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Hi all my tires have generally been good and they came with the bike I generally ride trails with adhoc visits to Leeds Urban Bike Park. On my visit today the the bike park my rear tyre was struggling for grip on the hardpack and a few climbs. I just wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions, I am currently running with Schwalbe Rocket Ron EVO / 2.25 127EPI Kevlar Bead / Tubeless Easy PaceStar compound / Tubeless.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
When you're climbing, are you on the saddle or stood up?
The back wheel is un weighted if you're stood up on the pedals and leaning over the bars, all of your weight is shifted onto the front wheel, so any tyre will slip.
It might be more efficient to remain seated and drop into a slacker gear.
Rocket Ron PaceStar compound
If they're anything like the ones I had, ANYTHING will offer an improvement. The grip on any surface that wasn't parchment-dry was abysmal.
There is a subtle skill / technique in balancing your weight to maintain grip on the rear / keep the front down which takes time to master, but it's a lot easier with decent tyres.
FWIW, I like WTB Vigilantes (recommend what you use... etc.)
High Roller II Maxterra
Michelin Wild Enduro
DHR Maxterra
Those would be my choices, but I'm more concerned with grip than weight/rolling resistance, etc.
JP
What sort of pressures are you running? Lower pressure will help grip - depends on your weight but sub 30psi would be common these days for 2.25 rear tubeless, sub 25 perhaps if you're lighter.
Too low and it will start to feel squidgy, sidewalls folding a bit, which you don't want on a mountain bike - esp over the rocks, so it's something to experiment with.
Thanks all a good few things for me to look at I literally had a wasted day yesterday from the feel of that rear wheel.
Going forward I am going to play with tire pressure until I get new rear and clearly work on my climbing skills as I am usually out of seat.