I’m a serial experimenter so it was several combos but no DD or anything higher than the equivalent of EXO I guess, I don’t know how Schwable, Vittoria, or Bontrager tire sidewalls compare but they were all tried (they ruined the otherwise amazing supple Mezcals) I do run carbon rims but honestly the only tire I’ve ever consistently flatted was an EXO Maxxis Ikon 2.8 which I don’t run anymore. Another of your influence is one of my fave rear tires for the big wheelset the SE2 I guess that’s a slightly tougher casing?
The harshness was the deal breaker but I wasn’t fond of the weight either it certainly killed that hop and skip vibe as well.
So I’m about a buck fifty not including water and a small gear kit and we don’t have long fast hammefest style runs Duncan to the southern tip of the island perhaps that’s a factor?
To perhaps put my experience in context I recently swapped in a couple of smaller tires 275 x 2.6! Maxxis EXO DHF/Forekaster these are the smallest I’ve run in a couple years at least and I can happily run these sans inserts at 17f/16r…
Dec. 18, 2021, 4:16 p.m. - Michael
I’m a serial experimenter so it was several combos but no DD or anything higher than the equivalent of EXO I guess, I don’t know how Schwable, Vittoria, or Bontrager tire sidewalls compare but they were all tried (they ruined the otherwise amazing supple Mezcals) I do run carbon rims but honestly the only tire I’ve ever consistently flatted was an EXO Maxxis Ikon 2.8 which I don’t run anymore. Another of your influence is one of my fave rear tires for the big wheelset the SE2 I guess that’s a slightly tougher casing? The harshness was the deal breaker but I wasn’t fond of the weight either it certainly killed that hop and skip vibe as well. So I’m about a buck fifty not including water and a small gear kit and we don’t have long fast hammefest style runs Duncan to the southern tip of the island perhaps that’s a factor? To perhaps put my experience in context I recently swapped in a couple of smaller tires 275 x 2.6! Maxxis EXO DHF/Forekaster these are the smallest I’ve run in a couple years at least and I can happily run these sans inserts at 17f/16r…