What compound smorgs is everyone running on the rear?
Enduro for me on the rear
Received another Smorg today by coincidence...fwiw 767g for my 26" enduro 2.25" which is pretty good in my book. I like the thick sidewalls which help support the tyre when run tubeless and offer a bit more protection against sidewall tears. Still prefer Minion or Hans Dampf up front though
Think I'll go for enduro but dual or single compound? Its going on a 29er with a Hans Dampf up front.
Currently running a spesh ground control but running it tubeless there is very little support in the sidewalls running at low pressures.
£19 seems a bit of a bargain and its worth a shot if I don't get on with it I'll go for a GEAX gato.
Think I'll go for enduro but dual or single compound?
Thats easy: single as there's no option of enduro in dual...3 types: enduro = 60a folding, trail = 60a wire, trail extreme = 60a/42a folding
Running my 29er with Hans Dampf 2.35 front and smorg enduro rear...great combo and I'd replace with the same
I am running the trail extreme dual compound on the back and notice no big drag as it's only the outer tread that is super tacky.
Amazing grip on trails
Worst rear tyre I have used... Loved the CM as has unbelievable grip and really big volume.
Smorg just seemed like it was squirming sideways all the time and had to run way too much pressure before this stopped. Would much rather spend the extra tenner and use a specialised purgatory.
Smorg just seemed like it was squirming sideways all the time and had to run way too much pressure before this stopped. Would much rather spend the extra tenner and use a specialised purgatory.
Ha, each to their own as i find the exact opposite true and thats why i dislike the purgatory...squimed around so put more air in but then had useless grip.
I'm using CM front, Smorg R in Greece and I'm finding them excellent on rocky, steppy kalderimis and goat tracks. My favourite tyre combo to be honest, though if the Smorg was a bit squarer profile I'd probably like it more.
I prefer the purgatory too. I didn't like the smorg till about the third ride due to being cautious at first I found it lost a lot of grip when breaking. It's not a bad tyre by anymeans I'd buy another for the summer.
My favourites.
purgatory
high roller
Hans dampf
smorg
in that order. The smorg will outlast the high roller and the Hans dampf twice over.
the purgatory last longer than all of them with almost the same grip as a highroller, I've never had a tyre last so long.
