Just ordered a pair of these because of your (and Sam’s bikes) review. I am a fan of Hans Dampf, I have 1200 miles on the tires with no flats though I am getting some significant wear on the rear. SoCal rider so riding the same trails.
Just ordered a set of these for my Levo. Can't wait to give them a go on the trail. Have certainly heard good things! Thanks for the great detailed review.
Right on Trevyn, Thanks also for the recent order. We greatly appreciate your support and are sure you are gonna dig these tires. We loved them in the 20-24 PSI range depending on your terrain that should work well.
Just put one Up front Got Soft' compound. Was flexing & rolling over/squirmy at 18psi Went up to 22psi Wayy better. Was at 18 with Nobby nics & didn't have Any issues. Eddy is S0 aggressive I think it needs a Lil more Support.
I use an e bike and use normal Schwalbe tires Addix snake skin ! No problems XC dualy mid drive ! I have not hade a flat all year ! My bike does top speed 60 clicks !
Running the eddy current on the front of my canyon spectral ON tried 2.8 on the rear just found to have alot rolling resistance/draggy went back to using Hans dampf 2.6 SG on the rear faster rolling and also better in wet and muddy conditions.
Right on Steven! Glad to hear you enjoy them as much as we do. Visit our website for info on how you can get 15% off on your next set WHILE supporting your local bike shop.
Thanks for the review guys, love the content as always. Are you guys planning on doing an Ebike tire shootout in the near future? I may have to throw a set of these on my Rail here shortly. if they work in Palm Springs , they should work really well in the loose and dry Kern river valley.
They would absolutely kill it in Kern. We will be working on an eMTB wheel and tire roundup in the near future, but we can say, these are the best eMTB tires we've ridden yet. Honestly may be some of the best tires, period.
Loved mine for traction, dampening and control but could not live with the rolling resistance. They roll like BRICKS and eat up the bikes playfullnes imho.
I'm headed out to Palm springs for the week fellas. I'd love to hit up the trails you guys did. What trails do you recommend and where to catch them from? Greatly appreciate the feedback guys and keep up the great content!
Can you recommend a set of tires for me? I am a large guy about 260lb and 6’4” I own a Turbo Levo S Works and want to replace my tires. I saw your review of the Eddy Current tires, which prompted me to reach out. BYW love your work and professionalism.
Anxious to hear how they do in the softer stuff. I’m running a new Michelin wild E in 27.5x2.8 and it’s been excellent so far. You mentioned you started at 22/28 but worked down without issues and wondering where you ended up?
It depended on the rider's speed and riding style. Most of the quicker/aggressive guys liked the 21-22psi front and 23-25 rear. Our newer, less advanced riders enjoyed pressures in the high teens.
Hey guys, another great video with even better information. Seeing how demanding and punishing E-Bikes can be on tires it's good to see E-Bike specific sets finally coming to the market. Currently rocking the Assegai/Agressor combo from Maxxis and been happy, but wanted to get your thoughts or any comparisons on how well these performed when compared to some of the more popular choices out there as Maxxis. I've never ran Schwalbe so would the equivalent be that of an Exo casing/Double Down and MaxGrip/Maxterra compounds? Lastly, likely hard to say as they weren't ran in such a fashion, but do you believe a cushcore would round up the setup or believe the tires are burly enough to handle anything SoCal has to throw at them on their own? Again, keep the E-Bike specific content coming and hope everybody stays safe! Cheers!
Hey Miguel, Thanks a lot for the awesome feedback and question. We just reviewed the Assegai and love that tire, although it is very slow rolling. We rode them on an ebike as well, I believe it was the Norco Range VLT that comes spec'd with those. These tires offer an all around better ride in terms of compliance and support. The Assegais GRIP! but these grip and roll and absorb. As a SoCal native, and having tested these for 10 days under 10 riders of varying line choices and skill levels, we were actually blown away that nobody flatted or punctured the whole trip. I'm pretty confident that for myself (Drew speaking) I would not add inserts to these tires. Maybe if you live in Santa Barbara and you're a hard charger who loves gapping stuff, or you love low PSI, I would consider an insert, but Mynesweepers are cheaper and lighter, so I'd maybe run that route if i needed to. Overall though, I think Schwalbe did a great job developing these tires for the demands of ebikes and ebike riders.
