So my trip to Wales fell apart for various reasons so went for a local ride instead (which was also cut short due to mechanical!), anyway verdit so far on the Ranger is good!
They feel very grippy fro such s small knobbled tyre, roll really well and actually have a fairly decent shape even on 26mm internal rims, I do like a fairly rounded tyre anyway and it still might be better on wider rims (I’ve got some on order) but overall I’m impressed.
It wasn’t a ‘transformation’ of the bike in any way but it did give the feeling of more leeway if that makes sense, bit more grip, less breaking away and slips even on corners that I know normally would, and it does give noticeably more cushion/comfort. I did notice the extra weight…for about 5 minutes, then as normal it’s just irrelevant.
Pressure wise* I was running about 15psi in the front with a Light/Fast casing, and about 18-20 in the rear with a Tough/Fast casing, I do think I could go lower but was wary about going too low with eh 26mm rims in case of roll and flop but I didn’t feel any at all so next ride I’m going to go a bit lower again.
I think it was definitely the right decision to use a Tough/Fast casing on the rear though, the Light/Fast casing feels like it would be a bit thin and floppy for the back even on wider rims.
Will report back in a few weeks or so when I’ve put some more miles on them and tried them on Flows as well, so far so good though 🙂
* For ref, I’m 74Kg, and normally ride 2.2-2.3 tyres at about 20-25f/28-35r, any lower than that and I’ll start having issues with flop and roll and my rims get too much of a battering anytime I go anywhere rocky (Dartmooor)