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[Closed] On One Smorgasbord or Schwalbe Hans Dampf?

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About the same price if I get the HDs from Germany... Anyone had any experience with both? Will be going on a Hemlock over winter, riding in t'Peak, Wharncliffe, local woods... Bit of everything really.

Currently riding Minions. Or High Rollers, I forget. Possibly a mixture of the two.


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 10:05 am
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I've got a 6 ride old Smorgasbord you can have for £16 posted if you want it...

I personally didn't get on all that well with it, but others have. They're a very quick tyre for certain, and you can tell the quality of the Maxxis EXO casing.

No experience of the Hans Dampf's for comparison, but I understand they're quite draggy. My personal favourite is the Conti Rubber Queen.


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 10:11 am
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Just put a Hans Dampf (Evo, Trailstar) on the front of my Trance to replace a High Roller (60a). The HD is bigger, grips better, rolls just as well and is 100g lighter. Plus it has Snakeskin sidewalls. Thoroughly recommended. 🙂


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 10:21 am
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Cheers Mboy, I just might take you up on that. Which version of the Smorgasbord is it?


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 8:57 pm
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Which version of the Smorgasbord is it?

The version Brant gave him for about a tenner thinking he'd get some free advertising out of it. 😆


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 9:03 pm
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The version Brant gave him for about a tenner thinking he'd get some free advertising out of it.

Hahaha

Wasn't a Tenner... Though I didn't pay the full £25 either I'll admit! I [i]MAY[/i] have told junky off here I paid 10 quid for it to wind him up for being a wally on the thread about em...

Oh and it's the single compound 26x2.25" version

email in my profile.


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 9:57 pm
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No probs with Hand Dampf. Not noticed anything but grip, especially running tubeless.


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 10:00 pm
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Posted : 23/09/2012 10:14 pm
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Love the hans dampf! i don't seem to make the schwalbe and conti tyres last very long compared to my old high rollers though. Not sure if that is down to compound or what.


 
Posted : 23/09/2012 10:15 pm
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I have Hans Dampf front and Smorgasbord rear on my inbred 29er trail bike and think it is a really good combo. I really like it.
Beware, Smorgasbord is not a good tire for the front - the profile is too round, Hans is not a got fit for the rear (in most conditions) - too slow and wears very fast.


 
Posted : 24/09/2012 7:01 am

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