The Michelin Ebike tyres are not that great, neither fast rolling or high grip. With a Ebike might as well use the biggest grippiest tyres possible. The Eddy Currents are a very good Ebike option.
Most variations of today's mtb tires are just splitting hairs unless of course you have thick hair. Seriously the only real drastic improvement i ever noticed was when i went from semi slicks to specialized Ground Control tires back in the eighties or when ever it was they came out .
No we did not. The front could probably do decent on front and back, but we'd suspect the rear tire would only be decent as a front for VERY specific riding styles/terrains. Ultimately Schwalbe did a lot of research to make this tire a front and back combo for a reason, so because of that we believe they perform best as they designed them.
My emtb bike runs fine on NORMAL Continental Der Baron Project Tires with heavy duty tubes. Special ????? emtb tires and inserts ???????? And I weigh more than skinny little race horses.
Haha. Well Chris, we found a technique by the time we mounted our 30th tire. Some wheels were actually quite easy, and others, well they made us hate life. Haha, but the performance is worth it.
indestructable for sure but the rolling resistance is just way to bad imo. i sold them after one tour. i wish you would have covered this up in your vid. you didnt and because of that it feels more like a schwalbe marketing video. feels bad.
Thanks for the input Soren. The tires, mostly the front, do have a slighlty higher rolling resistance than some tires, however we didn't really find them to be extremely SLOW, say like the Maxxis Assegai for example. Are there faster rolling tires? Yes, but we wouldn't say these are a drag by any means. We don't know what type of riding you do, but if touring is your thing, then a softer/grippier rubber may not be needed for pavement or fire roads where a harder compound with tighter spaced and ramped knobs will help you. But that does bring up a good point which we didn't address! Thank you. These tires are for riders looking for grip, traction and performance from their ebikes, not a commuter or long distance touring tire. Thanks for reaching out.
@@TheLoamWolf I have 29x2.6 Magic Mary's front & rear on a Focus eMTB running 22psi. Not had any experience with other tyres on an eMTB but i don't find these tyres slow. Most times rolling (no peddling), on dirt or sealed, i roll faster than other bikes with other tyre brands (which may just roll slower) so i have no issues. I have a Schwalbe Hans Dampf 29x2.6 SpeedGrip rear to fit soon so i may notice a difference but it would have to be a huge improvement for me to even notice or care.
Your shirt is awesome! "E-BIKING IS NOT A CRIME" Haha
Thank you very much! You can buy one here:
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These tires are mind blowing, uber grippy and very strong carcass
Just ordered a pair of these because of your (and Sam’s bikes) review. I am a fan of Hans Dampf, I have 1200 miles on the tires with no flats though I am getting some significant wear on the rear. SoCal rider so riding the same trails.
Awesome glad to hear it. If you can find 'em at Competitivecyclist.com and use LOAMWOLF15 you may save a few bucks on them too!
Just ordered a set of these for my Levo. Can't wait to give them a go on the trail. Have certainly heard good things! Thanks for the great detailed review.
Right on Trevyn, Thanks also for the recent order. We greatly appreciate your support and are sure you are gonna dig these tires. We loved them in the 20-24 PSI range depending on your terrain that should work well.
The Loam Wolf right on. I’ll definitely give those pressures a go. #eLife 👊
@The Newph
Hope you liked em!?
I think next time I'm going 1 compound stiffer than Soft...SpeedGrip'
They need a Lil more psi than nObby Nic IMO
They will leak through the side walls !
Just put one Up front
Got Soft' compound.
Was flexing & rolling over/squirmy at 18psi
Went up to 22psi
Wayy better.
Was at 18 with Nobby nics & didn't have Any issues. Eddy is S0 aggressive I think it needs a Lil more Support.
Just ordered a rear 27 5 x 2.8 EC for similar desert sharp rocky and kitty litter conditions hoping to avoid sidewall slashes on the heavier carcass.🤞
I use an e bike and use normal Schwalbe tires Addix snake skin ! No problems XC dualy mid drive ! I have not hade a flat all year ! My bike does top speed 60 clicks !
