Thanks for the reply Cam. Yeah I saw Andrew's take on them, but the weight coupled with plus tyres adds up to a lot if you like long pedals. As to pressures and tyres - I'm running Maxxis EXO/TR Chronicle rear/DHF front and on slower trails I can drop between 10-11 PSI on the front and 12-13 in the rear, this according to my Topeak digital gauge - _it doesn't show to the decimal place, so not really accurate enough for plus_. If I run these pressures on faster trails, when I encounter any unexpected sharp rocks or deep roots, it's a rim strike for sure. On faster trails, I have to bump it up to 11+ front/13+ rear or I also experience a bit of squirm and _yes_, I know the i35 outback might be part of the cause since the rear suffers most, but it was an experiment and I honestly did not notice a huge difference going from a matching Dually i39.
I weigh about 185-190lbs kitted to ride and the bike weighs about 32.5-33lbs IIRC, running an i39 Dually front/i35 e13 TRS rear and thankfully they've held up really well when I was finding out how low I could go or mixed trail types up on a very long ride. I also run a set of WTB Asym i35 wheels shod with Schwalbe 29x2.6" for more XC stuff, but which are proving to be not too bad cush wise, so also thinking of doing something along that line and sticking with 2.6-2.8" tyres instead of 3.0" when I replace my now over 4 year old Maxxis setup.
Naturally I try to ride as light as possible being it's a rigid, but you get caught out sometimes and you just can't avoid the hit. The specific trail where I first realised this effect is a fairly fast and smooth trail, with some short, steep downs, but those short steep downs, generally have some roots running not perfectly across them, some are off camber and longer and that's where I noticed the feeling of being pushed off the side of the trail.
Jan. 16, 2021, 4:23 a.m. - Lynx .
Thanks for the reply Cam. Yeah I saw Andrew's take on them, but the weight coupled with plus tyres adds up to a lot if you like long pedals. As to pressures and tyres - I'm running Maxxis EXO/TR Chronicle rear/DHF front and on slower trails I can drop between 10-11 PSI on the front and 12-13 in the rear, this according to my Topeak digital gauge - _it doesn't show to the decimal place, so not really accurate enough for plus_. If I run these pressures on faster trails, when I encounter any unexpected sharp rocks or deep roots, it's a rim strike for sure. On faster trails, I have to bump it up to 11+ front/13+ rear or I also experience a bit of squirm and _yes_, I know the i35 outback might be part of the cause since the rear suffers most, but it was an experiment and I honestly did not notice a huge difference going from a matching Dually i39. I weigh about 185-190lbs kitted to ride and the bike weighs about 32.5-33lbs IIRC, running an i39 Dually front/i35 e13 TRS rear and thankfully they've held up really well when I was finding out how low I could go or mixed trail types up on a very long ride. I also run a set of WTB Asym i35 wheels shod with Schwalbe 29x2.6" for more XC stuff, but which are proving to be not too bad cush wise, so also thinking of doing something along that line and sticking with 2.6-2.8" tyres instead of 3.0" when I replace my now over 4 year old Maxxis setup. Naturally I try to ride as light as possible being it's a rigid, but you get caught out sometimes and you just can't avoid the hit. The specific trail where I first realised this effect is a fairly fast and smooth trail, with some short, steep downs, but those short steep downs, generally have some roots running not perfectly across them, some are off camber and longer and that's where I noticed the feeling of being pushed off the side of the trail.