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Want a Chronicle so bad for the front of my Stooge. I've got a pair of 50mm wide carbon rims on their way from Nextie too 🙂
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Will get its first proper test on Dartmoor this weekend...
LH3.GOOGLEUSERCONTENT.COM Thanks paceman, good post, and keep us posted 🙂
Anyone tried a 2.35 Magic Mary on a Dually or Rabbit Hole rim?
Nice post paceman, the DW's don't look like they will clog up but they do look like there will be a nasty transition when cranked over cornering!
Ok I've now done two wet and muddy rides using the Maxxis Chronicle up front on my Krampus with a Surly Knard on the rear, both on 50mm Rabbit Hole rims with tubes. Around 11psi feels like the sweet spot for the Chronicle although it's not as supple as the Knard it has replaced. Conditions were super slippery on loamy woodland singletrack intermixed with sections of wet clay and chalk, i.e. not a lot there for any tyre to grip on!
In summary, the Chronicle is a grippier tyre than the Knard in wet conditions, it allows you to lean the bike further and for longer before the inevitable slip-out. Off-camber trails were dealt with surprisingly well as were slippery mud downhill sections. However, if you ride very muddy conditions this tyre is not the definitive winter 29+ tyre we were hoping for, more of a competent all-rounder that manages ok and will perhaps make a good rear tyre paired up with something more nobbly up front. That said, it made for a really entertaining ride this morning, and in dry and intermediate conditions I suspect it will be a fantastic tyre so I'm not disappointed overall. Long live the Chronicle, a worthy addition to the 29+ tyre quiver 😀
Just come back from 22 miles first ride on a Chronicle. It’s on the front of my Diamond Jones with truss fork. I’m running 45mm Dually rims front and rear. I was running a 2.4 Chunky Monkey, front and rear.
It comes up 75mm wide on the Dually at 20psi.
Rides much better than the CM, loads more grip, was running about 20psi which is not ideal but I have a quite a few road sections in-between so didn’t want to keep dropping pressure then re-inflating. Even with the high pressure loads more grip in all kinds of trail conditions mud, water, rock, wet grass and hard pack.
It is absolutely massive on the bike, couldn’t see me changing from 29+ for any reason now. Eats the trail up.
That Mammoth doesn't look much more grippy than a Larry !!!
Haven't mtb tyres (and rims) been far too narrow for far too long?
Any feedback on the sidewall cut resistance/toughness of the non-EXO Chronicle?
I got sent a non-EXO by mistake instead of the EXO I had on back order.
Can't decide if I should send it back and wait for the EXOs to come back into stock.
Loving my Chronicles. Paceman has summed up my thoughts pretty well so I won't repeat them. Anyone want to buy some 120tpi knards 🙂
guitarhero - MemberAny feedback on the sidewall cut resistance/toughness of the non-EXO Chronicle?
I got sent a non-EXO by mistake instead of the EXO I had on back order.
Can't decide if I should send it back and wait for the EXOs to come back into stock.
Mine have been fine so far, only ridden loamy woodland and chalk downs though, nothing very extreme!
I'm struggling a bit to find the sweet spot with the tyre pressures on the Chronicles on my Rabbit Hole rims. 10psi front and 12psi rear was perfect for me at 75kg using the 120tpi Knards. I tried those pressures at the weekend with the Chronicles and it felt a bit squirmy, or maybe its their squarer shape, I can't quite put my finger on it, but they feel different. I'd expected them to be less supple as they the 60tpi non EXO versions but maybe that's the difference 😕
They're definitely more grippy though 😀
Yours haven't seen bad mud then?
bonesetter - MemberYours haven't seen bad mud then?
LOL 😆 ... I wish!! When I say they've ridden in loamy woodland singletrack and chalk downs that actually means desperately trying to dodge the trees on wet-soaked leaf-covered rooty and techy woodland singletrack (Stanmer Woods in Brighton) and trying to stay upright on the super slippery South Downs saturated chalk. You'll be glad to hear they performed pretty well on both!
