Wider tire in the front?
07-05-08 | 10:31 AM
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Wider tire in the front?
On wet days I run a 2.3 in the front and a 2.2 in the rear. It seems that it makes landing drops a lot more forgiving. I have landed drops perfectly and still had my front tire slip out when I had a 2.1 in the front. The 2.2 in the back has a pretty aggressive tread pattern so I'm happy with the size on that. Has anyone else done this?
07-05-08 | 12:44 PM
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I'd like to run a 26x2.35 front & 24x2.7 back...then I'd be kEwL like a Motodood.
07-05-08 | 12:53 PM
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07-05-08 | 08:48 PM
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That was what got me onto the train of thought that brought me to switch my front and rear tires. We arent going for 0-20 in under 4 seconds. The gash in my leg also got me thinking that i needed to change something after a slip out when doing a bunny hop.
07-05-08 | 08:55 PM
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07-05-08 | 09:20 PM
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07-05-08 | 11:55 PM
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I'm running a 2.35" with a rounder profile in front and a 2.1" with flatter profile in back.
07-06-08 | 12:34 AM
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2.6/2.35 front/rear on the hardtail and the singlespeed.
2.6/2.7 front/rear on the big squishy bike.
all variations of kenda sticky rubber tires.
try it and see how it works on you trails. only one way to find out...
2.6/2.7 front/rear on the big squishy bike.
all variations of kenda sticky rubber tires.
try it and see how it works on you trails. only one way to find out...
Last edited by scrublover; 07-06-08 at 01:35 AM.
07-06-08 | 04:11 AM
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I'm trying a 2.3 in the front and a 2.1 in the back (I ride XC exclusively). It definately gives a really nice grip ballance but not sure if I like the increased rolling resistance. Rolling resistance aside though I think bigger front is the way to go.
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07-06-08 | 06:29 AM
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He did read it carefully. He wasn't upset at your reply...he's just frustrated b/c he cannot comprehend a double-neg.
07-06-08 | 12:28 PM
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