Hans Dampf

Antm81

Looking at fitting a hans Dampf to my trance. I know some people rate them and others don't, what I'm looking for info on is sizing.

How do they measure up, can get the 2.25 at a decent price, is it big for a 2.25?

Anybody compared either that or the 2.35 to a bonty XR4? Using a 2.35 XR4 right now.

Thanks

poah

check out this site.

http://www.reifenbreiten-datenbank.de/

rockmonkeysc

They're a lot bigger than XR4's. They also wear out in about five minutes if you buy them with a grippy compound and only work in exactly the right conditions.
I wouldn't buy them again.

97th choice

Heavy, draggy, but loads of grip in the right conditions. They are pretty huge. If my trance still had the granny ring the chain would be hitting the tyre. I never bothered making mine tubeless because I take them off in the summer

poah

RockmonkeySC wrote:

They're a lot bigger than XR4's. They also wear out in about five minutes if you buy them with a grippy compound and only work in exactly the right conditions.
I wouldn't buy them again.

really, a lot bigger? The information on that website would disagree with that statement.

Antm81

Thanks. From the link they look to be a similar size, the 2.25 might not be the way to go then

rockmonkeysc

POAH wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

They're a lot bigger than XR4's. They also wear out in about five minutes if you buy them with a grippy compound and only work in exactly the right conditions.
I wouldn't buy them again.

really, a lot bigger? The information on that website would disagree with that statement.

They are massive for a 2.35" tyre and the Bontragers aren't. They won't fit in a lot of xc frames.

Antm81

Will only be on the front with a set of pikes so clearance shouldn't be too bad

rockmonkeysc

Their size does mean that they really drag badly. That's the reason I got rid of mine so quickly.

poah

RockmonkeySC wrote:

POAH wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

They're a lot bigger than XR4's. They also wear out in about five minutes if you buy them with a grippy compound and only work in exactly the right conditions.
I wouldn't buy them again.

really, a lot bigger? The information on that website would disagree with that statement.

They are massive for a 2.35" tyre and the Bontragers aren't. They won't fit in a lot of xc frames.

the XR4 and the hans dampf come up the same size ~60mm wide which is oddly 2.35 so they come up as advertised.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Just had an e-mail from Merlin about a special price on Hans Dampf...
https://www.merlincycles.com/schwalbe-h ... 13bca38e4e

Compares pretty well to http://nextdaytyres.co.uk/details.aspx/ ... B-650B/285 (where I got my Schwalbe fat bike innertubes last week next day after ordering, at time Merlin were out of stock)

Antm81

Ordered the 2.35, £28 for the trailstar compound isn't a bad price either I don't think. Will be kept as a spare for now, having trashed one XR4 I had no spare for the front and having a 4 day trip to Wales next month I don't want to be paying trail centre prices if I need another.

dusk

I'm a fan of the Hans Dampf but only as a front tyre, I've found Schwalbe tyres are far too fragile for the rear.