1 or 2 short dirt sections I currently walk on the Mythos Slick 42s (steep, deeply rutted jeep trail with a very variable amount of gravel and sharp, fist-sized rocks sprinkled about, in an attempt to fill the ruts, probably). But in order to ride those sections, I'd have to go 50-60mm, I think, so I am happy to keep walking those 50 meters. So I am hoping for similar dirt performance as the Mythos, but less buzz on the road.
There really seem to be two approaches to this kind of tire: 1. Marathon Extreme style: short, very large "knobs" with relatively narrow grooves in between, with a fairly round profile. 2. Specialized Borough SC Pro style: smooth center section with relatively tall and widely spaced side knobs. Presumably style 1 does better in on-road cornering, while incurring a weight penalty, but can anyone comment on other differences between the styles? Does style 2 really improve off-road cornering? Note that I am not really concerned with going fast off-road, I just want to be able to ride through some relatively technical stuff, while still having a compliant and smooth ride on the way there. Gernot On Feb 18, 10:15 pm, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 18, 1:52 am, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks all, for your suggestions. > > nah, the Grifo XS definitely doesn't run wide - it's barely 32mm. but > it's fast tire on all kinds of off-road surfaces and it's very lenient > with psi, which is more important than nominal width in my > experience. personally, i wouldn't ride it on the road, but it sounds > like you want at least a little bite in the tread profile. > > is the 25% dirt really knarly or what? the marathon extreme (and some > other tires considered here) seems very aggressive if you're looking > to spend, say 90mins out of 120mins on the road and want a lively, > fast rolling tire. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
