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Kenda Happy Medium MTB Tire Review

Choosing a mountain bike tire is all about tradeoffs: More traction means greater rolling resistance. Stickier rubber isn’t as durable. Hardpack tires get bogged down in wet conditions. If it were even possible to find a “happy medium,” would anyone want to ride it? Kenda thinks so… and I sorta agree. Visually it’s easy to …

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Kenda Slant Six MTB Tire Review

Ask any rider which tire comes to mind when you mention the Kenda name and they’ll probably name the Nevegal or Small Block Eight–or both. So what would happen if you could combine these two favorites into a single, super tire? Would the sum be greater than the parts or would it end up an …

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Geax Saguaro Mountain Bike Tire Review

If your terrain includes these, than you probably want a tire named Saguaro.In allseriousness, the Geax Saguaro is billed as a “do-it-all tire” andemploysa tread pattern that seeks to grip predictably on a variety of trail surfaces. I have been running these tires for a couple of months now and have been impressed with their …

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Maxxis High Roller II Downhill Tire Review

I recently had the chance to spend a full three-day weekend thrashing these Maxxis High Roller II tires on the uber rocky, extremely technical trails of Mountain Creek Bike Park. I really put them through the grinder, and here’s how they came out on the other side. Specs The open, trapezoidal, ramped knobs are pretty …

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Slip Me Some Skin: The Importance of Trying Many Tires

The right tool for the job; horses for courses; a nail for every hammer. I don’t even know what I’m talking about! The conclusion I want you all to take away from this blathering: you gotta experiment with rubber and learn what works best based on trail conditions. It can get expensive, but I encourage …

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