New Season, New Tires, New Thread

Just here to say I've got a couple hundred miles on the E13 TRS, the dual compound. 2.35 on their 31mm internal rim. Incredible grip, REALLY amazing on technical climbing. I'd say comparable to a Minion in the turns but better climbing and braking traction. Definitely slower rolling though, by a fair bit. Seem to be fairly tough. Dinged a rim really hard, though I'd be flat and maybe have a cracked rim but, all good. Not too impressed by how much wear I've put on the rear in just a couple hundred miles though. All that grip comes at a price apparently. Still, barring any surprises, I'd buy them if the shop carried them and they're comparably priced to a Minion. No idea what they're selling for.

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So creaky what tires do you like?

Looks like creaky is off his meds again.

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i was the mod who deleted that creaky crap.

pm me if i'm out of line, please. Opinions are all good, but hateful bullshit spewing isn't. Just sayin'.

I bet it was a photo of creaky and Damien riding a tandem 29er together.

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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

I bet it was a photo of creaky and Damien riding a tandem 29er together.

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Yes, but what sneakers were on that 9 er?

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Originally Posted by Tye 1on

i was the mod who deleted that creaky crap.

pm me if i'm out of line, please. Opinions are all good, but hateful bullshit spewing isn't. Just sayin'.

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Fair enough, I was just antagonizing. He's posted the same spew before

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Originally Posted by grinch

Yes, but what sneakers were on that 9 er?

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Nevegals

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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

Nevegals

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Haaa figures

It was a 29er tandem e-bike frame with 26+ wheels.
Damien was up front, but Creaky was reaching around him to help steer, like fellas do with their lady friends at mini golf. Chin on shoulder.

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Originally Posted by Danno

I don't get fifteen hours a month, most months. That doesn't mean I am not allowed to care about what tires I use.

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Jamal, I'm probably a bit heavier than you, and my fork and wheels are probably a lot flexier. I don't notice the rolling resistance of the Butcher much unless it's soft. And even then, it's soft here in the Spring, so part of it is just Spring Legs. Actually​, I think I'm used to it now, and I don't even notice.
When you do all day rides, are you just connecting loops around here, or what? Sheep and Mineral? Deadman's? Sounds fun.

"But do you ride 15 hours per week?" is a new TGR meme in the making. Damn, the last few years I've averaged around 200k vertical - which I thought was pretty good for a guy with three kids and a full time job - and pretty sure I still didn't average 15 hours a week even during mid summer when I'm out riding 4-5 days a week.

I guess "all-day" is a usually a bit of an exaggeration but I get out for 4-5 hours pretty often. A lot of my rides start with grant creek road to ravine trail because I live in that direction, then I will do a loop somewhere and come back over sometimes, or meet up with the TNR ride. That turns into 40mi pretty easily. I do a lot of road riding too so my legs feel pretty good by the time the trails open up. Late start this year though- didn't ride until mar 12th.

The two longest rides besides the butte 100 I can think of were woods to sheep to mineral and then down the east fork to the corridor. That was around 8 hours with a group that wasn't in a hurry (5hrs moving time), Reservation divide from ninemile road to burnt fork and back was another big one, took about 7 hours.

So for stuff like that the fast tires are nice, but back behind sheep I was pretty worried about tearing a sidewall. A full suspension bike with a little chunkier and more durable tires would have been way better than a hardtail XC bike on race tires for that one.

What about the Minion SS for an XCish, all-day tire? I'm kind of the opposite of jamal, grip > rolling resistance, but I'd like to find a compromise. Something that grips, won't fall apart, but rolls decently well.

Rolling resistance, David, is a feminist issue.

I'm not in a hurry. I could give a shit about my speed on climbs. When I'm coming downhill on technical stuff and trying to figure out how to turn better, I really appreciate a grabby tire. If it's light enough to not give me a lot of problems, that's a plus.
I also could give a shit about my mileage. I go out to have fun. If 3 hours gets me 8 miles and I got a smile going; mission accomplished. If I spend 45min at the trashy single track kicked in by the interstate down the road from my house, and pop a couple 10" to flat jumps and maybe a bike length gap or two, and I don't get hurt; mission accomplished.
Live to ride another day. Live to look forward to another day.

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Originally Posted by jm2e

I'm not in a hurry. I could give a shit about my speed on climbs. When I'm coming downhill on technical stuff and trying to figure out how to turn better, I really appreciate a grabby tire. If it's light enough to not give me a lot of problems, that's a plus.
I also could give a shit about my mileage. I go out to have fun. If 3 hours gets me 8 miles and I got a smile going; mission accomplished. If I spend 45min at the trashy single track kicked in by the interstate down the road from my house, and pop a couple 10" to flat jumps and maybe a bike length gap or two, and I don't get hurt; mission accomplished.
Live to ride another day. Live to look forward to another day.

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You should definitely check out some 26" tires.

Looking forward to see what comes out in 27.5 x 2.6. Pretty sure Specialized has released the Butcher and something else in that size. Others are going to be coming out soon. Will hold out for Maxxis. Is it the next holy grail? Who gives a shit. I just like to try new stuff.

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Originally Posted by bagtagley

What about the Minion SS for an XCish, all-day tire? I'm kind of the opposite of jamal, grip > rolling resistance, but I'd like to find a compromise. Something that grips, won't fall apart, but rolls decently well.

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I love the semi slicks. Huge improvement in rolling resistance and as long as you're comfortable laying the bike over in the turns you still feel locked in. I also like that the back wheel can skip around a little bit and find its home on its own. Definitely a nice pair for a mega chunk front tire where you know you'll never lose traction.

Running 29" Flow Mk3s, ready to replace my minions. To go Wide-Track or normal?

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Originally Posted by Damian Sanders

You should definitely check out some 26" tires.

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Funny. My trail bike AND my DH bike are both 26ers. Any they're both awesome. And I like them enough that I'm sticking with them for now.
But I'm moving to Northern Colorado Front Range this fall. I get the impression this is big wheel country. I hope I'm wrong. Either way, when I buy another bike it'll be one with modern wheels on it and I'm sure it'll be awesome.

Ironically, for now I inherited a 27.5 fork and wheel from the wife. The fork is an upgrade. The wheel is an upgrade. No discernible bad changes to geo. All in all the bike feels better, but more because it's got newer shit on it. I like that I'm finally doing what timid people tried 4-6 years ago when Pacenti really started pushing this shit.

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Originally Posted by jm2e

Funny. My trail bike AND my DH bike are both 26ers. Any they're both awesome. And I like them enough that I'm sticking with them for now.
But I'm moving to Northern Colorado Front Range this fall. I get the impression this is big wheel country. I hope I'm wrong.

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You'll be fine. There ain't nothin' 'round here that a 26" bike won't work just fine on...

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Originally Posted by jm2e

Funny. My trail bike AND my DH bike are both 26ers. Any they're both awesome. And I like them enough that I'm sticking with them for now.
But I'm moving to Northern Colorado Front Range this fall. I get the impression this is big wheel country. I hope I'm wrong. Either way, when I buy another bike it'll be one with modern wheels on it and I'm sure it'll be awesome.

Ironically, for now I inherited a 27.5 fork and wheel from the wife. The fork is an upgrade. The wheel is an upgrade. No discernible bad changes to geo. All in all the bike feels better, but more because it's got newer shit on it. I like that I'm finally doing what timid people tried 4-6 years ago when Pacenti really started pushing this shit.

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Wow dude, get ready. This is unicycle territory ;)