Riding my new Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon on stock tires left me with a desire for a tire with less rolling resistance and better cornering and climbing capabilities. When I had the chance to review a new tire from Kenda, … Continue reading
Choosing a mountain bike tire is all about tradeoffs: More traction means greater rolling resistance. Stickier rubber isn’t as durable. Hardpack tires get bogged down in wet conditions. If it were even possible to find a “happy medium,” would anyone … Continue reading
Ask any rider which tire comes to mind when you mention the Kenda name and they’ll probably name the Nevegal or Small Block Eight–or both. So what would happen if you could combine these two favorites into a single, super … Continue reading
If your terrain includes these, than you probably want a tire named Saguaro. In all seriousness, the Geax Saguaro is billed as a “do-it-all tire” and employs a tread pattern that seeks to grip predictably on a variety of trail surfaces. I have been … Continue reading
I recently had the chance to spend a full three-day weekend thrashing these Maxxis High Roller II tires on the uber rocky, extremely technical trails of Mountain Creek Bike Park. I really put them through the grinder, and here’s how … Continue reading
The right tool for the job; horses for courses; a nail for every hammer. I don’t even know what I’m talking about! The conclusion I want you all to take away from this blathering: you gotta experiment with rubber and … Continue reading
Whether you run tubes or tubeless, eventually you will have a flat out on the trail. A surprising number of riders, including Lance Armstrong, don’t know how to fix a flat tire, so here is everything you need to know … Continue reading
Specs The WTB Nano Race 29er 2.1″ tire features an Aramid bead, DNA rubber, and a lightweight casing. The Aramid bead and lightweight casing definitely help drop weight, and at only 560 grams this tire is light and fast and … Continue reading
Imagine my surprise when when a local bike shop employee sent me an e-mail informing me their Specialized sales rep had left a pair of new Specialized 29er tires for me to review. Sweet! I went to pick them up … Continue reading
Nearly all of my MTB wheelsets are UST so I’ve been searching for good downhill tires I can run tubeless. Recently the good folks at Schwalbe sent over Big Betty and Muddy Mary tires to put to the test. In … Continue reading
At Interbike Syd and I spoke with a number of mountain bike tire companies and while we didn’t see any shocking changes, we did take note of some interesting trends affecting the 2012 product lines. Tubeless tires are taking off … Continue reading
I recently wrote that I’m in the middle of testing out Ibex’s full suspension trail bike, the Asta Pro. When I was talking with Ibex about the possibility of doing a bike review, they asked which bike I was interested … Continue reading
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