| Michelin Wild Mud Enduro casing tyre; Sorry Guy. | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 17 2016, 06:38 PM (409 Views) | |
| Ming the Merciless | Nov 17 2016, 06:38 PM Post #1 |
Overlord of all Known Sheds!
|
It's that time of year again when the dreaded mud tyres come out. Everyone has a favourite and these are mine. The South Downs are a cruel place for tyres with roots, claggy mud, chalk and flints. I've been a fan of Bonty Mud X tyres BUT they have thin side walls and aren't particularly good on roots. This time last year I needed some new boots for Pennywise, my 29er HT and Evolution cycles were having a Black Friday (or not) sale so I gave the Michelins a go. First up they are heavy as the side walls are toughened. The tread relies on a twisty square knobble system so as the tyre hits the ground and deforms the square blocks flex and as the block comes off the contact patch it straightens out and flexes the mud off. "Snake oil" I thought but it actually does what it says on the tin! They grip like a Gollom holding onto the precious. It takes a while to recalibrate the grip you can get on wet roots and mud. Chalk is still slippery but the sidewalls laugh at chalks harder brother, flint. I was running 18-20 psi in the front and 25psi in the rear all winter, no sidewall or rim damage even though every ride usually featured the Bleedin Lisa chalk garden and numerous runs down the Flint Terror. No punctures either, until this year when a metal fence wire embedded itself in the rear(quickly fixed with an anchovy). So if your looking at rugged mud tyres I'd recommend these. |
 |
 
|
| Rich_F | Nov 18 2016, 10:52 AM Post #2 |
Mudthing
|
excellent - good to know  R |
|
|
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · The Muddy@rse Grinder · Next Topic » |