Schwalbe Nobby Nic recommendations/not?!

Trikeman

Hi All,
Mate has a pair of Nobby Nics for sale (he has his favourites) and has offered them to me - I've never used these before but my Stumpy FSR needs tyres, the eskars are knackered and can't get replacements anywhere (discontinued).

Are Nobby Nics any good (they are new and reasonable price) anyone know if they are equal, better or worse than my old eskars. Other than buying these Nobby Nic's i will have to shelve out for Butchers or Purgatories.

Ride mainly trails, hardpack, woods singletracks and no heroic downhill stunts

Any feedbak on the Nics?????

Regards,

Trikeman.

ilovedirt

Lots of people seem to like them for trail centres/general trail duties. I've not tried them, but like I say, they seem pretty popular.

Thewaylander

I have tried them.. hate them passionately.

cooldad

Depends on the price and the version.

tarbot18

Great tyres for all round use if you get the right versions , make sure you get the evo version as they have multi compound rubber and grip better and the snakeskin version if you regularly ride anywhere rocky.

zanush

I've got the Evo 4x Snake Skin GateStar folding version and really like them although some of the peeps i ride with absolutely hate them , so as already been said it depends on the version and the price you will be paying.

97th choice

They are a fairly decent general purpose tyre. I have little confidence in them in wet, rooty conditions unless the pressures are right down.

swod1

I've just put a nobby nic evo version tyre in 2.25 on my bike this weekend just gone and found it to be very good over different surfaces i rode on.

I only have it on the front with a specialized ground control tyre on the rear.

It was a lot different to the bontrager xr4, i was using before it.

If the price is cheap get them and just try them out and see what you think ?

The Rookie

Base version is pants, the better versions (compounds) are worth considering.....

Graydawg

Are these also not prone to pinch flats because of the thin side wall? Or maybe its just my fat ass adding stress to the tyre! :P

Flaka

97th choice wrote:

They are a fairly decent general purpose tyre. I have little confidence in them in wet, rooty conditions unless the pressures are right down.

Maybe this

I have one on the front and lost the front end this morning catching a rather delectate part on the way down. Although it was so slippery I could barely stand once I stopped being doubled up. The pilot may have had more to do with this fiasco than the tyres.

Just give them a try.

MTB13

I have these as they came as standard on my bike and to be honest I'm not overly impressed. The feeling of washing out seems to happen quite a lot even over dusty, slightly stoney terrain. I've not come off yet but they do nothing for my confidence

Trikeman

Mmmmmmm!
Interesting feedback - thanks.
Just had another look at them and although they are brand new (and just a tenner each) they are the bog standard entry ones, not evo or anything like that. I don't think I want to put them on just to try them and then find out they are not comparable with my Eskars (which were brilliant all round, never lost a corner) as then they would be used and my mate would probably never be able to sell them..... By the sounds of it I would also end up with a broken nose from front tyre grip loss. :oops:

After reading the above I think I will move on and continue my search.

Again, many thanks.

Regards,

Trikeman.