Wet/Mud/Winter Tyres

Greer_

I was almost set on buying Nobby Nics until i read a thread further down which had a lot of people recommending Bontranger Mud-X's. Will me as a beginner notice a lot of difference in grip/weight etc or is one just a totally better tyre? My budget is £20 a tyre so i'm still open to other options now. Thanks

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/bontrage ... 16049.html
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TYSCNICEVO/ ... lding-tyre

arthur_scrimshaw

voted other for Maxis Medusas Exceptions but think they're over budget.

Greer_

Yep they are but thanks anyways!

People do still seem to like the nics but I read somewhere that they don't corner well, is that true?

The Northern Monkey

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/w ... est-12784/

arthur_scrimshaw

recent thread

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... anger+mudx

ddraver

Nobby Nic's aren't a specific mud tyre so won't be as good (but better than Summer tyres obviously) They re a good all round "autumn" tyre...

Greer_

It says the bontragers have a 'amarid bead'. I think it is still a folding tyre (correct me if I'm wrong?) but I've never heard of that bead before. Just out of interest, what's the difference between it and kevlar?

Greer_

Oh and this one - http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/bontrage ... 16049.html - is tubeless for £19.99, and as far as I can see, this one is just folding - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bon ... le#answers - for £24.99. I don't run tubeless and evans will price match so should i just buy from evans?

The only thing that confused me is I read a review here - http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... yre-42772/ - and it says folding in the tyres name but describes it as tubeless later!

Greer_

Aargh :shock: I just found this! http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bon ... gn=froogle Can someone please explain the difference! And which tyre the one from jejamescycles matches! Thanks :oops:

d3matt

If you look at the Bontrager site, there's only three models of Mud-X; the 26x2.0, 26x1.8 & 29x2.0.[/url]

jambo13

Greer_, that last link you posted is for a 29" tyre, probably the wrong wheel size I'm assuming for what your after.

You can run tubes in tubeless tyres also, and (I think) aramid and kevlar are one and the same thing.

I've tried Nobby Nics and they're not bad in the gloop, no idea about the MudX but sounds good in the reviews

Greer_

That's just me being silly again :oops: thanks to everyone trying to help! I'd be at a loss with me bike if it wasn't for this forum!

Ferenc

Greer_ wrote:

I was almost set on buying Nobby Nics until i read a thread further down which had a lot of people recommending Bontranger Mud-X's. Will me as a beginner notice a lot of difference in grip/weight etc or is one just a totally better tyre? My budget is £20 a tyre so i'm still open to other options now. Thanks

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/bontrage ... 16049.html
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TYSCNICEVO/ ... lding-tyre

Mud-X's, I like riding in allot of mud and rain and have found these tyres to shed the mud well and grip well. Wet roots not so well but then again what tyre can actually grip wet roots? Mud-X's dont wear down that quick either as long as you dont use them on the road. Nobby Nics for X-country, dry/ slightly wet weather.
But this is just my opinion :shock:

lostboysaint

Mud-X, by a very wet, dirty, claggy, country mile. They bite through the clag to give more grip than most, they shed the mud incredibly well, roll ok, the 2.0 size fills out quite nicely.

Dr Avinuon

Did not vote as I have not used any of them yet. But I have just ordered some mud X from Evens. Priced matched the this site so £18.50 and free postage.
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m5b0s120p3270/BONTRAGER_MUD-X_TLR_Pair

rockmonkeysc

Mud X is good but I find narrow mud tyres pinch too easily but that is probably made worse because I'm quite heavy (15.5 stone)
I prefer Bontrager XR4 2.2, works in all conditions for me, had them on for over a year now.

SpeshSport

Anybody got any experience with Geax Gato - I've read good review in MB UK mah Jan 2011 but almost noone sells them.
Have found one site selling them for about £9 - seems too good to be true!!

Greer_

Dr Avinuon wrote:

Did not vote as I have not used any of them yet. But I have just ordered some mud X from Evens. Priced matched the this site so £18.50 and free postage.
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m5b0s120p3270/BONTRAGER_MUD-X_TLR_Pair

Great, thanks! just need to wait for pay day!

benpinnick

Greer_

Once youve got them, and ridden them, come back and tell us what you think of them. We're all biased obviously!

The Rookie

SpeshSport wrote:

Have found one site selling them for about £9 - seems too good to be true!!

Without a link it never happened....

Simon

adrenalinemunki

How do the DMR Moto Diggers square up for this job? Anyone used them?

lostboysaint

Car park poll last night, the first night just about everyone had changed to winter tyres (in f**king August!!!).

Bontrager MudX - 50%
Panaracer Trailraker - 50%

(That's 8 pairs each. Two of us hadn't changed!).

benpinnick

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/geax-gato-mtb-tyre

I blame wiggle...[/url]

Jasonborne

Fat tyres normally give more protection than skinny tyres, apart from that threads and rubber compound used would decide the effectiveness of the tyre on XC trail. The pattern of thread directly influence the speed of the wheel and inversely proportional to grip choice of the tyre. Low thread will increase the agility. Maxxis high roller is far better tyre and still popular for its sturdy built quility. I voted for other tyres.