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- The all new Nobby Nic with #Schwalbe #SUPER #tire casing, third time is a charm right? SUPER Race and SUPER GROUND are available for Racing Ray (front) and Racing Ralph (rear). All details, comparison with old Nobby Nic, actual size and (over)weight, enjoy!
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NEW Nobby Nic 29 x 2.35", Black/Tan, TLE, EVO, SUPER Ground, Addix SpeedGrip - bit.ly/3qzzwFW
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⌚ Timeline
0:00 Intro
0:22 New ADDIX Compounds and Casings
0:54 Nobby Nic Details
2:01 Sidewall Info
3:13 (Disappointing) Weight
3:54 Nobby Nic Installed
4:32 Old vs New Nobby Nic
5:28 Tire Measurements
6:04 More Knob details vs Old NN, Casing
7:06 Conclusions, Recommendations
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Thank you! The industry should absolutely pay you bigtime for all the insight👍
So glad to know your channel
@@LoveMTB you have my vote for now👏
And best wishes for future company support✨
What an interesting video. Have been riding NN for years, but learned quite a few things here
Thanks again for another well done video as always. Really need to have your own show on TSN!!! I don’t think the amount of added weight will prevent me from using these tires as I like the new tread pattern. Thanks
Great review, thanks and liked it , thumbs up
Good stuff as always
I have these on my new bike and they are brilliant very grippy and fast too. I rode 200k at the weekend on them and just awesome. Never used to like nobby nic’s on the front but these are finally the tyre and I’ve always wanted. So love them
Wow. good deal on checking the weight!
I’m using the Schwalbe big Betty tire 26x2.4 they’re quite heavy but super grippy both on road and off road. I love this tires for me it’s the best Schwalbe I’ve got.try it too and make a video.thank you so much sir for making me say what I want about my Schwalbe tires.
Great video
I have been riding the old once and they didn't let me down a bit. Fab tyres all over the year, are utterly versatile.
Nice review, will be interesting to see how it works on the ride ;-)
Love my Nobby Nics!
thanks man
this is the one I always use on the front at 1,5 bar. Ive tried lighter tyres but I begincrashing everywhere. It is heavy yeah, but gives you a lot confidence on the front. The rear I use any light tyre there's available and cheap. Greetings from Spain my friend
@@LoveMTB likewise!. If you come give me a call and will show u some trails
Hi good video i just got pair of big betty trail compound for my gt sensor its a beast now
Just for info, I just received my 29 x 2.4 Super Ground Speedgrip Nobby Nic with the brown sidewalls and the weight was 870g. The Wicked Will I ordered for the rear, same spec, was 860g.
Thanks for sharing!
Just received a pair, either I'm very lucky or they fixed the issues.
27.5 x 2.40 SuperGround: 867g and 865g
They were also on sale for €36 so I'm really glad.
Just putting it out here since I've been hesitating ordering them for said weight issues.
I just bought one of those old 29x2.35 models to use as the front tire on my XC bike and I'm looking forward to it! I'm not going to think about weight anymore, only safety around the curves!
@@LoveMTB we have some good trail around our city with hard descents where you need to break strong. Racing Ray was a lot more expensive. 😁😁😁 I'll tell you soon.
I've been riding them since last season. Looks and feels much better than the old one.
what's better about them?
This video is SUPER!
@@LoveMTB seriously though, I love your vids man!
Perfeita apresentação. Comprei o antigo e agora sei as diferenças entre eles. Valeu Boy.
De nada!😎
My Polygon T8 came with Hans Damph 2.6 both front and rear. I really like the tires,despite the weight but I wound up getting a set of NN from a new take off for next to nothing. I was wondering if you thought there would be any benefit of putting the NN up front and keeping the HD in the rear? Thanks for your help
I have those rolling resistance is high on pavement and yes I bit heavy I could feel the difference from my old tires tread on the trail is good I thought it’s more of a DH tire than a XC
Compare to the previous generations of NN, finally I feel safe when cornering.
