Favorite rear tire?

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It's about time to replace an old rear tire, after plenty of miles of
faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
point beating up a new dirt tire riding the wood in my yard.
The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
as well, but I don't hold that against them.
I also don't want to spend $90 on a tire.
Suggestions?

Whatever Kenda suits your terrain.

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It's about time to replace an old rear tire, after plenty of miles of
faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
point beating up a new dirt tire riding the wood in my yard.
The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
as well, but I don't hold that against them.
I also don't want to spend $90 on a tire.
Suggestions?

Whatever Kenda suits your terrain.

Greg

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Thanks for the pointer, I'll check their catalog.

I'm tempted toward the Fire XC Pro as well, but I'm not sure how to
tell if it's Japanese, Tiawanese, OEM, original, etc. That's before
red & blue sidewalls come into play...

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Quoted message said:

It's about time to replace an old rear tire, after plenty of miles of
faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
point beating up a new dirt tire riding the wood in my yard.
The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
as well, but I don't hold that against them.
I also don't want to spend $90 on a tire.
Suggestions?

Whatever Kenda suits your terrain.

I have a kenda bear claw pon my rear. I dont slide out going up or down
hills, great in snow, doesn't spin in mud, and decent on rock. I got it at
Canadian Tire for $20

Micheal

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G.T. said:

Quoted message said:

It's about time to replace an old rear tire, after plenty of miles of
faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
point beating up a new dirt tire riding the wood in my yard.
The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
as well, but I don't hold that against them.
I also don't want to spend $90 on a tire.
Suggestions?

Whatever Kenda suits your terrain.

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Thanks for the pointer, I'll check their catalog.

I'm tempted toward the Fire XC Pro as well, but I'm not sure how to
tell if it's Japanese, Tiawanese, OEM, original, etc. That's before
red & blue sidewalls come into play...

Do yourself a favor and skip them. Some people have luck with them but
myself along with many others have had most of the knobs tear off in a
single 2 hour ride when using them on the rear.

My philosophy is that there are so many tires out there that work well why
even take a chance on one people have had trouble with.

I use the Kenda Kinetic 2.35 and I think CDB has recommended the Nevegal in
the past. I'll probably pick up a Nevegal next time.

Greg

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> It's about time to replace an old rear tire, after plenty of miles of
> faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
> and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
> point beating up a new dirt tire riding the wood in my yard.
> The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
> picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
> with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
> pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
> be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
> tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
> it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
> stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
> little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
> as well, but I don't hold that against them.
> I also don't want to spend $90 on a tire.
> Suggestions?

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I'm tempted toward the Fire XC Pro as well, but I'm not sure how to
tell if it's Japanese, Tiawanese, OEM, original, etc. That's before
red & blue sidewalls come into play...

Do yourself a favor and skip them. Some people have luck with them but
myself along with many others have had most of the knobs tear off in a
single 2 hour ride when using them on the rear.

My philosophy is that there are so many tires out there that work well why
even take a chance on one people have had trouble with.

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Thats interesting. I've never had a problem with mine (which are,
FWIW, the higher TPI Japanese version). Maybe it's an East Coast/West
Coast terrain thing? (Eg: In the mid 1990s, I LOVED my soft, sticky
Continentals here, but wore a new pair down to a slick at Moab.)

/s

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It's about time to replace an old rear tire, after plenty of miles of
faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
point beating up a new dirt tire riding the wood in my yard.
The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
as well, but I don't hold that against them.
I also don't want to spend $90 on a tire.
Suggestions?

East? Continental Vertical Pro or Gravity.

JD

G.T. said:

And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one anti-Fire XC.

And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.

Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.

Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.

CC

Corvus Corvax said:

G.T. said:

And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one anti-Fire XC.

And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.

Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.

Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.

My one and only ride on the Fire XC:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/backbone/rockgarden3.html

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G.T. said:

Corvus Corvax said:

G.T. said:

And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one anti-Fire XC.

And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.

Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.

Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.

My one and only ride on the Fire XC:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/backbone/rockgarden3.html

Greg

gotta have those red sidewalls... (they go faster). :-)

count me in the pro Fire camp. I've got the Japanese ones too.

-Gregg

daddy said:

G.T. said:

Corvus Corvax said:

On Mar 29, 5:14 pm, "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote:
> And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one anti-Fire XC.
>
> And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.
Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.

Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.

My one and only ride on the Fire XC:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/backbone/rockgarden3.html

Greg

gotta have those red sidewalls... (they go faster). :-)

count me in the pro Fire camp. I've got the Japanese ones too.

So the count is now Gordo, CC, daddy, and Mamba saying they're the best
tire since sliced bread.

And me and CowPunk saying they're a knob shedding, one ride POS.

4 yay, 2 nay.

