Tyres you hate

RealMan

Bit of a reverse on the usual. What tyres don't you like?


Can't stand the spesh fast traks I got as standard with my rockhopper. Useless in anything other then very dry trails. No puncture resistance at all either. However I am looking forward to testing them out tubeless for some summer races.

ExeterSimon

Panracer Cinders.

Like have your brakes permanently slightly on.

OE on the 905. I knew from reviews they were speed scrubbers but I still gave them a go.

Glad I bought a Kenda Nevegal and a Blue Groove when I picked the bike up.

lawman

i hated my michelin all mountains when i first got them, no grip what so ever, but i was skint so had to stick with them, amazingly six months later when they were literally thread bare, they gripped like poo to a carpet how wierd is that

conti mountain kings are pretty bad in the non tubeless or non black chilli versions too

Mccraque

Maxxis Crossmark - for the paperthin sidewalls on the non UST version. Lasted 30mins. Cost me £27.

In fairness to Maxxis they replaced with a UST version, no quibble. And I love this version.

I also hate Panaracer Fire XC. Again for the sidewall issues I have had with 2 tyres of theirs. But again....nothing to do with the treadpattern.

RealMan

lawman wrote:

conti mountain kings are pretty bad in the non tubeless or non black chilli versions too

Yeah, lots of people moan about those. I tried them tubeless for a few months, and quite liked them.

Mccraque

I run a 2.4MK tubeless up front....love it.

biff55

RealMan wrote:

lawman wrote:

conti mountain kings are pretty bad in the non tubeless or non black chilli versions too

Yeah, lots of people moan about those. I tried them tubeless for a few months, and quite liked them.

was looking to get a set of mountain kings next , thought they looked decent quality and fast rolling.
what do folk like / dislike about them out of interest ?

lawman

the tubeless ones i tried on a spicy and zesty were all right, but the non tubless cheapo ones are dire, like bein on ice

biff55

what about the folding £20 ish versions , any better ?

wavey1490

has to be the Panaracer Fire XC for me

supersonic

Old tioga factories.

lawman

supersonic wrote:

Old tioga factories.

man i used they were the dogs when i first started i soon came to my senses when i bought some proper tyres

cat_with_no_tail

Regular versions (non-snakeskin) of The Racing Ralph.

Apparently made of spit and toilet paper. Utterly useless against anything even remotely rocky.

Proof:

bails87

Cheapo Conti Explorers. Not particularly grippy, but annoyingly slow. Also they were like thorn magnets, I've never had so many punctures. Even the Racing Ralphs were much more resilient, despite riding on both in exactly the same places!

Luke-Dob

Kenda Nevegals, Never had a tyre that has worn out so quickly. 3 months.... that was all. Grip was amazing though.

Though my worst ever, ever, EVER tyre I have used was the Specilaized Eskar Control. No grip, paper thin sidewall and rolled off my rims TWICE on switchbacks. Never buying on budget again!

I think I will stick with Maxxis for now...

MacAndCheese

For me...

Panaracer Fire XCs - not sure what the fuss is about there, they only grip in the dry!

Maxxis Swampthing Super Tacky - to be fair not a bad tire, in fact very good at going downhill in the wet, but appalling at all other times - mega rolling resistance and very fast wearing - only buy if you drive to the trails and a have a ski lift to get to top IMO.

cee

again...Conti Mountain Kings (the standard ones...I hear the toobless ones are better...)..

Good things -
They do roll quite well
Bad Things -
Side Wall squirms like an eel unless its pumped up to at least 40 psi
Lack of grip. I am yet to find conditions where I thought - ahh thats what they are good at.
Did I mention the sidewall? it also deforms really badly giving loads of pinch flats.

Anonymous

Conti verticals. Fantastic traction, but let down by the fact tht they get big chunks torn out of them in no time at all.

supersonic

Old uns were better lol.

Northwind

Mountain King Supersonics. Pure mince. All the grip of a race tyre and all the rolling resistance of a trailbike tyre, surely that's the wrong way round? Expensive too. And horrible in the wet. Just pants really, like something from the 90s.

Tioga Factory XC get a special mention for the fact that either tyre weighed more than both of the tyres now on my Soul combined, yet gripped less and rolled slower. Dirt cheap though.

I didn't hate the Rubber Queens but I was disappointed by them, for the lack of flat-corner grip. Very good at some other stuff.

Gwaredd

I can't fault the Tioga XC's TBH. Yet to find a better all round tyre that can cope with everything reasonably well.

blister pus

Gwaredd wrote:

I can't fault the Tioga XC's TBH. Yet to find a better all round tyre that can cope with everything reasonably well.

check the thread title.

blister pus

standard 'Kings'

and i'm beginning to have a love hate thing with michelin dry 2s. get the pressure wrong and they'll happily kill you. great apart from that

weescott

UST Mountain Kings. They bounce off every pebble in sight. No where near as good as the Black Chilli versions,

Dazzza

Kenda small block 8

Not that fast, and not that grippy, i like to bank my turns and this is where they fail.

Though in fairness they are the uber cheap non folding model.

Schwalbe do have weak sidewalls, i've taken a nick out of my nobby nics but touch wood they've been fine.

Though i really should put a puncture patch in behind the slice, just in case.

I still love the performance they provide.

RallyBiker

2.4 MountainKings that came with my bike. Persevered with them twice. Awful, draggy, slippy, thinwalled, balloons.

Raymondavalon

Maxxis Ignitor
My FS came with them as factory fitted. I found the front end was washy and don't show them mud as it sticks to them and they don't have very good self cleaning properties.

joshtp

High roller 2.1
the 2.35 and 2.5 versions are some of my faves of all time, but size down and its not very light, not very tough, not big enough, not fast enough, not grippy enough and wears like my fav jeans. awfull.

Bonty Jones, no grip, not that fast, dont clear.

Tioga factory XC's, the extremes are OK, but the normal ones are crap.

Specialized Reselution, pretty fast, and a nice big air chambre, but virtually no grip, not good.

spongtastic

Evo Ralphs and Nics - They cost a fortune and hate pine cones. Want to try dual defence Nics but I quite like having two kidneys.

Race King Supersonics - forced love/hate relationship, they're fast in the dry, don't wear, no punctures at 35 psi but go near sandy stuff (which in an area known as the Sandlings is a bit of a problem) and the front loses traction faster than an Essex girl loses her knickers.

CycloRos

Most Bonty tyres I've tried except the Mud-X. No grip to be found anywhere!

and RRs, fast rolling but pretty useless in most conditions.

Justinjured

Bought a conti speed king supersonic last year. absolute pants. no grip, no puncture resistence (i was repairing or replacing tubes everyother ride) and when i removed it , after realising we wernt going to get a summer again, there were lots of tears in it.