Since April 2021 I am riding with the new generation of Nobby Nic Speedgrip SuperGround on both wheels ( AllMountain bike ).
What I see after two months of use - cornering is much safer, I fell like a train, I am riding faster, not because I am better. Really I am in a worse shape now, than a year ago:(
Tyres are ,,quicker,, :)
I think, because of smaller gaps in the tread? Rolling is much better compare to the previous generation of NN.
Construction of the tyre fells more robust, yes they are heavier, but people before were complaining how weak NN were.
And they still look like a new, it is not an easy life for them with me:) - Bike Parks, Trail Centres, a lot of descending, jumping, braking.
I got still the old new tyres, as a spare. I have weighted them. The numbers shows that SuperGround is 100g heavier than Snakeskin - 27.5 size of the wheel. But I do not fell the weight at all.
Hopefully with the next generation weight will go down, but at the moment I am really happy with them.
PS
About the colours, when these tyres are dirty I do not see any blue line on them at all:)
Just ride a bike.
Completely agree. I’m the same and love mine on both ends 👍
hi, how about uphill, do you ride much uphill ?, do you feel that climbing is more heavy due to heavier tyre
I use them in my XC bike. They came stock. And i think they are pretty quick. Grip is not really good in my opinion. I'm scared to corner with these tyres.
Any upgrade in road / hybrid line ? Love to hear from you . I'm looking for 700*32 I'm specific
used for whole winter, mud and snow... no problem :), it weights almost 1kg (960 in my case), but winter is for making strenth ;p
mostly I ride in the forest with uphill and downhill
i really recommend
Now I switch to Racing Ralph and Racing Ray (about 650g), till the November
@@LoveMTB exactly as in your another YT video, I just measure, I have about 750 both (Super Ground)
have you got a chance to try Vittoria tyres?looking for light trail tyres for slightly damp condition
Thanks for the review!
Any opinions/comparison to the Hans dampf?
@@LoveMTB thanks 👍
Need a good rolling but capable tire set for a trail/Enduro hardtail. Maybe the mix will be the solution.
I love Schwalbe NN for versatility. Also, I don't need to see the big yellow colors on my tires when the colors don't line up :)
I have a 22.5 internal diameter width rim. Would you recommend the 2.35 size or the 2.25?
I bought the new Johnny Watts 29x2.35 non-reflex for my ebike for the rear and a skinny new Racing Ray Super Ground 29x2.1 Speed Grip for the front.
@@LoveMTB I have yet to test them, because it's still very cold in Czechia, but tomorrow should finally be quite a lot warmer. I needed something beefier for the rear because i ride quite a lot also on asphalt roads and Racing Ralph and before Maxxis Rekon have been used up very fast because of that and some steep climbs and Ralph wasn't also very good at breaking on a wet road with a 21kg ebike :) I ride on dirt forest roads and gravel too. Racing Ray for the front because i don't need a beefy tire for the front and i think it's the fastest front tire with one of the best cornering strength and i want to test if a 2.1 in the front will have significantly less air resistance against 2019 Ray 2.35 because i ride quite fast too :)
The snakeskin is all the way around , not just on the sidewall on the SuperGround vs the old NN. Both mine were 29x 2.4 and weighed 860g each.
i use nobby nic for my front wheel and vittoria mezcal at the rear .. its my perfect combo for mud and sandy tracks
@@LoveMTB the magic was nobby nics is perfect for hairpin turns and i tend to brake more infront to transfer my weight on the front tires for more grip while the mezcal accelerates faster after the cornering.
did you notice the center nobs are not aligned to the cornering nobs anymore. I thing this change will prevent these tires to wash out as the ones before.
Best tires
At roughly 1000g I would prefer something with a bit fewer knobs and a stronger casing. Recently picked up a pair of Versus tires in the 29x2.4 trail folding bead casing. I don’t have a scale but reviews have said ~1050g. If I’m going to roll around with that much weight I want a casing that can take some actual abuse.
