MajG Posted October 31, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, DieselnDust said: Yeah those tyres are fine. Rubber is just aging hence the cracks Thought same thing, odd how specialized actually replaced under warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted October 31, 2021 Share 3 hours ago, MajG said: I'm impressed on how well u looks after your knobs after 1.5yrs lol. Look brand new In other tyre concerns, when is small cracks on sidewalks....safe still? 1st pic.freewheel cycology just did a warranty replacement on these wheels for those cracks for 6month old tyres as they deemed it not safe. 2nd pic. Looking at my maxxis that's 7month old has these cracks...are they safe? Thats why i dont ride maxxis tyres. My knobs crack after a few rides, and a few more some of them start removing themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted October 31, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, MudLark said: I *only* use Conti.... Same here. I love their enduro and gravity tyres. Grip for days and weighs under a kg. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajG Posted October 31, 2021 Share 58 minutes ago, Eddy Gordo said: Thats why i dont ride maxxis tyres. My knobs crack after a few rides, and a few more some of them start removing themselves. Maybe I'm too passive of a rider, but the side knobs seem to be doing okayish Besides little chipping away which is normal, knob breaking clean off....not ayoba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashy Posted October 31, 2021 Share I had bad luck with Conti's, think they were X-kings. Landed sideways off a jump and the tyre deformed out of shape. Thought I'd buckled my rim, but it was just the tire. They had less than 100km on at the time. Got Michelin Wildgrip now with about 800km and the back tire is stuffed. Knobs about to break off etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudLark Posted November 1, 2021 Share Just an afterthought. On my Race Kings I have noticed that as the sidewall fabric becomes more visible, the sidewall also seems to become more flexible (a bit softer). I theorise that the rolling resistance may also there become lower but am not ceratin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted November 1, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, MudLark said: Just an afterthought. On my Race Kings I have noticed that as the sidewall fabric becomes more visible, the sidewall also seems to become more flexible (a bit softer). I theorise that the rolling resistance may also there become lower but am not ceratin. Possibly, but the sidewalls will also need a bit more support from sir pressure which will also reduce rolling resistance MudLark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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