Alp d'huez tyre choice

jon1993

Hi guys.

I currently have a magic mary exo front and magic mary super gravity at the back. Will this be enough for a week of downhill there?

Would it be worth getting another super gravity tyre?
Should i get something like a hans dampf or nobby nic so the back lets go first?

Got a hell of a lot of pinch flats running a highroller super tacky exo on the rear last year at tignes. Front had a proper downhill tyre on so got non on front. Yes i am aware now that these were the wrong way round but bought the dh bike coming strait from xc racing so didnt know what i was doing at the time.

I weigh 11st and its on a santa cruz nomad cc 2016.

Thanks for the help!

jon1993

P.s. am i likely to benefit from the extra dampening from a stronger tyre on long rocky decents? Will this be worth the investment?

rockmonkeysc

Magic Mary's will be good but they'll never last the week. Dual ply high rollers are the ideal choice.

jon1993

First time I have used marys but cant say ive heard a lot of good things about there life expectancy. I shredded a new pair of dh specific Super Tacky highrollers last year on lesser trails. Guess i better pack spares haha.