I'm in northern Nevada and started out using RR tires. However, got too many flats so I went to NN. They're great. The new ones are way too heavy for me.
I see schwalbe has tires rated for 'tubed' and for 'tubeless'. The 'tubed' versions are +/-100g lighter. Anyone run the 'tubed' versions tubeless? Any issues? Do they still hold air?
Interesting my 27.5 x 2.6 have the blue line and the rotation marks
Hoping for Hans dampf & rockrazor combo tire review
Coming from Racy Ray. The Noby Nic weighs a ton compared to the Racing Ray and sidewalls are far stifer. Its like comparing paper to card board. Can feel the added weight on the climbs. Shoot it downhill and the control the Noby Nic provides over the Racing Ray is light years ahead. It rides a bit harsher than the Racing Ray at the same pressure (25PSI). Will need to see how these roll on super steep 18-20% stuff and on longer 45-60 minutes climb.
I see the comments about weight, but are the new generation heavier because they are more durable?
Hi sir, thanks for the review. I would like to ask about the tire pressure after the installation of the tire. You said to pump the tire to max PSI overnight even if you are not gonna use it to obtain the dimensions as specified in the tire, but what if the max PSI for your rim is lower than that of the tire. Is it still ok to pump it upto the max PSI of the tire? Ex. I am using Stans Flow MK3 tires which is rated for 37PSI max, can I pump that tire to 50PSI even if I will not be using it? Thanks
@@LoveMTB yes sir, new Stans Flow MK3 is only rated for 37PSI so in the event I will buy this new tire I wont be able to pump the tires up to the recommended pressure for setting the tire. Thanks for the reply sir and more power. Your videos are very informative and helpful hope you keep it up sir.
for years of loving schwalbe for their light weight and high volume, I think I will have to move to vittoria or maxxis. Schwalbe's new casings are just too heavy.
Same here..
What's going on with them ? Not true to published wieght or size. They are not stupid, they have a scale. Usually tires can vary +-10% but in scwalbe case it's always + And seems to be more than 10.
Vittoria is the way!! Have the fast rolling of schwalbe, higher grip and trail casing is similar to exo/exo+. I just went Maxxis Rekon/AR to the vittoria Agarro/Mezcal, they are very fast and grip like velcro on hardpack dusty loose over hard. Went 2.35 on I27 carbon, the Agarro in trail casing weighs 950g and Mezcal weighs 730g. The more aggressive AM/enduro tires in trail casing is like EXO with added pinchguard in sidewall. They started pretty skinny but stretched after a few days ~2.34, the 2.6 will measure 2.45-2.5 on a 30id wheel based on mtbr feedback
Same here. The 2021 family of "super" casings from Schwalbe are all way to heavy for my liking. My now obsolete Evo TLE SnakeSkin Addix tires in 29x2.35" size are Nobby Nic 800 g, Hans Dampf 875 g and Magic Mary 900 g. New NN SuperGround is +200 g and NN and MM SuperTrail are both +300 g. Wtf!
I am or will be replacing Racing Ralph with Vittoria Mezcal (rear), Racing Ray with Vittoria Barzo (front), Nobby Nic and Hans Dampf with Vittoria Agarro, Magic Mary with Vittoria Mazza. Vittorias latest TnT G2 4C lineup is very attractive in most aspects: grip vs. rolling resistance, weight vs. durability, supple 120 tpi casings, looks great in either anthracite or tan sidewalls, attractive pricing. Only downside is that Vittoria's are a bit on the narrow side vs. ETRTO spec.
