New rubber for muddy / winter months

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  • dan.drinka
    dan.drinka Posts: 1
    edited January 2016
    I bought a Schwalbe Nobby Nic, perfect for this condition :) look at this https://youtu.be/h7OscAf80pc
  • JGTR
    JGTR Posts: 1,404
    Been using Storm Control for about 6 weeks now, mainly Essex green lanes/footpaths, proper muddy, slimy and slippy. Came to the conclusion that mud is just a PITA!! That said, tyres seem OK, grippy on wet grass and angled surfaces which is what I wanted them for as I ride a lot of footpaths, good in the dryer conditions (but still muddy if you get me), OK on the limited rocks that I've ridden not great on roots but what tyres are on wet, mud covered roots?? Kept me riding through pretty much everything so far which is what I wanted.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Very suspect first post and thread resurrection....
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Tireman
    Tireman Posts: 1
    edited November 2017
    It's always a trade-offs with tires. Don't go to the extremes until your requirements are extreme. Tall knobs, soft rubber and reduced width might be the secret sauce for really muddy trails, but it's going to slow you down everywhere else and don't expect them to last long.

    Here are some hardcore mud tires:
    SPECIALIZED Storm (XC / All Mountain)
    MICHELIN Wild Mud (All Mountain / Enduro)
    MAXXIS Beaver (XC / All Mountain)
    SCHWALBE Magic Mary (Enduro / DH)
    SCHWALBE Dirty Dan (XC / All Mountain / Enduro / DH)
    WTB Warden (Enduro / DH)
    SPECIALIZED Hillbilly (Enduro / DH)
    MAXXIS Shorty (Enduro / DH)
    Continental Mud King (XC / All Mountain / Enduro / DH)

    But if mud traction is not your only requirement, then you should take something more balanced.
    I always play around with https://www.dirtshed.com/index.html#/gear/tires/ or http://www.bitingtires.com/tire-database to see what tires might fit me.

    Hope this helps,
    Tireman
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    Well I've just got a Nobby Nic 2.35 up front and a Michelin Wild Grip R for the back. I liove in the Thetford forest which is sandy and muddy but no hills to speak of. I've used Wild Grip R for a couple of years and quite like it.
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    Tireman wrote:
    Here are some hardcore mud tires:


    MAXXIS Beaver (XC / All Mountain)


    Hope this helps,
    Tireman

    Sounds pretty hardcore to me too.

    Michelin M**nge


    ...and lets not do Continental please.
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:

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