I ran a rear Huck Norris for a while but it really didn't seem to do much for my 220lbs except become a major nuisance when I tore my tire and had to use a tube to get home (and carry my sloppy Huck Norris on my pack). I switched to DD casing and that brought an immediate and noticeable improvement to ride quality. I'm now running slightly lower pressures, get good compliance, no rim strikes and no sidewall tearing (which I would do 1-2 times a year with EXO).
I think inserts have been a good proof of concept: modern tires need a little extra something. Now it should be up to the tire manufacturers to bake these requirements into the tires themselves. There's always going to be a place for inserts as an accessory for extreme use but it seems for most they're overkill. Surely there's a relatively lightweight happy medium.
April 26, 2019, 9:34 a.m. - Cr4w
I ran a rear Huck Norris for a while but it really didn't seem to do much for my 220lbs except become a major nuisance when I tore my tire and had to use a tube to get home (and carry my sloppy Huck Norris on my pack). I switched to DD casing and that brought an immediate and noticeable improvement to ride quality. I'm now running slightly lower pressures, get good compliance, no rim strikes and no sidewall tearing (which I would do 1-2 times a year with EXO). I think inserts have been a good proof of concept: modern tires need a little extra something. Now it should be up to the tire manufacturers to bake these requirements into the tires themselves. There's always going to be a place for inserts as an accessory for extreme use but it seems for most they're overkill. Surely there's a relatively lightweight happy medium.