jwagga Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 What will be the best tyre combo for karkloof doing the race for the first time help please
Bums Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 It has been raining all week and will most likely be muddy and slippery so go with a wet tyre wiht lots of tread. It is going to be interesting.
jwagga Posted April 5, 2011 Author Posted April 5, 2011 What will work front and rear as I have a knobby nick to use and have to buy a new tyre 2 morrow what will work
Caerus Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Ive ridden Karkloof with a Excavator on the front and a race king on the back an had no probs
adogshow Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 kenda nevagals mate. drop the nick if possible as they aren't strong enough for a lot of the riding around KZN (that's a long term suggestion, not necessarily for this weekend). but enjoy it bru!! its an awesome ride and the Gauntlet is brilliant!
Edgar Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Rubber ones for a mountain bike are best in my experience.
Caerus Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Is it raining in the Karkloof right now?  I will have an answer later for you, one of my riding mates is calling the trail builder up there. Did you get the email about the cut off for entries being tomorrow the 7 April from Mr Price?
Monark Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Yup, I entered about 2 months ago... Â If it is raining on Friday I wont ride it, that single track is technical enough in the dry.
Caerus Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Yup, I entered about 2 months ago...  If it is raining on Friday I wont ride it, that single track is technical enough in the dry. For sure, the strange thing is that they said entries closed on Sunday, weird.
Li Mu Bai Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 mountain king front and back works really well in the sticky, slick KZN mud.
Mackie Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Looks like it's gonna be wet. If it rains alot you will need Motor cross tyres.
Stretch Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 i got my mud tyres - but it still raining in pmb. I have ridden there in the pouring rain before and its not clayey mud but will still be challenging with lots of riders. hopefully it will start to dry up a bit.....but its doesnt look like that now
Bums Posted April 7, 2011 Posted April 7, 2011 I ride Maxxis ardents. they are a mud - trail tyre with loads of grip and handle the wet conditions brilliantly.
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