Originally Posted by
chelboed
Light tyres suck a dirty scone. Meat will give you confidence, allow you to push hard in a corner, grab in a sketchy climb. Your Nev's are a great all'rounder IMO. I like the Excavator more though the added weight and rolling resistance from the more squarish face where it contacts the ground may be a turn off to some. I still think the Nev or the Exc way overshadows the ultra light weight of a SB8 or Conti MtnKing.
Yeah just the look of the Negevals are awesome, the sidewalls even look bulletproof,
but at 880gms a tire they better be. I noticed in the 2nd picture of the Kona I have the Moab sweet rolls on the bike,
they had red sidewalls. I never had a flat until I wore them so thin I ran over the remnants of broken glass from a car door
and flatted both at once. They went into the trash when I got home.