Good Slicks for MTB
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Good Slicks for MTB
Postby 4xsama » Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:26 pm
I wish to bring out my old beloved Gary Fisher Sugar 1 out of the shed for a work/pub/shop commuter and am looking to throw on a set of slicks.
Any recommendations?
Order of priority would be;
- Rolling resistance (lack thereof)
- Price
- Grip on pavement (off not an issue)
- Wet weather performance (it never rains in Perth)
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Phill_B_34 » Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:02 pm
They roll pretty well (much better than any treaded mtb tyre!). Can't remember price but didn’t scare me. Grip is quite good & never used them in the wet. Overall, pretty happy with them.
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:11 pm
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Mugglechops » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:06 pm
I used them for years on SS XTC. They smash through everything, including plastic tyre levers.
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby bychosis » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:58 am
Got the wire bead version cheap and have not had reason to look for another tyre. I have only replaced one after the sidewall blew out after melting from hot exhaust on the back of the car on an interstate trip.
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Martin » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:11 am
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Riggsbie » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:34 pm
They do 60kph on the road but the gyroscopic effects are scary !
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Orion » Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:26 pm
I have these, too. Agree about the punctures, though the area I often ride through has a lot of small bits of shattered glass lying around. Will have to try the tyre liners.bychosis wrote:I run MAxxis detonatros in 1.5. Roll well, easy to get on and off (not like the cheap Innova 'puncture proof' one that I tried, broke tyre levers on that). Seem to pick up the punctures though. I have had plenty of stell slivers picked up out of the concrete shared path on the commute. Once I put some tyre liners in all was good. If I hadn't got a roadie I was about to go ghetto tubeless on them.
Got the wire bead version cheap and have not had reason to look for another tyre. I have only replaced one after the sidewall blew out after melting from hot exhaust on the back of the car on an interstate trip.
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Rob74 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:21 pm
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MAXXIS OVERDRIVE Elite 26 x 1.75 Reflective Stripe 120TPI Foldable 500g
& run with 100g tubes
Both offer very good puncture protection for commuter/city beater bike.
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Matt_Matt » Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:04 am
+1 ... these are fastPhill_B_34 wrote:I have a set of Specialized Fatboy tyres on a spare set of rims for my MTB
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
Postby Tbird » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:09 pm
My mate has run Maxxis Detonators and Hutchison slicks on his Giant 26er and swears by both although he did get upset when he felt the weight of the hutchis as his bike normally weighs less than10kg
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Re: Good Slicks for MTB
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