Mountain Biking

[ichabod crane]

Saturday coming is officially new bike day

Awesome what are you getting? My Amflow should arrive this Saturday!

 

[robj20]

Have you tried the mavity tyres from Schwalbe? I've not used the Radial version but ran Super mavity Magic Mary's on my DH bike for years. Solid tyres and hold up well at Dyfi and Antur Stiniog (which I'd argue is harsher on tyres than Dyfi).

Saturday coming is officially new bike day

I find the opposite, zero punctures at Stiniog and I go there a lot. Multiple punctures at Dyfi.
Id say the mavity tyres are more Enduro oriented, the SuperDH is what you want for uplift and has a lot more puncture resistance. The Radials are at the minute a little of a compromise when it comes to DH.

 

[SpudMaster]

Awesome what are you getting? My Amflow should arrive this Saturday!

The new Orbea Rallon enduro

I find the opposite, zero punctures at Stiniog and I go there a lot. Multiple punctures at Dyfi.
Id say the mavity tyres are more Enduro oriented, the SuperDH is what you want for uplift and has a lot more puncture resistance. The Radials are at the minute a little of a compromise when it comes to DH.

Not sure on the latest version or the Radial tyres but sidewall wise there was barely, if any difference between the Super mavity and Super DH. Super DH where thicker under the tread though. Maybe they've changed though in recent years, not bought a new tyre in over two years now.

I've never had a puncture at Dyfi and only one or two at Stiniog before they smoothed the trails a fair bit. I was basing my judgement on the fact that Black Powder and Y Du are or where pretty much rock and slate all the way down.

 

[Repta]

Dont think id be using a £15 bike for my type of riding

Dyfi has a downlift too!

got fed up of eating these maxxis tyres. Ive done 3 rears (DH casing) since October. Bought a pair of Kryptotals will see how they fair at revs next week

You had the same experience as I did last Friday it seems, in first 3 runs took out 2 DHR DD Casing and a Assegai DH casing, all big slashes to do hope of plugging. Ended up throwing toys out of pram and buying Kryptotals from the shop and had no more issues over several days riding there.

Had been meaning to move away form Maxxis as both me and the wife seemed to been cutting the sidewalls a lot in the last year so forced my hand!