For the record I’m certainly no Jared Graves in terms of speed carried or explosive cornering technique.
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">I find the aggressive Plus rubber isn’t a benefit on smooth trail (berms for example) compared to say the same rubber in a 2.5”. It doesn’t cut in as well and it rolls slower.</span>
As soon as said berm is a bit blown out, littered with braking bumps or the flat corner has greasy rock armor or exposed roots we’re back to Plus being a net benefit. Again assuming an aggressive well supported tire like my DHF. Light/thin sidewall Plus tires are a different animal.
Measuring by the clock (or considering what the tires would weigh to hold up to EWS riders) I doubt you’ll see Plus being raced aggressively. Unless if all we were riding was smooth berms / flat corners I think most of us would be happy with Plus performance in those situations and by fun factor happier overall as a net.
I do prefer smaller rubber in the back (with aggressive side knobs) as I find it hooks up harder/more predictably and rim durability is much improved.
Nov. 8, 2017, 4:10 p.m. - Andrew Major
For the record I’m certainly no Jared Graves in terms of speed carried or explosive cornering technique. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">I find the aggressive Plus rubber isn’t a benefit on smooth trail (berms for example) compared to say the same rubber in a 2.5”. It doesn’t cut in as well and it rolls slower.</span> As soon as said berm is a bit blown out, littered with braking bumps or the flat corner has greasy rock armor or exposed roots we’re back to Plus being a net benefit. Again assuming an aggressive well supported tire like my DHF. Light/thin sidewall Plus tires are a different animal. Measuring by the clock (or considering what the tires would weigh to hold up to EWS riders) I doubt you’ll see Plus being raced aggressively. Unless if all we were riding was smooth berms / flat corners I think most of us would be happy with Plus performance in those situations and by fun factor happier overall as a net. I do prefer smaller rubber in the back (with aggressive side knobs) as I find it hooks up harder/more predictably and rim durability is much improved.