Maxxis has released the latest version of its race-specific compound, MaxxSpeed, to the public. The new MaxxSpeed compound uses a silica filler to enhance both speed and wet traction, They claim this can reduce rolling resistance by more than 25%….
Tag: Tires
It seems like the last 5 years has seen an explosion of tire options available to us as Mountain Bikers. Teravail, is one of those brands that I hadn’t even heard of a few years ago. I got a chance…
We recently did a long term test of the Michelin Force AM 2.35 tire. Here’s what we found. The AM in the tire name stand for “All Mountain. “All Mountain” is a term not used as often in the states….
Billed as the tire for, “days where relentless traction takes priority over rolling efficiency”, the new Verdict and Verdict Wet are the latest, extremely chucking looking tires from WTB. The Verdict and Verdict Wet feature WTB’s TriTec compound and have…
Tire plugs are rapidly becoming the tool of choice for fixing tubeless tires. Blackburn’s new “Plugger” utilizes the same bacon strip plugs that you are already probably familiar with. It does however include several unique design features. The Plugger comes…
Tires make a huge difference in the ride quality of a bike. Whether you’re accelerating, braking or turning your tire choice determines much of what that action will feel like and how effective it will be. In this review, I’ll…
When I purchased my Raleigh Tokul 3 I knew I would be doing several upgrades. The first stock part to go was predictably the heavy tubes and tires. My rims were already taped for a tubeless setup so I set…