knobs on the maxxis highroller not looking as manly...

machinebike

I thought they may look more beefy in person, but they are more streamline.
Better for downhill racing? I would have thought the bigger knobs, the better.

cooldad

Big manly knobs? Please repost this in Crudcatcher.

Crazyjenkins01

hahahaha

rockmonkeysc

Bigger knobbles aren't always better. The high roller always had fairly small centre knobbles and bigger side knobbles. It always rewarded aggressive cornering.

JBA

machinebike wrote:

I thought they may look more beefy in person, but they are more streamline.
Better for downhill racing? I would have thought the bigger knobs, the better.

What's your point?

doomanic

It depends on the conditions and type of surface you're riding on. My Magic Marys are magic in the wet at QECP and FoD, pretty good in to the dry on loose surfaces and significantly less good on bone dry hard pack where the big side nobbles fold over with hard cornering.

loudog

I recently picked up some rock razors that have a fast paced central knobble thing going on with some nice and much larger knobs around the edge for cornering they are really impressive. Love em

machinebike

JBA wrote:

machinebike wrote:

I thought they may look more beefy in person, but they are more streamline.
Better for downhill racing? I would have thought the bigger knobs, the better.

What's your point?

Just not as beefy looking when sitting still...
like comparing a dirt bike gt 80 to a yz 80...tires as not as beefy

rockmonkeysc

Who cares what they look like? I want tyres which grip and are predictable.