Make me a demo list.

[Erik Timmerman]

Front is Fox 36 Fit4 160mm rear is Monarch Plus Debonair RC3 200x57mm

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Finally got ,my wheel in. All up weight is 29 lb 6 oz. I guess I can live with that since both tires are in the 900g range. Pictures soon.

 

[Ron]

congrats!!!

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Since we keep geeking on tires (guilty!) I chose Mavic tires (made by Hutchinson) Claw XL 2.5" front and Quest Pro XL 2.4" rear. Rims are Mavic XA Pro carbon 26mm internal. I measured the tires with my calipers, the 2.4" is 71mm wide, and somehow the 2.5" tire is 69mm. Strange, but whatever, we know those numbers don't really mean much. I haven't ridden the Quest yet, but it looks very much like the old Charge XL which I liked. The Claw is looking like more of a mud tire, very open and relatively small knobs. It actually rolls quite well, but it doesn't put a lot of rubber down on hardpack and it's side knobs are spaced too far apart for making a dam in sand. It will clear mud well and it bites nicely in soft ground.

 

[Ron]

2.8"???? thats quite bizarre. yeah, imho they do matter. with a narrow rim for a tire that wide pay attention to the side wall and how round that profile is.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

is 71mm what your 2.8s measure at? These things ride great so far. Very happy with them.

 

[Ron]

no, i'm riding maxxis rekon 2.6's & Dhf 2.6 on ibis 741 i35's (35mm internal). the both measure about 2.55" or 65mm . i love the 2.6! anyone who can, should try them.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

My caliper (Park digital) was acting very strange. Maybe those numbers are totally wrong.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

 

[Tony S]

@epic ... Mont Ste. Anne report?

 

[Erik Timmerman]

I'm still pretty stoked on the Evil. I had a near-JRA incident last weekend that resulted in a broken rear wheel. I'm waiting to see what happens with warranty and pondering wether I wish to continue with carbon wheels or go back to metal ones. In the meantime, I am on a borrowed beat up old I9 wheel. It has a 21 or 23 internal width vs. 26 on my carbon wheel. I gotta say, I love the feel of that narrower rim on the rear. That extra feedback that I get from the sidewalls is great. Same tire, 24-25 psi on the wider rim, 30 psi on the narrow one.

 

[Tony S]

I gotta say, I love the feel of that narrower rim on the rear. That extra feedback that I get from the sidewalls is great. Same tire, 24-25 psi on the wider rim, 30 psi on the narrow one.

Interesting.

 

[luliski]

carbon wheels

All I can think of is the sound of tires popping