Tire Recommendations?

I would put an Explorer or Vertical on the back. They tend to shed better, and still hook up well on
both soft and hard surfaces.

A

Patrick said:

Looking for tires which are good for muddy sandy conditions (yes, where I ride I have sandy mud!).
Currently I'm running Continental Escape in the rear and a Vertical in the front. The rear
especially gets gummed up and doesn't shed the mud at all. Ideally, I could find a tire that works
well in the wet stuff but also holds it's on on dry hardpack (8 months of the year are dry here).

TIA!

Ideally, I could find

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a tire that works well in the wet stuff but also holds it's on on dry hardpack (8 months of the
year are dry here).

TIA!

I found the Hutchinson Pythons to be great for total slop, be it mud or sand. They are decent at
hardpack conditions...good luck finding some that are perfectly round.

For my money, the best all-around tire is the IRC Serac. It's fast, sheds mud, and screams
through hardpack.

Chris

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Ideally, I could find

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a tire that works well in the wet stuff but also holds it's on on dry hardpack (8 months of the
year are dry here).

TIA!

I found the Hutchinson Pythons to be great for total slop, be it mud or sand. They are decent at
hardpack conditions...good luck finding some

that

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are perfectly round.

I'd have to disagree with them being good for total slop. I found that they are great on hardpack
(or tarmac) especially in the dry but terrible for anything else. I've just changed them for the wet
weather. No traction on wet grass, loose gravel/shingle/or sand - wet or dry. Terrible on wet clay
and loamy soils.

I've just today been out with the new Hutchinson Mosquitos on front and rear and am very happy with
the results so far. Grass/ clay, gritty sandstone and clay fireroads. Very wet. And I can't fault
the traction after a mere one day's use. I was quite happy with the good traction and good
relatively smooth running on hardpack.

Westie

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For my money, the best all-around tire is the IRC Serac. It's fast, sheds mud, and screams through
hardpack.

Chris

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I would put an Explorer or Vertical on the back. They tend to shed better, and still hook up well
on both soft and hard surfaces.

"I have been out of the bike industry for almost a year now. Much has happened. I've been too busy
riding to nerd my way through every article on every bike."

So, you've been keeping up with tires then?

JD

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I would put an Explorer or Vertical on the back. They tend to shed better, and still hook up well
on both soft and hard surfaces.

"I have been out of the bike industry for almost a year now. Much has happened. I've been too busy
riding to nerd my way through every article on every bike."

So, you've been keeping up with tires then?

JD

Look troll boy. It's simple.

I have the tire that I am referring to.

Unlike many, I tend to try to talk about things I have experience with, otherwise I try to shut up
and listen.

You are getting sort of pathetically desperate to stir the pot.

I remember when you first showed up on this newsgruop and actually gave a damn. You were supportive
and complimentary of others, now yer too cool fer school. Sad, that.

A

--
My hands are full of thorns but I can't quit groping for the rose.

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I'd have to disagree with them being good for total slop. I found that

they

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are great on hardpack (or tarmac) especially in the dry but terrible for anything else. I've just
changed them for the wet weather. No traction

on

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wet grass, loose gravel/shingle/or sand - wet or dry. Terrible on wet

clay

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and loamy soils.

I've just today been out with the new Hutchinson Mosquitos on front and

rear

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and am very happy with the results so far. Grass/ clay, gritty sandstone and clay fireroads. Very
wet. And I can't fault the traction after a

mere

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one day's use. I was quite happy with the good traction and good

relatively

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smooth running on hardpack.

Westie

Westie my man, you're exactly right. I meant to type Mosquitos, not Pythons, but between them being
mentioned in the original post, and the massive amounts of Corona I put down watching the Terps give
it up (F--- Duke), I put Pythons down instead.

So Patrick, I screwed up...Mosquitoes are the way to go for slop.

Lest you think I'm just placating... pbase.com13007165Open ↗

Chris

Or you could switch your tire out when it turns to the dry season.

For example, I use:

.Maxxis 'Helter Skelter' for the muddy goop. .Hutchison 'Python' for the dry to mild wet conditions.

Works for me anyway.

OzarkMtbr

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Looking for tires which are good for muddy sandy conditions (yes, where I ride I have sandy mud!).
Currently I'm running Continental Escape in the rear and a Vertical in the front. The rear
especially gets gummed up and doesn't shed the mud at all. Ideally, I could find a tire that works
well in the wet stuff but also holds it's on on dry hardpack (8 months of the year are dry here).

TIA!

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Anthony Sloan <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I would put an Explorer or Vertical on the back. They tend to shed better, and still hook up
well on both soft and hard surfaces.

"I have been out of the bike industry for almost a year now. Much has happened. I've been too busy
riding to nerd my way through every article on every bike."

So, you've been keeping up with tires then?

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Look troll boy. It's simple.

Nothing is simple.

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I have the tire that I am referring to.

What you don't have is the rider's weight. The Vertical Pro sucks on hardpack for heavier riders
because it's squirrely.

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Unlike many, I tend to try to talk about things I have experience with, otherwise I try to shut up
and listen.

A fine and rare way to be.

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You are getting sort of pathetically desperate to stir the pot.

That's not an argument, it's contradiction. I paid for an argument.

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I remember when you first showed up on this newsgruop and actually gave a damn. You were
supportive and complimentary of others, now yer too cool fer school. Sad, that.

You're right. I don't give a damn about anyone or anything in am-b. I'll never be supportive or
complimentary to anyone in this NG ever again. If everyone was cool like me, I'd have nowhere to be
cool. Sad, that.

JuvenileDelinquent

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Westie my man, you're exactly right. I meant to type Mosquitos, not Pythons, but between them
being mentioned in the original post, and the massive amounts of Corona

Corona - excellant for dry, dusty conditions.

I put down watching the Terps give it up (F---

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Duke), I put Pythons down instead.

So Patrick, I screwed up...Mosquitoes are the way to go for slop.

Lest you think I'm just placating... pbase.com13007165Open ↗

Chris

Westie

well i used to run a smoke/dart combo on my cannondale... on my Raleigh i had a set of
velociraptors......not sure what to run now.... my current bike has a richie mad max and a kenda
smoke rip-off. i ride mostly hard packed with a light coating of loose dirt on top and
occasional mud.

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well i used to run a smoke/dart combo on my cannondale... on my Raleigh i had a set of
velociraptors......not sure what to run now.... my current bike has a richie mad max and a kenda
smoke rip-off. i ride mostly hard packed with a light coating of loose dirt on top and
occasional mud.

Nokian Gazzaloddi - they come in 2.1, 2.3, 2.6, and 3.0 flavour. No tyre is better, stuff everyone's
so called 'knowledge', 'experiences', 'conditions', 'weights' and all [censored] like that - I got the
truth of it, me, and only me.

Shaun aRe - exclusivity.

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Looking for tires which are good for muddy sandy conditions (yes, where I ride I have sandy mud!).
Currently I'm running Continental Escape in the rear and a Vertical in the front. The rear
especially gets gummed up and doesn't shed the mud at all. Ideally, I could find a tire that works
well in the wet stuff but also holds it's on on dry hardpack (8 months of the year are dry here).

TIA!