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A bit silly, but debating what tyres for the nicer months. Nobby nics are an attractive prospect at their low weights, but a bit worried that the casing will be flimsy.
I run tubeless, typically around 30psi, very happy with maxxis in single ply and exo at these pressures, same goes for conti baron. Gave some spesh purgatory a go, found the casing too flimsy, had to be running near 40psi to not burp and get some tyre stability when turning, but resulted in pinging off of stuff rather than gripping, now concerned about going too lightweight for tubeless.
Do nobby nics with a reinforced carcass have some nice support in the sidewalls?
Also the dd vs snakeskin, the dd is just an extra layer of protection on the tread, not at the sidewalls, so doesn't any sidewall stiffness, correct?
DD are horrid - solid feel and really slippy compound.
Snakeskin are amazing - nice balance between durability and nice feel.
Snakeskin Nics are the only derivative that actually works imo
Schwalbe call it Snakeskin I call it 'normal' it makes a big difference to the stability of the tyre and the pressures are less critical
Say goodbye to the light weight though and they're still crap in the corners
DD [i]and [/i]SS just makes it a lardy trail tyre, nothing special at all imo