About the same price if I get the HDs from Germany… Anyone had any experience with both? Will be going on a Hemlock over winter, riding in t’Peak, Wharncliffe, local woods… Bit of everything really.

Currently riding Minions. Or High Rollers, I forget. Possibly a mixture of the two.

I’ve got a 6 ride old Smorgasbord you can have for £16 posted if you want it…

I personally didn’t get on all that well with it, but others have. They’re a very quick tyre for certain, and you can tell the quality of the Maxxis EXO casing.

No experience of the Hans Dampf’s for comparison, but I understand they’re quite draggy. My personal favourite is the Conti Rubber Queen.

Just put a Hans Dampf (Evo, Trailstar) on the front of my Trance to replace a High Roller (60a). The HD is bigger, grips better, rolls just as well and is 100g lighter. Plus it has Snakeskin sidewalls. Thoroughly recommended. 🙂

Cheers Mboy, I just might take you up on that. Which version of the Smorgasbord is it?

Which version of the Smorgasbord is it?

The version Brant gave him for about a tenner thinking he’d get some free advertising out of it. 😆

The version Brant gave him for about a tenner thinking he’d get some free advertising out of it.

Hahaha

Wasn’t a Tenner… Though I didn’t pay the full £25 either I’ll admit! I MAY have told junky off here I paid 10 quid for it to wind him up for being a wally on the thread about em…

Oh and it’s the single compound 26×2.25″ version

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No probs with Hand Dampf. Not noticed anything but grip, especially running tubeless.

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Love the hans dampf! i don’t seem to make the schwalbe and conti tyres last very long compared to my old high rollers though. Not sure if that is down to compound or what.

I have Hans Dampf front and Smorgasbord rear on my inbred 29er trail bike and think it is a really good combo. I really like it.
Beware, Smorgasbord is not a good tire for the front – the profile is too round, Hans is not a got fit for the rear (in most conditions) – too slow and wears very fast.