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Any good for winter riding (Mud)
Not really. I've just swapped mine for beavers for the winter.
My mate has just fitted some to his lurcher.
1, they're massive
2, they work well in mud and on roots
Brilliant grip
They can even give you grip on wet glass*
*may not actually be true
They blinking wide though, only just fit in my kona unit frame with the chain tugs in the most rear ward position.
How wide is wide ??
they work well in mud and on roots
Aye, I thought the same. Deffo going to get some for my 26 inch wheeled bike. Wet rocks,roots seemed a piece of cake on the 29 HD up front but I wasn't sure of the compound. If it was pacestar,I'm impressed!
I was tempted but went with Ralphs instead. Lose a bit of grip but roll nicely. Plus the 2.4 size means can run softer. I can see these staying on all winter.
[quote=[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/29er-hans-dampf#post-4324857 ]firestarter[/url]]How wide is wide ??
Got a pair on Stan's rims... currently waiting for them to settle/seat on the rim bead so are inflated at 40~45psi... they are measuring 2.5in knob-to-knob wide. So probably 2.4in when I drop them down to 20psi, as I'm a whippet.
Christ that is big , can't be many frames they will fit in with a bit of mud
I think they're really intended for front end grip
I think they're average in the mud tbh. Wet roots and rock yep, they grip well, mud causes them to squirm, especially on fast corners. Also if they do start to clog a 2.4 29er tyre weighs a ton when you're pedalling back up. Just put a specialized storm on there and despite losing .4 of an inch in width the grip is much better.
Edit however i do like it on the front of my rigid swift as you can run a nice low pressure and you're generally going slower anyway.
£45+?
Do they wash your bike and make you tea?
they aren't particularly good in mud, especially claggy mud but work well in the wet (roots, rocks etc.) so depends how much actual mud riding you're planning on, I generally avoid it these days so stopped using mud-specific tyres last year.