@@and30ers Just recently my last set of old TLE Snakeskin Schwalbes were retired, and I have replaced them with Vittoria Barzo / Mezcal in the Race casing. They are slightly heavier 690g vs 620g (for schwalbe), but they also seem to have thicker tread casing; however the sidewalls seems to be a little thinner than Snakeskin. I had my first race on them last night and they were awesome. Measure slightly above 2.25 rating at 2.28 at 19psi. Also having run Vittoria in the past, I know the tread will last for 2x as long as schwalbes. And the tan was looks amazing. See pics here - www.vitalmtb.com/community/marktuttl3,49559/setup,43773?pman
Vittoria are cheap crap in `quality, but not cheap in price, Maxxis are great but only for rear, Schwalbe are still the best, Magic Mary is still unreachable for so called intermediate tire.
I've seen many people test the real weight of these - all of them are about 1kg. For a "light trail" tire- This is simply not competitive, sorry, but there's no way I'm gonna spend insane money on carbon rims to just put whatever tires that weight this much when there's much better from maxxis.
Great content btw.
@@LoveMTB maxxgrip or supertacky is the softest, grippiest i know. Contis Black chilli compound is also great, because it grips like nothing else but wears pretty slow. Especially in winter the contis are King because of low temp.
I like the Nobby Nic, because it rolls good and good grip but what I don't like about it is the knobs are easily broken off.
Right now I have the rocket ron and did one tubeless for the 1st time today wondering how they compare to the rocket ron
Rocket Ron is rolling pretty good.
I‘ve got one in 2.8“ rear.
For my type of riding the one I got is too soft (no apex technology)
Do you know how does it compare to Hans Dampf? Is it worth mixing it with Nobby Nic (rear) or should I just put it front and rear? Its for my trail hardtail
I run Nobby Nic front and Hans Dampf rear. Both supertrail, the nobby nic in the speedgrip compound and the HD in the soft compound. The tires are very similar since Nobby Nic has become a lot more agressive. What I like about HD is that it has more mud clearance and basically no center knobs. That's great for the front. I'd recommend this combo. I come from DHF/DHR but this is a LOT faster rolling and in dry to semi-dry conditions it's just perfectly fine. I'd categorize my riding as "trail".
I like Nic, had them first on used 26" Bergamont Platoon 8.2(front), they made such a cool racket when ridden on tarmac. Then on both wheels in 2,6" on a Dartmoor Primal Pro and they did well, looked beefy and cool.
Looking at new weights, I think about my friend who can't live with riding anything much over 600g in 29". He's got 2017 down country prodigy - Stevens Jura ES 120mn fr&rear, so he shouldn't "require" that light of tyres, but I'm kinda worried too about the weights going up and up. I did run Geax Jafaki @ 1400g 27,5. It's not that bad as it seems, but I much prefer ~800-900g
Running tubes @27-29psi I don't really have the issues and needs to run heavier tyres.
@@LoveMTB yeah, return them while you can
I don't like tires under 900g but it really depends on where you ride. In my riding places tires under 900g are generally very prone to leaks by flints. Also I feel that they don't hold my 80KG as well so I put an insert in them anyway. If you run inserts you might just as well take a heavier tire, get rid of the installation issues of inserts and have the same result.
@@douwe3300 i'm running tubes, no inserts required, no installation issues whatsoever, tire swaps whenever I feel like, 1 puncture per year if I'm lucky. 😁 Tubes for life 🤘🤙
@@douwe3300 oh, you might wanna try CST tires with EPS liner. I've run super semi slick CST Beater and had 1 puncture over 2 colder seasons. This tire is practically a slick down middle, and we have a lot a spiky berries in woods and some fruit trees with vicious spikes, so those tires had no right(!) to get only 1 puncture total. That EPS liner seems to work well. No big brands offer this really. I wonder how would it work with your conditions
Yah man. I reviewed these as well. All mine were 100grams over weight. Way too heavy for what they are
I use old Nobby's 29x2.35 at front on my Vitus Sentier and I noticed that for me they work much much better at lower pressure, 24psi to be exact and they are great! Nice video!! keep it up!
