2.4 front and 2.3 rear, any good?
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Fat albert front and rear? good or bad on rocks roots and mud?
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Posted 5 months ago #
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my favourite tyre. must however be snakeskin or evo sidewalled.
work brill in aberdeenshire [rock, loam and mud mostly]
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I used the previous style 2.35" F/Alberts on a couple of hardtails and they worked well in most conditions. Mine were snakeskin sidewall but they were still a bit flimsy and were easily slashed on fast rocky descents. Evo sidewalls on my Big Betties seemed to be a bit thicker so might be a better option on the Alberts.
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i put fat alberts on my bike front and back -great tyres especially for downhill stuff mud rocks etc you hardly feel the rocks.... im just having an issue at the mo cos i put bigger tyres on tham im used to normally ride 2.25 but fat alberts are 2.35 making them look huge on my rims and proving quite abit heavier actualy, so having to pedal harder which means stronger legs for the summer...lol
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Worst tire ever. Rode them for SSWC and hated every moment on them.
They are ok on loamy stuff, terrible on wet rock.
Now my normal tires are Kenda Karmas...love them to bits
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In contrast to greg above I am loving the alberts on my hardtail round the granite loam and root tech of east dartmoor..
fave tyre so far.. putting the kenda nevegals that they replaced to shame
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Used to be my tyre of choice in the lakes... Till I tried minions, no going back now, minions are far better on lakes rock especially in the wet.
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Amusing to see the usual diversity of opinions and experiences.
As for me I find them excellent on everything, all conditions, mud, rock, slate, roots, snow, France, Scotland, England and Wales. I use them all year round. Struggled with Kenda.
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I have a 2.4 on the front and it's really good on rock and roots, but awful in the claggy mud round here as it just seems to fill up. Then again every tire except really skinny mud tyres seems to do that so it's something I put up with. A 2.25 Nobby Nic on the back seems to work well with it, isn't quite as draggy and seems a little better in the mud.
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I suppose they might be good if I didn't run them at 45PSI too....
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I love them. Admittedly they aren't brilliant on wet rocks/roots but in drier conditions they are ace. I run a UST rear and a std front (both tubeless) on a HT.
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I decided to ride mine again today in the slithery goodness that has appeared.
I would like to retract my previous statement. THey actually do grip pretty well....when you run them lower.
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I've used them from April to November this year and thought they were very good. Thought they'd struggle in the mud but was quite surprised. I thought they were very similar to the Maxxis Advantage which I think is also a very good all rounder. The triple compound works really well but they're expensive. On One were doing them half price at teh time. Don't think they're worth paying full price for, I'd go for Advantages if cost was an issue.
I went for the Evo snakeskin and they do work tubeless, but think that they're a bit porous as the latex dries up in a few months.
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Been really good so far . don't run them to hard or they will be crap, they are just ok in the wet though and they do clog up when its really muddy. Outstanding grip in the dry
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I wonder if the pressures has more to say about it than the actual tyre! In my limited experience in enduro and motox, most people just bung 12-15 PSI in each end and go, a potential difference of 25%. On a bicycle, pressures could realistically be anywhere from 15-40 PSI - a potential difference of up to 166% !!
So stop asking what tyre, ask what pressure.
(And; what pressure should I run my tyres at?)
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Btw there still gripper than the nobbly nics i had previously in the wet for comparrison like
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This is getting like a CX discussion one we talk about pressure
Normally run 30/32 F/R weight about 80kg.
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