Greg

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daddy said:

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:23:13 -0700, G.T. wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Corvus Corvax wrote:
> On Mar 29, 5:14 pm, "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one anti-Fire XC.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.
> Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
> choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
> circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
> tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My one and only ride on the Fire XC:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/backbone/rockgarden3.html

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Greg

Quoted message said:

gotta have those red sidewalls... (they go faster). :-)

Quoted message said:

count me in the pro Fire camp. I've got the Japanese ones too.

So the count is now Gordo, CC, daddy, and Mamba saying they're the best
tire since sliced bread.

And me and CowPunk saying they're a knob shedding, one ride POS.

4 yay, 2 nay.

Greg

Add another nay here. [censored] is [censored].

JD

G.T. said:

daddy said:

G.T. said:

Corvus Corvax wrote:
> On Mar 29, 5:14 pm, "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one anti-Fire XC.
>>
>> And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.
> Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
> choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
> circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
> tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.
>
> Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.
>
My one and only ride on the Fire XC:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/backbone/rockgarden3.html

Greg

gotta have those red sidewalls... (they go faster). :-)

count me in the pro Fire camp. I've got the Japanese ones too.

So the count is now Gordo, CC, daddy, and Mamba saying they're the best
tire since sliced bread.

And me and CowPunk saying they're a knob shedding, one ride POS.

4 yay, 2 nay.

Greg

One day, I'll use an RFT version... (much like the Potenza's on my Wife's
BMW. Stiff mothers, but she can drive for 100 miles on a flat). :-)

Dare we say what the MTBR poll says??? (JD, put the heater back down).
:-)

Just fun'n. I could give a hoot about their poll. I do like the Fire
Pro's though. Have been working fine for me.

Peace,

-Gregg

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Add another nay here. [censored] is [censored].

JD

Yes, in the end, it is....

G.T. said:

daddy said:

G.T. said:

Corvus Corvax wrote:

> On Mar 29, 5:14 pm, "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> And there you have two pro-Fire XC testimonials to my one
>> anti-Fire XC.
>>
>> And to Gordo's note, I had the Japanese version, too.
>
> Add me in the "pro-Fire" column. They are my general-purpose tire of
> choice. They are smooth and fast and grip very well in most
> circumstances. They are, however, not great on muddy roots, and do
> tend to wear quickly. Your mileage may vary.
>
> Make sure you get the Japanese ones. There's a big difference.
>
My one and only ride on the Fire XC:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/backbone/rockgarden3.html

Greg

gotta have those red sidewalls... (they go faster). :-)

count me in the pro Fire camp. I've got the Japanese ones too.

So the count is now Gordo, CC, daddy, and Mamba saying they're the
best tire since sliced bread.

And me and CowPunk saying they're a knob shedding, one ride POS.

4 yay, 2 nay.

Greg

I won't say that they are the greatest since sliced bread, but I've had
fairly good experience with them.

The Japanese ones are far superior to the knock-offs. I've got over
1000 miles on the set I'm currently using and no missing knobs yet.
They don't do well when things get wet, but otherwise they are a
respectable tire for most conditions. Like the saying goes, they are a
jack of all trades, but master of none.

I'm presently looking for a set of tires to replace them that are better
in my local conditions and higher volume.

Michael Halliwell

daddy said:

Dare we say what the MTBR poll says???

Dare away because those who know are aware that the mtbidiots don't
know jack shiite.

JD

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> It's about time to replace an oldreartire, after plenty of miles of
> faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
> and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
> point beating up a new dirttireriding the wood in my yard.
> The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
> picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
> with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
> pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I won't
> be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
> tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
> it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
> stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
> little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet wood
> as well, but I don't hold that against them.
> I also don't want to spend $90 on atire.
> Suggestions?

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I'm tempted toward the Fire XC Pro as well, but I'm not sure how to
tell if it's Japanese, Tiawanese, OEM, original, etc. That's before
red & blue sidewalls come into play...

Do yourself a favor and skip them. Some people have luck with them but
myself along with many others have had most of the knobs tear off in a
single 2 hour ride when using them on therear.

My philosophy is that there are so many tires out there that work well why
even take a chance on one people have had trouble with.

I use the Kenda Kinetic 2.35 and I think CDB has recommended the Nevegal in
the past. I'll probably pick up a Nevegal next time.

Greg

Yeah, I've got the 2.35 Kinetics on the SS, and the 2.35 Nevegal on
the double squish, and love those tires. I also love my 2.35 Blue
Groove on the front. But its high desert hardpack, and dry forest
loam for most all our riding. We can't ride the mud here, as it tears
up the trails too badly. The BG/Nevegal combo is pretty popular, and
for our terrain, there's good reason.

CDB

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On Mar 29, 12:47 pm, "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote:
> [email hidden] wrote:
> > It's about time to replace an oldreartire, after plenty of miles of
> > faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
> > and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
> > point beating up a new dirttireriding the wood in my yard.
> > The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
> > picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
> > with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
> > pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I

won't

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> > be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
> > tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
> > it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
> > stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
> > little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet

wood

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> > as well, but I don't hold that against them.
> > I also don't want to spend $90 on atire.
> > Suggestions?

