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Did you get it on video this time?
...I mean so we can I inspect the tyre's performance of course.
Tragically not, no friday fails this time.
Bugger. That must make it hurt even more. Hope you heal/healed quickly
Oooft, heal quick.
At the weekend I went back to a bike that had schwalbe magic mary on the front and big betty on the back. Couldnt discern much difference between the argotal DH super soft on my normal bike and the magic mary soft on this bike , but the difference between the kryptotal rear enduro soft and the big betty soft was significant. The kryptotal rear had loads more grip under braking compared to the big betty ie The big betty would lock up much easier than the kryptotal.
Really hope Conti either improve the enduro casing or bring out a halfway house between it and the Dh casing.
Love the Kryptotals, it's a real shame they're just not up to the job. I'm not usually hard on tyres (never flatted a Wild Enduro) but have so far ripped holes in 3 rears and 1 front. I've kept making excuses and trying again but that's the best part of £300 worth of ties in the bin with very little use. I don't really want to have to drag dh casing tyres around so back to the Michelins for now.
Where are you riding? I sliced the sidewall of an enduro casing Xynotal in Dyfi Forest (on Tony the Tiger) - jumped off some rocks and landed on some rocks - looks like the sidewall compressed with the landing - right against a sharp rock.
No idea if the DH version would have survived / any other mid weight casing other brand tyres though. When I was buying a replacement tyre the following day for the bike park the guy at Dyfi said sometimes it’s just luck and even DH casing tyres around there get damaged.
I used to run Exo maxxis tyres on the rear but I holed one (with a rimpact in there) last year just in the local woods (which isn’t that rocky) so think I’m riding too hard for those on the rear wheel now. Suspect they’d be fine on the front though.
Northwind
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I fitted my argotal dh supersoft for an uplift trip, got 1 and a half runs in and had a massive crash, knocked myself out and broke my shoulder and both hands. Clearly the tyre’s fault
MATE.
Apropos the Conti-chat, I've been running the Kryptotals sor a few weeks now (DH supersoft front; Enduro soft rear). Love the front and not finding the drag prohibitive uphill, even on long rides. Rear can spit traction when climbing on wet rock, but no complaints otherwise.
jamesftsFree Member
Really hope Conti either improve the enduro casing or bring out a halfway house between it and the Dh casing.
There's only 100g between the Enduro and DH casings, not sure you can put something in between
Went back to Maxxis, couldn't get on with the feel of the DH casing (preference is to run a super soft up front), always felt harsh unless you were going warp speed, they did wear well and rolled well for the grip they gave.
Maybe the enduro casing in a supersoft would be a better option, but with no visibility of when there will be an argotal in enduro ss, then its back to maxxis for the forseable.
New high roller fitted and a DHR out back, bike is back to feeling comfy and predictable. Probably not the same mechanical grip as an argotal/kryto, but close enough.
I run the Super Soft on all bikes (on the front), i do have an Argotal in Endurace which i used a bit and then when i crashed multiple times at Dyfi i blamed the tyre and removed it LOL.
I love the Krypto DH SS on the fronts though, they're epic. A bit draggy on the Status i'll admit, so i sometimes run a soft Mary on there to help if a pedally day out.
There’s only 100g between the Enduro and DH casings, not sure you can put something in between.
Really? I jumped on a mates bike that had dh casing Kryptotals - was draggier than a draggy thing with flat tyres. Maybe the bike but certainly put me off them.
I'm West Midlands and do a big mix of riding/racing, always running sensible pressures for my weight. I did the front during practice at Ard Rock which I'd forgive but the rest have been big rips to the sidewalls on fairly mellow trails.
jamesftsFree Member
Really? I jumped on a mates bike that had dh casing Kryptotals – was draggier than a draggy thing with flat tyres. Maybe the bike but certainly put me off them.
Compound would have more to do with it than weight, I'd say. A supersoft on the back would be particularly draggy
I ran a Supersoft / DH Kryptotal front tyre on the back for a few rides. This was all I could get on the day at Dyfi with a DH casing (no rears in stock).
I can confirm it was ridiculously grippy but on a subsequent day riding a loop round the Shropshire Hills it dragged awfully. I sold the tyre whilst it was barely used as I don’t have much cause for anything as strong / heavy / draggy as that.
Really hope Conti either improve the enduro casing or bring out a halfway house between it and the Dh casing.
Love the Kryptotals, it’s a real shame they’re just not up to the job. I’m not usually hard on tyres (never flatted a Wild Enduro) but have so far ripped holes in 3 rears and 1 front. I’ve kept making excuses and trying again but that’s the best part of £300 worth of ties in the bin with very little use. I don’t really want to have to drag dh casing tyres around so back to the Michelins for now.
Did you actually bin them? Depending on where the holes are they may be quite easily repairable. I slashed one that had done less than 3 miles, I could put my thumb right through it. I got some kevlar cord and stitched it up, and then patched the inside and used shoe goo over the stitches on the outside. It has since done hundreds of miles on the back of my enduro bike, mostly very rough & rocky alps chairlift runs. Including the Nauders 3länder race, which killed many tyres from what I saw.
I've repaired tyres with patches of old innertubes and shoe-goo. They're far too expensive to just throw in the bin!
There's a super soft enduro Kryptotal specced on the front of that new YT e-bike on the pink site.
Funny you should mention it but still have them all in the shed and just ordered some shoe-goo, chord and rubber boots and going to give fixing them a go. Will see how I get on!
I’ve just recently fitted Continental for the first time with Kryptotal Front on both front and rear in the Enduro casing. Seems like a really decent tyre so far, have only managed to have had two rides on them yet, one at DYFI and the other around the Peak District with absolutely no complaints so far.