Thanks all. For context, I have more clearance in the rear than on the front on my non-riv bike that I've been wanting to ride up in the mud as of late (its been semi-rainy here, and some trails drain better than others). I also slashed a couple tires so I have a hodgepodge of mis-matched tires that am trying to make work for my riding without having to buy replacements yet.
In general, it sounds like throw a knobby upfront and put a slick in the back (and obviously do double knobbys in normal situations) Andy, thank goodness I don't have to deal with snow or super cold weather! On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 5:03:21 PM UTC-8, Mark Schneider wrote: > > I just happened to be doing this on two of my old bikes. I have Rat Trap > Pass tires one on the front, and one on the rear, both have knobbies on the > other end. Definately run the knobby on the front, the Rat Trap tires suck > in muddy conditions but are fantastic in most other applications. Also I > think thhile the front end e rear tire being supple improves the ride more, > while the front end handles direction change. > Having the slick on the front can dicey on muddy terain, of course > climbing a muddy hill will work better with the knobby on the rear but if > you remain seated most hills can be climbed with a slick. > > Mark > > On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 1:39:39 PM UTC-8, Collin A wrote: >> >> Oh Hey, >> >> I was curious what folks run in regards to a mix-n-match tire combo for >> minimal pavement riding. I understand a traditional setup is to have the >> knobby tire up front and a slick in the back, but when traction is >> concerned (and why you would have a knobby in the first place) all of the >> drive force is put out through the rear wheel, so having the rear as the >> slick seems somewhat counter-intuitive and would still result in poor >> traction. On the other hand, having the knobby tire up front gives better >> control when in loose conditions and reduces the chance of sliding out. I'm >> mainly asking because tire clearances are slightly different between the >> front and rear of one of my bikes that would allow for a bigger (or >> knobbier) tire in the back. >> >> What are people's thoughts or experiences? >> Collin >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
