Kenda Blue Groove tyre.....

miss notax

Anyone know anything about these? Got one as a freebie yesterday and would like to use it on my Santa Cruz (when it's finally done :oops: ). Stick this on the front and *what* on the back? Are they fairly fast rolling?

Done a quick hunt on the web but I can't find much on them :?

VWsurfbum

I have a pair on my Junkyard dog bike, grip like hell but slow ish i'm affraid
i used to swear by them before i realised going fast was more fun

miss notax

Fair enough - they actually sound ok for me then! I much prefer my tyres to grip than be fast rolling (this is the girl who has ridden every xc race with a 2.35 minion and high roller on her bike ) 8)

At least it's narrower! Might use it then, with a cinder or something on the back

Northwind

They're alright... If it's a stick-e one, it'll be slow. Don't really know what they're for tbh, they're just like a Nevegal only less good but since you already have it, why not eh.

diy

I run them and they are pretty much as people have described. They are gripper than the nevs, but are poor on any kind of hard pack. I'm probably not going to buy them again. Not as good as Nevs and reckon something like a spesh captain might go better for my needs anyway.

I would run them backwards to improve rolling

Torres

I assume it'll depend on the size/flavour that you have.

I had a set of the cheap 2.35s, they looked huge and gripped admirably well; however they dragged like a swine and I found them irritating unless I had gravity assistance.

delcol

used to run them on my santacruz. they were ok
suffered alot of pinch flats so i swapped them for maxxis ardent, think the ardent is a better tyre.

miss notax

I have the 2.1 tyre

I'll give it a try and see what I think - thanks for the comments!

Thewaylander

Used to run the 2.35 versions never had any issues with them in fact one of my favourite tyres in 2.35 for xc work

diy

I have 2.1 stick-e JT specials. Kenda's are big anyway, so 2.35 is going to be like a tractor tyre.

Northwind

diy wrote:

Kenda's are big anyway

Usually pretty much bang on the claimed size (with a wee bit of variation for rims). They just look big because most tyres are undersize

Thewaylander

And your a mountian biker, of course you want a tractor tyre, unless you ride like a girl :P

miss notax

Oy - what's wrong with riding like a girl then eh??! :twisted:

Chunkers1980

Where do we start......

miss notax

Ah, you mean our sheer brilliance, speed and technical ability. Fair enough

delcol

miss Notax aint a girl...


she's a lady...

miss notax