Specialized Mountain Bike Tires Review

Specialized claims this blend was developed using finite element analysis to optimize for grip and speed.

Specialized mountain bike tires review. And a frame that can handle up to 700 x 42mm or 650b x 47mm wide tires this is an adventure bike if there ever was an adventure bike. The rubber boots for mavic s crossmax enduro wheelset are like the wheels front and rear specific. But in reality they have some lofty job duties they have to be puncture resistant last a long time and have enough grip and traction that you feel confident and secure in the worst imaginable conditions. Selection criteria for this crop was fairly straight forward.

Starting with hardtails the pitch and rockhopper are great entry level aluminium models with 27 5in and 29in wheels. Specialized s butcher grid is a great front tire option offered at a reasonable price. Our mountain bike tire review is led by our senior mountain bike review editor jeremy benson. The combination of the tall and aggressive center tread with stout side knobs and specialized s beefier grid sidewall creates a tire that has excellent cornering and braking traction in a relatively durable package.

All tires had to be 29er of course and width was limited to 2 25 except the hutchinson toro and specialized fast trak only because we were only sent wider models. Benson is a competitive athlete highly experienced tester reviewer and published author. Our experts review dozens of specialized road mountain. Urban e bike tires when it comes to tire technology fitness and e bike tires probably aren t the first categories that come to mind.

It s a lot to ask for but that s exactly what mtbr did as we put seven top xc mountain bike tires to the test. The specialized purgatory is billed as the standard bearer for all mountain tire performance the tire features alternating angled and square shoulder blocks coupled with low profile center knobs. The charge is a chunky 2 4 inch tire intended for the front with large ramped center knobs and tall siped cornering knobs on the shoulder of the carcass. The specialized epic evo is a mid travel bike that s lighter than most xc bikes with a 120mm fork and a crazy light 110mm frame the updated epic evo is trail bike rowdy with a touch of xc speed.