@@LoveMTB Thanks for the info. I forgot to ask and maybe you can clear my doubts. Tire sidewall show low/max PSI specs Example: 23-50 on my Magic Mary 29x2.35(WTB30i rim) so the question is: Can I really run my tires lower than the spec number, in this case lower than 23psi or that number doesn't matter? I appreciate your help.
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I preferd the Fat alberts but they went out of production -.- still have a slightly worn pair laying about from a broken bike, but still trying new tires liking the rekon race 3c maxspeed exo as a xc/commuting tire so far
Im riding the last set of Fat Alberts i have left, love them, slow rolling uphill, but fast down. Very grippy front. Predicable breaking and sliding on the rear.
I've been riding NN in the rear, hopefully with the improvements to braking edges and cornering knobs make the tire work in the front too.
@@LoveMTB I have been thinking of trying Rocket Ron in the rear and NN in the front. Trying to find well rolling combo with just enough of grip.
@@LoveMTB I have a 650b rim with 35 mm internal width in the back, that tyre is not available in a wide enough size. Another option could be Rock Razor for the rear.
@@tsalesto Rock razor runs a lot slower then you might expect. Those magic mary side nobs still drag. I think nobby nic will be just as fast or faster on most surfaces. Agressive semi slicks like rock razor work on aggressive stone terrain, like high mountain area's.
If you don't mind different tires front and rear you should try the Vittoria Mezcal.
@@douwe3300 Or maybe Vittoria Agarro. Thanks for your input.
@@tsalesto I tried the Agarro and it might have the edge over the Rock Razor in rolling, the Rock Razor has the edge in grip which surprised me.
Running now RR in the rear 2.35 with a NN soft 2.4 front ona 29er All Mountain setup. Quite happy.
I used to ride Nobby Nics for many years liked that they offered better grip levels than xc tires for a relatively minor weight penalty. When the new NN's came out I was initially excited but when I checked the weight in their specs I noticed they are more then 100g heavier than the old ones and based on the review the actual weight is even worse. Definitely a no go for me. I had the same experience with the Specialized Ground Control grid with the actual weight being more than 100g heavier than the spec. I have tried many Maxxis tires but believe they cannot compete with the Schwalbes from a grip, control point of view. Maxxis however seem to last longer and at least their specs are very close to actual weight. I am interested to try Vittoria Barzo next when they are back in stock.
Barzo 2.35" is a great tire. I would say Barzo sits between Rocket Ron and Nobby Nic in terms of both grip and rolling resistance. One important thing to note is that Vittoria 29x2.25" is ETRTO 55-622 and 2.35" = 57 mm. Compared to Schwalbe where 2.25" = 57 mm and 2.35" = 60 mm. So when comparing weight you should factor in that Vittoria 2.35" = Schwalbe 2.25".
I ran the Vittoria Mezcal and thought it was great. Not as aggressive as the Nobby Nic. I am running Nobby Nics front and rear now because they came on my new bike. I love the level of grip, but they are heavy. The casing on my 2.6 Mezcal is much larger than on the 2.6 Nobby. Way more volume in the Mezcal to the point a did a double take on the Nobby to make sure it was really a 2.6. I will likely go back to Vittoria after the Nobbys get worn.
I have these very tyres. Super Ground.
Fuckers are pretty much exactly 1000g each. That's DH weight for trail performance. I only rode them once and after weighting them, I am thinking about selling them underpriced and getting something from Maxxis (but I have no idea about any possible equivalents).
The damn bike is over 15kg already, and this isn't helping.
Wow, that's heavy! I remember the good old days when the Nic was a light grippy XC tyre. I've also used the last generation and found it OK but not as fast.
Not sure I'd want to use this latest version. You're in DHR/DHF territory and I think Schwalbe might have lost sight of what the Nic is meant to be, which is a quick trail tyre IMO.
Looks good, I got put off schwalbe tyres years ago as I was unlucky and got some new tyres with really bad wobble. Really should bite the bullet and order a ray/racing Ralph combo for my hardtail bike to try out.
