At81EX has very quickly become my favorite gummy for PNW Enduro. Pretty much everyone in our crew runs them, and loves them! Been running them for the last 2 years with 0 complaints for the single track winter time slop
I have had a couple AT81EX so far and they hold up very well in soft terrain, I haven't had any side wall issues running low pressure. Those deep woods loamy trails look great for a slow technical ride, that tire works great for traction on a climb as it does equally for braking.
Hawaii jungle trails have mass icy roots. A lot of guys run trials tires with tubliss at 2-3psi. So far I haven't found a front that works as good as the perilli mt 16. That's been my setup for a few years now.
I'm in a mostly dry climate but the at81EX is the best tire I've tried yet. Much better then the jx8, a little better then the xt454, but the xt454 has almost 2x the life. I recommended the at81EX to my buddies that did silverkings and they both loved it.
I love the AT 81EX. The tire gets better traction than most tires on the market. Especially on the wet roots and rocks. I've ran the jx8 a couple of times as well and the AT81ex is superior in traction over it. The only downfall of the 81ex is that it doesn't wear very long. U get what u pay for tho and traction is a premium. U really need to try the Mitas XT-754. It is the best tire I have ever ran, especially for this time of year. I will go as far and sat that it is the only tire that I will run now. It is the best tire for the PNW woods gnar!
The 754 is discontinued. Looks like they’re still around, but the new replacement doesn’t come in double-green. It looks so similar to the VE33s that I haven’t tried it yet (big aggressive knobs, but not quite a “super soft” compound).
@WASemiHardEnduro discontinued? I've bought 3 of them in the last 6 months. Maybe they changes something and I'm getting the new tire, but anyway, it's like the ve33s, which I've ran many times, but way better. The knobs are spaced out a more and the tire doesn't chunk out. It's amazing how the tread is so deep and doesn't chip or chunk. The rubber is also more gummy than the ve33s.
@@ridgerunnersmc1414 Right from Mitas’ website: discontinued. It’s probably all old stock being sold at this point. www.mitas-moto.com/en/products/discontinued-tires/xt-754 Edit: must be recently discontinued - the replacement EX-XT doesn’t seem to be in the US yet.
@WASemiHardEnduro thanks for the info! The new one looks identical to the 754. I didn't think that they offered the harder compound before. Looks like new options now. I order all mine from Trailbound Co. Hopefully he will stock the new one when it is released in the US.
I think the one everyone has been running is the “new” one. Has a green stripe and says super light on the sidewall, anyway. Same tread pattern. I’ve been getting mine from Chris too.
At81EX has very quickly become my favorite gummy for PNW Enduro. Pretty much everyone in our crew runs them, and loves them! Been running them for the last 2 years with 0 complaints for the single track winter time slop
I have had a couple AT81EX so far and they hold up very well in soft terrain, I haven't had any side wall issues running low pressure. Those deep woods loamy trails look great for a slow technical ride, that tire works great for traction on a climb as it does equally for braking.
Hawaii jungle trails have mass icy roots.
A lot of guys run trials tires with tubliss at 2-3psi.
So far I haven't found a front that works as good as the perilli mt 16.
That's been my setup for a few years now.
A couple of my buddies use the AT81EX. I measured the durometer the same as the JX8.
Sweet trails.Forest Service or private property?Dont need to know where. Thanks.
I'm in a mostly dry climate but the at81EX is the best tire I've tried yet. Much better then the jx8, a little better then the xt454, but the xt454 has almost 2x the life.
I recommended the at81EX to my buddies that did silverkings and they both loved it.
Did you ever post a review of the talon?
Not yet but I will!
Freshy tire, freshy trail... FUN!!!
Can’t beat it! ✊
I love the AT 81EX. The tire gets better traction than most tires on the market. Especially on the wet roots and rocks. I've ran the jx8 a couple of times as well and the AT81ex is superior in traction over it. The only downfall of the 81ex is that it doesn't wear very long. U get what u pay for tho and traction is a premium. U really need to try the Mitas XT-754. It is the best tire I have ever ran, especially for this time of year. I will go as far and sat that it is the only tire that I will run now. It is the best tire for the PNW woods gnar!
The 754 is discontinued. Looks like they’re still around, but the new replacement doesn’t come in double-green. It looks so similar to the VE33s that I haven’t tried it yet (big aggressive knobs, but not quite a “super soft” compound).
@WASemiHardEnduro discontinued? I've bought 3 of them in the last 6 months. Maybe they changes something and I'm getting the new tire, but anyway, it's like the ve33s, which I've ran many times, but way better. The knobs are spaced out a more and the tire doesn't chunk out. It's amazing how the tread is so deep and doesn't chip or chunk. The rubber is also more gummy than the ve33s.
@@ridgerunnersmc1414 Right from Mitas’ website: discontinued. It’s probably all old stock being sold at this point.
www.mitas-moto.com/en/products/discontinued-tires/xt-754
Edit: must be recently discontinued - the replacement EX-XT doesn’t seem to be in the US yet.
@WASemiHardEnduro thanks for the info! The new one looks identical to the 754. I didn't think that they offered the harder compound before. Looks like new options now. I order all mine from Trailbound Co. Hopefully he will stock the new one when it is released in the US.
I think the one everyone has been running is the “new” one. Has a green stripe and says super light on the sidewall, anyway. Same tread pattern. I’ve been getting mine from Chris too.
That downhill left hander before it was trenched out was sketch.
Yup! A couple of us spent a bit digging that out a few weeks prior. I was almost stuck there when it was wet and kept sliding down the hill.
Is that Evans Creek?