ARDENT
2.4?
u nose it................ 8)
Sh1te in the gloop.
Betterer than the stout?
When my nevs wear out they are going on.
liked how my racing ralph 2.4 performed on the front today in mixed conditions
not shite in todays gloop
fast, lighter and has big as the stouts.
very grippy on corners.
far to heavy for my weight weenie ways over 600grams a tyre and i start to get twitchy.
I will be bringing a tyre mountain of 29ers to the SSEC due to my slight rubber fetish/tyre OCD for sale/barter/beer so if anyone wants wtb exiwolf 2.3's maxxis ignitors, bontys, kenda karmas and so on... offer me booze etc and have some rubber!
*high fives Ardent buddies*
(but in 26" x 2.25" flava)
No good round my way,used them at the Dyfi last year and they were good. Will use them again when it dries out though
tazzy
ignotors folding or wire?
sstu, stout for sale 8)
I keep reading that the Ardents need to be cranked over hard to grip when cornering, tis true?
I have a set fitted and ready to go, so i shall see for myself soon enough 🙂
swede- folding 2.1 29er- couple of bottles of leffe and they're yours
over 250lbs on the saddle and a bike should 'king well go where it is pointed.
they were faultless tody, mud, roots, wet grass, ice cream run descent at rivi...........cracking tyre
OK - where did you get em? Just how big are they? Comparison to weirwolfs?
I also read on MTBR that they need to be leaned over to get grip........
tazzy
Done. Catch you at ssec. I'm marshaling so will turn a blind eye if you wana shoulder the bike and leg it across an acre or two.
LOL deal then mate. See you in a few weeks 😀
the bike chain
big enough
dont know
i lean a lot so they are good.
They are not 2.4 - God knows why stated sizes are so far off. Mine measure 56mm across the knobs - same as a RR both no where near 2.4"
I'm running it rear and it rolls very well. No where near as grippy as the Stout for front mud usage. Stout is king up front for mud, but for drier (spring summer) conditions the Ardent is very good - more grippy and of course stronger side wall than a RR, but not as fast
Mud traction is just OK and the side knobs don't hook up too well in off camber stuff when wet. Overall better than Rampage
I've a 29 ardent 2.25 on my front wheel - scared the crap out of me on the last night ride
Fair enough, it was very wet & muddy and all the roots were shuper shlippy but seemed to lose the front quite a lot. Will try again when a bit drier. Is a rigid fork & I think that hurts grip on roots quite a lot.
Love my Ardents (2.25) but for the damp, slippery conditions that seem to have returned I'll stick to the Mountain Kings.
So they're not as big as weirwolf 2.55s? - which are 58mm (not including knobs) roughly, prob won't bother with them then. I really want a 3" front tyre 🙁
what about the WTB kodiak? that's meant to be huuuuge even compared to weirwolf
Width: Width of Casing @ approx 40psi: 58.2mm. Width Knob to Knob @ approx 40psi: 64.6mm. Casing Height:54.5mm
Kodiak = 1400g = I don't think so!!!!! that's heavier and a lot smaller than my Endomorph 🙂
Do those sizes relate to the kodiak or ardent?