Based on the thread, I got these new ones on my Canyon Neuron back in May in 29x2.40, I weighed them at below 900g new. Strange.
@@LoveMTB On the sidewall it says Souper-ground + TL-Easy + Evo , blue stripped 'Speedgrip' . I remember them being ~870g on a kitchen scale.
@@LoveMTB No other markings, just the usual 62 - 622 dimensions and max pressure 3.5 (50psi). Could it be yours was with snake skin?
I used to like the Nobby Nic because they came in under 800g for a 29 X 2.35, for the weight savings I was happy to put up with Schwalbe's inferior durability. But your new ones weigh more than the DHF and DHR II (both 29 X 2.3) which I just got from Chain Reaction and being Schwalbe I'm afraid to ask the price.
@@LoveMTB I've thought about giving Vittoria a try for when I want something a bit lighter and faster than the DHR/DHR. Do you have any experience with the Barzo or Mezcal?
@@LoveMTB Thanks, I saw this but never saw any follow up reviewing the actual on trail performance.
I bought this tyre in the super trail casing to combine it with a wicked Will. At least that's the plan. But I cannot get the damn things to fit my Bontrager comp line 30's. Never, and I do mean never ever had a tyre that refuses to fit to a rim.
Soapy water on the bead, inflate to max allowed by rim/ tire. It will pop😊
@@LoveMTB if I could get to that part but I simply cannot get it over the rim....
@@DaffraontheMTB to install or remove?
@@LoveMTB to install...
@@DaffraontheMTB did you start opposite to the valve? Push the tire into the channel as you do it? Bontrager has the issue of the plastic strip vs tape so it is a bit tighter
I'm with those who are unhappy with the additional weight gain. I've been using Nobby Nic's as my favorite all around tire. For XC/Trail NN's on the front and Rocket Ron's on the rear. Then when I do more aggressive trail riding in the mountains I'll put the NN's on the rear and the Hans Dampf on the front. Never had any issues and they are amazing when it comes to being the all around package. Grippy, fast rolling, predictive and durable. However, the added weight is a slight turn off for me.
I've ordered Wolfpack tires made by the same guy who created the Addix and black chilli rubber compound. They are 200+/- grams lighter than when compared to the new line up of Schwalbe tires.
@@LoveMTB My current Nobby Nic on the front is still good so no need to replace. My rear tire the Vittoria Barzo which I find are pretty good need replacing. I chose to get the Wolfpack MTB Speed Tire (27.5″x2.4″) that has a claimed weight just shy under 600grams.
I will definitely tell you my first impressions when I get them in the mail. *Fingers crossed* if I like them I may buy their trail as my front tire for XC/Trail riding
@@LoveMTB Yeah, that's what I thought too. I emailed them and Wolfgang himself replied back and said they are in stock but you need to buy from their Presta store (also located in the US so no need to pay extra shipping costs if you live in the US) wolfpackna.com/
@@LoveMTB I'm sure they do but not so sure if it's free shipping like they have for orders in the US.
@LoveMTB it took a while to get the Wolfpack speed tire because they were out of stock when I ordered. They finally shipped it and I've put 24 miles (2 12 mile rides)
I got the 27.5" - 2.4 "Speed" MTB tire and the weight was only 2grams lighter than their claimed 590gram weight.
The rubber is softer than the Addix and much tackier. I use this tire for the rear only. Up front I am still running my Nobby Nic. The wolfpack has a pretty standard tread arrangement and basic sipes in each knob for better deformation.
So my previous rear tire was the Vitorria Barzo 2.4 tire. Between this and the new Wolfpack the WP wins in installation round. Super easy to mount and dismount.
For grip around corners and on climbs I think the WP hooks up a tad bit better. I felt no slippage or drifting on my two rides while corner fast and climbing hard.
