http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog shiggy's Tire Tracks Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:55:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en have a little time on the wheels and tires. Rimstrips were very easy to install. Tires (standard, UST and TR) easy to mount and remove. My weights: rimstrips 45g each valves 8g each wheels (w/o the above and skewers) Front 854g rear 1051 Compares very well to my hand built trail wheels: Alex FD28 rims (28mm wide), 14/15 spokes, ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=34 "... i guess though tire selection is a personal thing and besides terrain perhaps even riding style can determine whether you like or dislike a tire..." He nailed that one and it is especially riding style that comes into play. The sidewall flex/squirm is a very personal thing. Terrain, rider weight, type ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=33 Hutchinson did confirm the 29x2.0 Python at Interbike. Latest word is it will be produced (only) in a Tubeless Ready version. "We plan to make the Python 29" in TUBELESS READY. This means that Python 29" will be able to be installed using FAST'AIR tubeless latex on a UST compatible rim/wheel ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=32 They are just rubber and nylon treads. Why do they fascinate me so much? So many ways to put them together. Such a light and flexible structure. But once attached to a rim and filled with air they can support great loads and take incredible abuse. The only thing that connects bike to ground. Without ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=31 I was taken with the Rubena DH/FR tires from the Czech Republic. Triton in 2.45 and 2.25 Harpie 2.25 They also have XC tires in their complete lineup. Schwalbe has a new intermediate to wet. Muddy Mary 2.50 w/ a HD casing Geax Datura 2.2 Deep open tread and light weight casing Geax Suguaro XC tire 26x 2.0 & ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=30 Favorite Most-Conditions Tire: Hutchinson Spider Favorite Trail Tire and 29er Tire: Panaracer Rampage Favorite Downhill Tire: Michelin DH32 AT Co-Favorite Mud Tires: Panaracer TrailRaker and Schwalbe Black Shark Mud Favorite Most-Conditions Tire Not sure of the conditions or the terrain or just do not like to change tires? Mount the Hutchinson Spider (any size, standard or tubeless). The Spider ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=29 Panaracer first showed this tire at interbike 2004. The 29er community gave it a lukewarm response, at best, because of its low volume casing. Saturday I finally had the chance to put some trail miles on the Panaracer Fire Cross 700x45 tires. Mounted them on the BigShot and met Impy, formica ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=28 If you have an air compressor in your shop and change a lot of bicycle tires you want the Air Bob. This is a shop-quality tire inflator with a gauge, bleed valve and a smart head for presta and schrader valves, with a thumb lock. The Air-Bob is very easy to ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=27 The specs for the new No Tubes The Crow tires, both 26x2.0 and 29x2.0. Both are designed to be used tubeless with the Stan's No Tubes system or with standard inner tubes. The casings go through a special process during vulcanizing to work better with the sealant fluid. The Crow 29er bead ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=26 I have been thinking that the stock ExiWolf tires on my Redline Monocog 29er look bigger than the one I measured last year. Today I measured one. It is bigger: The casing is about 2mm wider and 2mm taller. This clearly makes it the highest volume 29er knobby currently on the ... http://mtbtires.com/TireTracks/nfblog/?p=25