Hmm, that's super interesting about the Enduro / DH Airliners starting to "conform" to the tire shape over time. I imagine Vittoria's design choices are in part based on the assumption that gravity riders will use stiffer, reinforced tire carcasses and thus they need inserts to "fit" the tire more than "support" the tire? The video makes me curious about how the Enduro Airliner might work when paired with a fairly light-casing (say, EXO or Super Ground) tire on a shorter-travel trail bike, even if that's not what the designers intended.
Ha, I always feel goofy listing the pressures that I run (suspension or tires) because, honestly, I could be completely off the mark about what I should be running-- let alone what a faster/more capable XC racer should be running. I'm probably an outlier given that I tend to ride off the back of the bike (long limbs exacerbate this) , gravitate toward slow and punchy tech trails, and prefer short chainstays. Most folks with a more centered riding stance, running longer chainstays, going faster on more sustained descents, would likely go for more even pressures front vs. rear.
Jan. 10, 2025, 12:07 p.m. - gubbinalia
Hmm, that's super interesting about the Enduro / DH Airliners starting to "conform" to the tire shape over time. I imagine Vittoria's design choices are in part based on the assumption that gravity riders will use stiffer, reinforced tire carcasses and thus they need inserts to "fit" the tire more than "support" the tire? The video makes me curious about how the Enduro Airliner might work when paired with a fairly light-casing (say, EXO or Super Ground) tire on a shorter-travel trail bike, even if that's not what the designers intended. Ha, I always feel goofy listing the pressures that I run (suspension or tires) because, honestly, I could be completely off the mark about what I should be running-- let alone what a faster/more capable XC racer should be running. I'm probably an outlier given that I tend to ride off the back of the bike (long limbs exacerbate this) , gravitate toward slow and punchy tech trails, and prefer short chainstays. Most folks with a more centered riding stance, running longer chainstays, going faster on more sustained descents, would likely go for more even pressures front vs. rear.