Running the eddy current on the front of my canyon spectral ON tried 2.8 on the rear just found to have alot rolling resistance/draggy went back to using Hans dampf 2.6 SG on the rear faster rolling and also better in wet and muddy conditions.
Thanks for the input. We didn't run any 2.8" tires as we prefer 2.6 for less drag and more precise handling. Thanks for sharing though.
what about a harder compound road and light easy but maybe steep trails for bike packing?
Great tire! I am on my second set on my Kenevo. Will not disappoint, indestructible, sticky and predictable. They do melt fast but still worth it.
Right on Steven! Glad to hear you enjoy them as much as we do. Visit our website for info on how you can get 15% off on your next set WHILE supporting your local bike shop.
They leak through the side walls and knobs will fall off.
hi there, thanks for offering to answer a questions in regards to these tires...Can I actually fit a 2.8 on a Specialized Turbo Levo 2019?, cheers
Thanks for the review guys, love the content as always. Are you guys planning on doing an Ebike tire shootout in the near future? I may have to throw a set of these on my Rail here shortly. if they work in Palm Springs , they should work really well in the loose and dry Kern river valley.
They would absolutely kill it in Kern. We will be working on an eMTB wheel and tire roundup in the near future, but we can say, these are the best eMTB tires we've ridden yet. Honestly may be some of the best tires, period.
Loved mine for traction, dampening and control but could not live with the rolling resistance. They roll like BRICKS and eat up the bikes playfullnes imho.
Thanks for the awesome video! Do you have any recommendations for mounting these tyres? It is sooo hard..
Make sure the beads are squeezed in to the inner/larger rim area. This allows the tyre to move over to where the lever is.
Get a set of the Schwalbe blue tyre levers
I'm headed out to Palm springs for the week fellas. I'd love to hit up the trails you guys did. What trails do you recommend and where to catch them from? Greatly appreciate the feedback guys and keep up the great content!
Hello guys,nice review. Between big betty and eddy current in 2,4 super gravity both of them what would you prefer for rear?
How would you compare them to the minion d h r 2 ?
The Loam Wolf rear 27.5x2.6 exist or its a urban legend?
Can you recommend a set of tires for me? I am a large guy about 260lb and 6’4” I own a Turbo Levo S Works and want to replace my tires. I saw your review of the Eddy Current tires, which prompted me to reach out. BYW love your work and professionalism.
Anxious to hear how they do in the softer stuff. I’m running a new Michelin wild E in 27.5x2.8 and it’s been excellent so far. You mentioned you started at 22/28 but worked down without issues and wondering where you ended up?
It depended on the rider's speed and riding style. Most of the quicker/aggressive guys liked the 21-22psi front and 23-25 rear. Our newer, less advanced riders enjoyed pressures in the high teens.
great review thank just order a set do you recommend tubeless
Yes, absolutely
How did they work in the wet PNW?
Hey guys, another great video with even better information. Seeing how demanding and punishing E-Bikes can be on tires it's good to see E-Bike specific sets finally coming to the market. Currently rocking the Assegai/Agressor combo from Maxxis and been happy, but wanted to get your thoughts or any comparisons on how well these performed when compared to some of the more popular choices out there as Maxxis. I've never ran Schwalbe so would the equivalent be that of an Exo casing/Double Down and MaxGrip/Maxterra compounds? Lastly, likely hard to say as they weren't ran in such a fashion, but do you believe a cushcore would round up the setup or believe the tires are burly enough to handle anything SoCal has to throw at them on their own?
Again, keep the E-Bike specific content coming and hope everybody stays safe! Cheers!
Hey Miguel,
Thanks a lot for the awesome feedback and question. We just reviewed the Assegai and love that tire, although it is very slow rolling. We rode them on an ebike as well, I believe it was the Norco Range VLT that comes spec'd with those.
These tires offer an all around better ride in terms of compliance and support. The Assegais GRIP! but these grip and roll and absorb.
