Which 29er tyres?
pigglet
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I've just aquired a GT Karakorum 29er which needs a set of bulas.
Type of riding is XC on the North York moors so a good mix of hard fire road type riding and standard single track, mud when it's wet, lots of climbing and the odd bit of road to link it all up. I do love to nail it on the downhills though
On my 26er I ran panaracer fireXC and subsequently cinders for about 10years before trying a nobby nic and rubber queen combo last year. The panaracers stayed on all year and handled everything well, only downside being they are now a bit weighty compared to the set I cutrrently have on.
One thing I've noticed is that the lighter tyres really squirm a lot more when you give it some on a technical downhill.
Sooooo, having barely ridden the 29er I'm not totally in tune with it's requirements and capabilities. I've been looking at nobby nics and hans dampfs, thinking the hans dampfs look more comparable to a panaracer fire XC/cinder and that they are probably a better bet for the winter??? Boy are the schwalbes expensive?! If they are worth it I don't mind forking for them but is there anything else out there worth considering? I guess I'm looking for the best all rounder which is always going to be a compromise.
Type of riding is XC on the North York moors so a good mix of hard fire road type riding and standard single track, mud when it's wet, lots of climbing and the odd bit of road to link it all up. I do love to nail it on the downhills though
On my 26er I ran panaracer fireXC and subsequently cinders for about 10years before trying a nobby nic and rubber queen combo last year. The panaracers stayed on all year and handled everything well, only downside being they are now a bit weighty compared to the set I cutrrently have on.
One thing I've noticed is that the lighter tyres really squirm a lot more when you give it some on a technical downhill.
Sooooo, having barely ridden the 29er I'm not totally in tune with it's requirements and capabilities. I've been looking at nobby nics and hans dampfs, thinking the hans dampfs look more comparable to a panaracer fire XC/cinder and that they are probably a better bet for the winter??? Boy are the schwalbes expensive?! If they are worth it I don't mind forking for them but is there anything else out there worth considering? I guess I'm looking for the best all rounder which is always going to be a compromise.
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All rounders i have Xkings, seem ok on most terrains and do surprisigly well in the mud are quite fast rolling, or crossmarks for real fast rolling and excell on dry single track but are useless in deep mud.
Nevegals are also a good all rounder but too heavy for my liking.
You need a less of a "grippy" tyre on 29ers, you'll be surprised what you can get away with.0 -
VWsurfbum wrote:You need a less of a "grippy" tyre on 29ers
Why's that?0 -
I have found that the bigger tyres let you get away with a bit more, i know the mags go on about contact patch etc, but also rotational spin etc, also you can run them at a much lower psi.
I run tubeless anyway but i'm well below the recomended pressure.0 -
ok, coolVWsurfbum wrote:also you can run them at a much lower psi
this sounds like the crucial bit TBH0 -
Cool, thanks surfbum. I was actually quite surprised how well the nearly knackered rear small block 8 coped with mud and generally grotty trails the other day. I'll scope out the Xkings.0
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