Anyone used a Kenda k.O.T in snow?

concorde

Is it any good in the snow?

warpcow

I occasionally use a Panaracer Trailraker (similar, slightly more extreme, mud-tyre). It's quite good for cutting through fairly loose snow, or biting into more compacted stuff. Tbh, I don't really think it makes that much of a difference to be worth changing tyres, but I suppose that depends what you have on to begin with.

Richie63

Got good results today with high roller on the front and Mud X on rear.

concorde

Was going to put it on the rear instead of my rocket Ron.

ardent up front, haven't got round to taking it off and replacing wIth a super tacky minion for the winter.

cooldad

They are sh1t in any conditions.

Richie63

cooldad wrote:

They are sh1t in any conditions.

What are you refering to? the original post or something later.

cooldad

Richie63 wrote:

cooldad wrote:

They are sh1t in any conditions.

What are you refering to? the original post or something later.

What do you think?

Richie63

Liverpool F C

cooldad

In that case Kendo KOT are similar to Liverpool.

concorde

Ah right, googled them and reviews are good, just not much info on them in snow.

Fr Howie

I have used Kenda King of Traction in snow as well as gloopy mud etc. and all other conditions too.

In short - big traction when the going gets white, but they are deeply compromised for everything else. They are really slow rollers, weigh a ton, and don't handle well.

So - if you want tyres for downhill snow and gloopy mud, they are quite good, but if you want a tyre that can do anything else as well, look elsewhere.

Went out in the snow/sludge/mud with mates a couple of weeks ago. By the time we got to the off-road (20 minutes) I was cream-crackered trying to keep up with them on their normal tyres, but in the snow I didn't fall off at all where they did regularly!

Have now invested in some Panaracer Rampage tyres which are still good in mud but will also do everything else OK too. Will only be getting my KOTs out again when everything is white with snow.

Relative to my fairly knobbly, Panaracer Rampage tyres, the KOTs gave maybe twice the grip in snow. On hard-pack icy snow they stayed put where the Rampages were moving about a bit. But, the KOTs give me no more grip on wet rock and wet tree roots. Oh, and the Panracer Rampages handle 10 times as nicely and ride 10 times as fast too (I exaggerate (a bit!)!)!