luck - I reckon a lot of this is down to us as riders .... until I'm some sort of practised rider I reckon I could possibly put any tyre on and stuff up any corner or rail any corner, cos it's down to me every time I fall off i suspect rather than they tyre (as I did with NN's)

The Northern Monkey

here is what I found out about NN's before I changed my mind.

1) overpriced. £70-£80 for a pair of tyres :shock:
2) thin sidewalls - can be prone to punctures on anything remotely rocky
3) yes their light, but the low protection v low weight argument is a no brainer to me. I'd rather something a bit inbetween.

bike-a-swan

those were more or less my objections for a long time, then:

1. they came down in price- you can get them for 25-30 quid each if you shop around.
2. The sidewall thing was something I was prepared to trade off, living in the south-east there aren't so many stonking great rocks. While I haven't been anywhere too evil since putting them on, they've handled everything I have done alright. Mind you, I've only been running one up front since I ran over a sawn off metal fencepost and destroyed the rear. I can get away with pretty low pressures too.
3. probably covered in 2.

My only major criticism of them now is they don't have quite the bite when leaning of the fires they replaced.

bomberesque

Zaskar20 wrote:

ratty2k wrote:

If you can get them cheap enough, fine. but IMO plenty of better tyres about... NN's are pretty overrated IMO.

+1.
Maxxis High Rollers are my choice for excellent all rounders.

I don't think they're overrated ... although I do think that they're overpriced. fortunately deals can be had

I use the Nic on the front and HR on the rear. I find the HR a bit bite-y and uncommunicative for front use, where the Nic may not hold a line quite as well, but is better behaved and warns you before it breaks away. Out back I care less about being warned when the bike's about to slide so the frankly awesome traction and railing ability of the HR finds its place there

.blitz

+1

.blitz

+1

Northwind

They're great tyres IMO but they're a wee bit limited, not the allrounders people take them for... Wasn't at all impressed by how they cope with damp rocks, and that's pretty much what this country's made of . But mainly it's the price, they're faster and lighter than a Nevegal or Highroller and they grip similiarly in the dry, but they don't last as long, or grip anything like as well in the wet, and they cost twice as much.

They're sort of like Mountain Kings I guess... In theory there are basic versions and then there's improved, upgraded versions but actually only the upgraded ones are worth buying, and you end up paying top dollar for a top-of-the-range tyre that really only does what a middle-of-the-range tyre should do. IMO