It's always handy to know if folk have first hand experience or are thoughtlessly repeating memes. That affects how much credence to apply.are we now expecting everyone to only post up once they have tried all variants of all tyres and type of bike?
I like the feel of dual ply tyres (or tough 'enduro' equivalents), the support they give, the non vague cornering even when running low pressures, the reassurance that I'm less likely to pinch flat.I'd be interested to know how a plus tyre compares for the same weight. I'm assuming it's none of the above, but what do you get for the extra weight? Better climbing traction? Comfort? Fun?? (Not sure how that can be quantified!)
All the above. Or none. Maybe. It depends on you. Quite a few b+ tyres seem to be under-built to save weight, but stuff like the WTB Tough casings are pretty chunky. In a general ride feel way, I'd say they tend to feel floatier, but less precise than conventional tyres and tend to wrap around stuff rather than bouncing over it if you're running optimum pressure.
If you're Northwind you think that the extra traction is a some sort of illusory, post-truth, alternative fact. If you're Druidh you think they work fine in mud. If you're honourablegeorge you are the only person in the known universe riding with a 2.8 Minion DHF, so you can think whatever you like without fear of contradiction.
There's no single truth just whatever you believe. They are very much of the moment.
HTH
Q.What Plus tyres have you tried?
A. None
That has tickled me somewhat 🙂
I like to think of the perfect tyre width discussion as a graph. 'Acceptability" would be the vertical axis. Width would be the horizontal. There would be few proponents at either end (28-32mm and 4-5"), but a huge swell of approval around 2.2 to 2.4".
I like to think of it as the bell-end curve.
It's always handy to know if folk have first hand experience or are thoughtlessly repeating memes. That affects how much credence to apply.
I'll ask the Web development team to add a caveat on all my posts to apply zero credence...like all the other issues that aren't being sorted this may not actually get applied so you'll just need to take my posts and assume within all that verbiage there is a bit of observation or experience that is used to base my input.
😉
I think that's planned for Forum mk 3.2
BadlyWiredDog - MemberIf you're honourablegeorge you are the only person in the known universe riding with a 2.8 Minion DHF, so you can think whatever you like without fear of contradiction.
🙂
I should stop sharing the link
For me, one of the key things for a tyre is the profile. I don't seem to get on with round profile tyres, there's nothing to cram into the ground. I don't mind a roundish profile on a rear tyre, but the front has to be quite aggressive, big shoulder knobs, big gap between shoulder knobs and central tread. IE like a minion dhf. I guess that's why a dual ply feels better too. I'm sure it's just my riding style (or lack of it!) suits tyres like that.
I'm assuming that plus/fat tyres aren't generally built like that? I'm just curious really, I've not seen that many plus bikes in the flesh.
I'm assuming that plus/fat tyres aren't generally built like that? I'm just curious really, I've not seen that many plus bikes in the flesh.
Well, there's the Minion DHF 2.8 🙂
I should stop sharing the link
Yep, you might save me some money... I'm torn between sticking a 2.5 WT Minion DHF up front or going for the 2.8 DHF and sticking a Rekon+ on the back.
edit: thank god, they're out of stock...