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winter rubber

Oct. 11, 2012, 7:19 a.m.
sticko
Posts: 1
Joined: April 8, 2011

Looking for some ideas for winter rubber as the wet weather looms. Any new 'stars' out there for the slippery months? Considering going tubeless this year to help with running lower pressures. any ideas?

Oct. 11, 2012, 11:08 a.m.
Erik
Posts: 109
Joined: Nov. 2, 2008

Looking for some ideas for winter rubber as the wet weather looms. Any new 'stars' out there for the slippery months? Considering going tubeless this year to help with running lower pressures. any ideas?

For my AM bike my plan for this winter is 2.3 Butcher SX front and 2.3 Butcher control rear. Both set up tubeless with stans and gorilla tape.

Hoping to retain a reasonable amount of grip with this combination while rolling faster than the 42a single ply 2.35 minions front and rear I've used with success in the past.

Oct. 11, 2012, 12:19 p.m.
sticko
Posts: 1
Joined: April 8, 2011

Cheers Erik. I have been using the 2.35v Minion for a while now and defo feel it time to try something new. I'll check out the Butchers for sure!

Oct. 11, 2012, 12:28 p.m.
IFO
Posts: 14115
Joined: Nov. 19, 2002

Michy Comp16 in a 2.25…

fukn fantastic slippery/wet conditions tire, but i wont lie it pedals like shit.

DH sidewall and tubeless ready.

prolly not the easist tire to find thou.

Oct. 11, 2012, 1:36 p.m.
Bryce
Posts: 8256
Joined: Nov. 21, 2002

Minion F 2.5 EXO supertacky up front and a 3C version in back.

WTB Frequency i23 rim, 650b NEW - $40

Oct. 11, 2012, 2:59 p.m.
karx
Posts: 334
Joined: Sept. 18, 2007

Schwalbe Muddy Mary, only time I have EVER lost grip on these tires was when I hit a patch of loose gravel in a berm. They roll like boat anchors though.

Oct. 11, 2012, 3:47 p.m.
Mordax
Posts: 0
Joined: Oct. 2, 2003

Minion F 2.5 EXO supertacky up front and a 3C version in back.

This worked well for me last fall/winter.

Oct. 14, 2012, 2:19 a.m.
gweb
gweb
Posts: 5
Joined: July 7, 2007

2.35 Schwalbe Hans Dampf for the front - Trailstar compound grips like glue, but gets shredded fairly quickly on the back. Up front it's perfect. Get the TL Ready ones as they're lighter than the tubeless. They are a big tire, easily bigger than the 2.5 Maxxis. I run it at ~25psi on Flows with one wrap of stans yellow tape and have no issues with burping etc.

Currently running a 2.25 Nobbly Nic Pacestar compound on the back, it rolls fast and it is lasting pretty well, definitely not the grip of the trailstar but I don't mind the back sliding around a little.

Oct. 15, 2012, 12:09 p.m.
LostBoyScout
Posts: 946
Joined: Dec. 1, 2002

So far I really like my Hans Dampf 2.35 Trailstar front / Nobby Nic 2.25 Pacestar rear for year-round shore use. I just let a few PSI out for the wet stuff, and a few more if it snows.

Oct. 15, 2012, 1:23 p.m.
Buster-Bluth
Posts: 5635
Joined: Oct. 28, 2008

panaracer xc fire at 55 psi
:hurt:

but seriously Spec Butcher control 2.3 Front and NN 2.25 rear.

So far so good but the NN has worn quite a bit (it's not the new pacestar type, it's the previous evo) and I will likely replace it with a Spec Purgatory 2.2.

Pressures, the slipperier the lower.

Wrong. Always.

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