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I'm tempted toward the Fire XC Pro as well, but I'm not sure how to
tell if it's Japanese, Tiawanese, OEM, original, etc. That's before
red & blue sidewalls come into play...

Do yourself a favor and skip them. Some people have luck with them but
myself along with many others have had most of the knobs tear off in a
single 2 hour ride when using them on therear.

My philosophy is that there are so many tires out there that work well
why
even take a chance on one people have had trouble with.

I use the Kenda Kinetic 2.35 and I think CDB has recommended the
Nevegal in
the past. I'll probably pick up a Nevegal next time.

Greg

Yeah, I've got the 2.35 Kinetics on the SS, and the 2.35 Nevegal on
the double squish, and love those tires. I also love my 2.35 Blue
Groove on the front. But its high desert hardpack, and dry forest
loam for most all our riding. We can't ride the mud here, as it tears
up the trails too badly. The BG/Nevegal combo is pretty popular, and
for our terrain, there's good reason.

CDB

I'm looking to pick up a Nevegal for the front and maybe the small block
for the rear. You are running the 1 ply ver., correct?
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>> [email hidden] wrote:
>> > It's about time to replace an oldreartire, after plenty of miles of
>> > faithful service. I figure I'll research & buy it over mud season,
>> > and install it before my first trail ride once things dry out. No
>> > point beating up a new dirttireriding the wood in my yard.
>> > The bike I'm referring to is a hardtail, now the "Sunday" bike as I
>> > picked up a cheap FS for a beater/snow/rain ride. My general theme
>> > with this bike is light, nice and fast. It will see very little
>> > pavement, and hopefully very little fire road. I figure since I
won't
>> > be riding this in the snow anymore, I can get away from the wider
>> > tires with the huge mud-bar tread. I'll be riding New England, so
>> > it'll be hardpack with some roots & rocks thrown in. No ski-lift
>> > stuff. My previous tires were great on dirt, snow etc but left a
>> > little to be desired when riding up rock. They were slick on wet
wood
>> > as well, but I don't hold that against them.
>> > I also don't want to spend $90 on atire.
>> > Suggestions?

>> Whatever Kenda suits your terrain.

>> Greg

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> I'm tempted toward the Fire XC Pro as well, but I'm not sure how to
> tell if it's Japanese, Tiawanese, OEM, original, etc. That's before
> red & blue sidewalls come into play...

Do yourself a favor and skip them. Some people have luck with them but
myself along with many others have had most of the knobs tear off in a
single 2 hour ride when using them on therear.

My philosophy is that there are so many tires out there that work well
why
even take a chance on one people have had trouble with.

I use the Kenda Kinetic 2.35 and I think CDB has recommended the
Nevegal in
the past. I'll probably pick up a Nevegal next time.

Greg

Yeah, I've got the 2.35 Kinetics on the SS, and the 2.35 Nevegal on
the double squish, and love those tires. I also love my 2.35 Blue
Groove on the front. But its high desert hardpack, and dry forest
loam for most all our riding. We can't ride the mud here, as it tears
up the trails too badly. The BG/Nevegal combo is pretty popular, and
for our terrain, there's good reason.

CDB

I'm looking to pick up a Nevegal for the front and maybe the small block
for the rear. You are running the 1 ply ver., correct?
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Had been running the 2.5 Nevegal, 2.5 Blue Groove combo for a couple of
years...hard to beat except for sidewall slashes.

Now on 2.3 small eight on the back. Every time I look at it I want to take
it off...the knobs are so wimpy. But it seems to work well. I also took
the Blue Groove off the front and running a 2.55 Weirwolf LT. I am
switching back to the Nev/BG combo for this summers Mammoth Trips. Although
I have been enjoying the lighter tires.

Dean

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I'm looking to pick up a Nevegal for the front and maybe the small block
for the rear. You are running the 1 ply ver., correct?
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Had been running the 2.5 Nevegal, 2.5 Blue Groove combo for a couple of
years...hard to beat except for sidewall slashes.

Now on 2.3 small eight on the back. Every time I look at it I want to
take
it off...the knobs are so wimpy. But it seems to work well. I also took
the Blue Groove off the front and running a 2.55 Weirwolf LT. I am
switching back to the Nev/BG combo for this summers Mammoth Trips.
Although
I have been enjoying the lighter tires.

Dean

Cool, thanks for the info, Dean. I thinking there's no way that small
block is going to hold, but
apparently it a pretty good tire. I'm going miss running 2.5s, but there'
no way they'll fit on my little
Spinergy rims; I hope those things hold up... have a feeling I should've
held out for the Enduro versions,
but I wanted to keep it as light as possible for climbing <gasp, did I
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