Oh, I see, thanks for the clarification 🙂
Well, that sounds like a very decent performer then (tyre & yourself 🙂 ). Might give one a wirl, but have recently bought a Minion
I think most of the country is wringing wet with water at the mo and anything (or anyone) will struggle
I'm using a Minion 2.5 on the front of my Stooge and it grips just fine, but is a tad draggy. Rolling and hit any king of slurry/leaf mulsh debris and you can feel the speed scrub
Having said all that, Stooge and me came home fairly mud light after today's spin 'round
Maxxis Chronicle users, what tyre pressures are you running?
Having ridden a buddy's bike with one of these on (back to back with mine without), I'm in.
Anyone know of a vendor with stock?
And is there a better (available) rim than the Dually?
sideways cycles and travers have the 120tpi one. High on bikes have the 60tpi
thx - which is better? (or more accurately, what's the difference and does it matter?)
I believe the 120tpi ones have the exo sidewalls which are a bit sturdier for going tubeless
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I don't think there's stock anywhere until mid January
Have asked Sideways
Post if you find any, I'm after one
Anyone run one of these on a Flow style rim (< 23mm internal)? Bad idea or OK?
Great, thanks Mat - just grabbed an exo 🙂
Matt- Andy runs his Knard on a Flow rim and gets on well with that set-up.
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It's on its way, I'll give it a whizz on a Flow before dropping for wide rims. Cheez' (ps that's not his real name) has a dually so it'll be a useful comparison.
Maxxis Chronicle users, what tyre pressures are you running?
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I've done about 50 miles on this so far.
Running tubeless at 16 Psi. It takes away the zing and my wrists don't suffer as much. Doesn't weigh much more than my Flow & Purgatory. It's still easy to manual. Very happy.
I ran a Knard on a Flow, then Rabbit Hole
The extra width makes all the difference 😆
I'm about three rides in to using a Chronicle/Dually combo on the front of my Stooge and I'm still experimenting with pressures. It seems less cushy than the Knard but I was running that on a Crest so it had less rim width to support it, which may explain some of that.
So far, I've taken the Chronicle down to about 11-12psi which seems pretty good. It's taken some biggish impacts (eg the drop/compression on Evian, for Surrey Hills locals) without any trouble.
Managed to procure the last EXO version from Travers. It will be going on this 50mm carbon monster from Nextie when I have some spare time in a week or so to attach it to a hub.
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Do it! I had a nice 25 mile ride this evening. Freezing but dry.
The Chronicle was great playing around town too.
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Managed to procure the last EXO version from Travers. It will be going on this 50mm carbon monster from Nextie when I have some spare time in a week or so to attach it to a hub.
He has more (landed yesterday) - one of which I just grabbed 🙂
What are my best (built) wheel options for the Chronicle chaps? & is there much benefit than going wider than the Dually?
You get an extra 5mm width with Rabbit Hole
but the rabbit hole weighs more, is only single wall and will need more work & weight to get tubeless.
but the rabbit hole weighs more, is only single wall and will need more work & weight to get tubeless.
is it worth it for an extra 5mm? (probably not I think).
I seriously doubt it
Tubeless was incredibly easy.
Wrap of duct tape, 24'' inner tube split, stans, tyre and pump. Took me under 10 minutes.
Gorilla Tape fits perfectly in the RH's width
Mine went up straight away and I haven't touched it since - this was summer
This has got to be a fairly decent plus point
Is the Gorilla tape quite strong, I've got a fair bit of Superstar tape left but have been unimpressed with the quality. Was just going to get Stan's tape for the Nexties, but the Gorilla tape is a good bit cheaper.
what about the upcoming Stan's Hugo?
At the current state of the art I think I'd take a Dually, if only because Cheez has already done it and I can copy him!
His Chronicle tyre profile looked ok to me, they need to be bit rounded.