As a SoCal native, and having tested these for 10 days under 10 riders of varying line choices and skill levels, we were actually blown away that nobody flatted or punctured the whole trip. I'm pretty confident that for myself (Drew speaking) I would not add inserts to these tires. Maybe if you live in Santa Barbara and you're a hard charger who loves gapping stuff, or you love low PSI, I would consider an insert, but Mynesweepers are cheaper and lighter, so I'd maybe run that route if i needed to.
Overall though, I think Schwalbe did a great job developing these tires for the demands of ebikes and ebike riders.
Wish it came in 3.0. I'll never understand why no one is making them anymore
Can you guys test out the Michelin Ebike tires??
The Michelin Ebike tyres are not that great, neither fast rolling or high grip. With a Ebike might as well use the biggest grippiest tyres possible. The Eddy Currents are a very good Ebike option.
Would be nice to compare them with other best sellers of brands like Maxxis, Michelin,...
Thanks for the suggestion. We are working on a group tire test in the future.
Psi front and rear on 27.5 x2.6?
Depends on a lot of variables from rider weight, bike weight, terrain and skill level.
But we typically run 22-24PSI front and 25-27 rear.
Most variations of today's mtb tires are just splitting hairs unless of course you have thick hair.
Seriously the only real drastic improvement i ever noticed was when i went from semi slicks to
specialized Ground Control tires back in the eighties or when ever it was they came out .
can you use them for a downhill bikes
Yes you can. Weight may be your only concern. But the front tire will certainly be going on some of our DH bikes this summer for sure!
Did you run the front tire on,both the front and back wheel set up? And did you try the rear tire as bith the frint snd back wheel set up?
No we did not. The front could probably do decent on front and back, but we'd suspect the rear tire would only be decent as a front for VERY specific riding styles/terrains. Ultimately Schwalbe did a lot of research to make this tire a front and back combo for a reason, so because of that we believe they perform best as they designed them.
My Eddy Current tires leaked big time through the side walls and two knobs fell off !! NEVER AGAIN !
How old is it? It could be a warranty issue if it’s a new tire. We’d suggest reaching out as they have been known to take care of customers.
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My emtb bike runs fine on NORMAL Continental Der Baron Project Tires with heavy duty tubes. Special ????? emtb tires and inserts ???????? And I weigh more than skinny little race horses.
So that's where all the micro plastics come from ...
AMAZING Tyres, I have these on my KTm and they look amazing! HUGE and BEEFY!
Out of curiosity, how many F bombs were said whilst fitting these tyres? Super gravity tyres are normally a b*tch to fit 😂
Haha. Well Chris, we found a technique by the time we mounted our 30th tire. Some wheels were actually quite easy, and others, well they made us hate life. Haha, but the performance is worth it.
Try putting them on with nukeproof tyre inserts just have a few levers spare lots of fun...
@@TheLoamWolf pleeeease let me know about the technique. I tried to fit a eddy current front for 6 hours and am so desperate!
indestructable for sure but the rolling resistance is just way to bad imo. i sold them after one tour. i wish you would have covered this up in your vid. you didnt and because of that it feels more like a schwalbe marketing video. feels bad.
Thanks for the input Soren. The tires, mostly the front, do have a slighlty higher rolling resistance than some tires, however we didn't really find them to be extremely SLOW, say like the Maxxis Assegai for example. Are there faster rolling tires? Yes, but we wouldn't say these are a drag by any means. We don't know what type of riding you do, but if touring is your thing, then a softer/grippier rubber may not be needed for pavement or fire roads where a harder compound with tighter spaced and ramped knobs will help you. But that does bring up a good point which we didn't address! Thank you. These tires are for riders looking for grip, traction and performance from their ebikes, not a commuter or long distance touring tire. Thanks for reaching out.
It's an e bike. Rolling resistance ain't that important 🤷♀️
@@TheLoamWolf I have 29x2.6 Magic Mary's front & rear on a Focus eMTB running 22psi. Not had any experience with other tyres on an eMTB but i don't find these tyres slow. Most times rolling (no peddling), on dirt or sealed, i roll faster than other bikes with other tyre brands (which may just roll slower) so i have no issues. I have a Schwalbe Hans Dampf 29x2.6 SpeedGrip rear to fit soon so i may notice a difference but it would have to be a huge improvement for me to even notice or care.
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