Ride done. Black and Red at Brechfa Forest. That’s a big ride, not super rocky but lots of different surfaces – roots, hardback, pud, few rocks, etc.
Previous setup American Classic Wide Lightenings (32mm external) with Maxxis DHR 2.5 (Front) and DHF 2.4 (rear). Both WideTrail. Ran 23 front, 21 rear mostly. More when it was rockier.
New setup. Same wheels. Schwalbe Magic Mary 2.35 (should have been a 2.5 but wrong one sent and I’m impatient so I went with it) Orange Stripe, Hans Damf 2.35 Blue Stripe. Started 23/21 as well.
Definitely more support with the Rimpact inserts in there. Tyres felt too hard. Dropped them and kept dropping them until they were on that sweet spot between not floppy but plenty grippy. Ended up at 19 rear and 17 front.
There is definitely something about damping. That bike (my RipMo) is very good at damping trail buzz but I think these add something. They certainly make the tyres feel tough even at low pressures. Didn’t notice any increase in weight but the new tyres are lighter than the Maxxis pair.
I need to ride some more obviously. No one had any punctures today so it’s hard to know if they offered anything there. A ride down the Gap would be a better test. So far tho, happy with the experiment. I just need to find a 2.5 magic mary!