Rolling resistance was the biggest notable difference. The Barzo felt slightly slower than my previous Rocket Rons but the WP rolls much faster than both the RR and Barzo.
I'd say these are a great win for XC/trail use for those who want to keep the rubber light as possible.
Durability and protection against rocks I won't know for a while.
I just ordered the WP Trail tire and it will eventually replace the Nobby Nic
@@LoveMTB see my new comment below 👍🏻
OMG. Even if you are a bike tyre company u are to have black,asian and women in your advert. NN 1 was really great tyre, NN2 was tricky in muddy conditions, due spkies on "lines" tire could slip on the front in fast corners. Will test NN3, looks like they fixed spike spacing.
The old ( before 2014) was much better tread , now the grip is not so good, better buy Magic Mary TRL or new Hans Dampf with liter casings and harder compounds.
Honestly, I found the Nobby Nic to be one or the worst trial tires, and I say this after having tried two sets on both front and rear for two seasons on both 29 and 27.5 bikes.. Similar characteristics as the ardent. unpredictable, nowhere near as versatile as they claim (especially on loose over hard, they're horrible), high than expected resistance, doesn't take much to puncture them, and they wear out faster than my girlfriend does when were doing it! Whether this new version changes any of its faults I don't know. But, for anyone out there who's riding the existing NN's for XC or trail type environments, do yourself a favor, swap them out the the Maxxis Aspen. outside of the muddiest of conditions, its a far superior tire in every way.
I've never ridden a hans dampf. (personally I'm done with Schwalbe tires in general considering their price and low life span. the racing ralph and rocket Ron's are great for like 20 -30 rides if your lucky, the knobs literally peel off those tires). the NN is no where near a Minion though. The NN is sold as a general purpose tire, and just like the ardent, both do a lousy job at this, imo (at least the ardent is more durable), again, I speak to the V1 and v2 NN only, hopefully the v3 is better. I absolutely consider the Aspen a general purpose tire even though Maxxis doesn't market it as such. I've put around 1500 hard miles last year on an aspen 29, 2.25 as a rear tire in all sorts of trails and conditions. I'm amazed how well it handled everything but the muddiest situations (honestly better than the aggressor on my 27.5 in overall grip and handling, especially in dry conditions). As a rear tire it blows away the NN in every way (and I will say that the NN is the worst front tire I've ever ridden, again in both sizes). this year I swapped the XR4 2.4 on the 29 for an aspen 2.4. I only have about 150 miles on it so far in march conditions here in MI so I have no thoughts on it. Need to put on at least another 500 - 800 miles on it to get a good idea how it performs in different situations and conditions.
Why do i imagine Kermit the Frog doing the tire review?
I would not buy these tires, I've used about 50 over the years and they used to be great but the quality is bad now. I'll stick with Maxxis now.
Been riding nob nics for years, lightweight and fast, but not no more. How to trash a great tyre....make it 200g heavier. Have they gone mad? Or possibly got in early to suggest it as a lightweight ebike tyre. Either way I won't be buying any. Change to max maxxis or vittoria
I really hate the colored line. I also don't use maxxis exclusively because of the yellow logo. That being said, I'm on a 26" so probably they won't have the colored line on those because there are no compound options to begin with. Also the naming is stupid. Why add super in front of every option? Makes no sense to me. Not that it matters in the end, it's just weird.
@@LoveMTB Yeah thankfully the names don't sound bad on their own. It's just when you look at all the casings next to each other they're all super. But I like their names for the tires, they're quite fun!
Consistent - yeah consistent liars...they know that if they actually state a weight like that on a trail tyre then nobody will buy it!
They also knew that their reputation has been smashed by the durability of the previous generation...
So basically they needed to design a stronger tire at the same weight, couldn't do it and then just lied about the weight...
The solution - Kenda. Grippy, light, fast rolling for the tread and super durable even in the ATC or TR casings. Even my hellkat, which is basically a DH/Enduro tread, 29 X 2.4 in ATC casing, only weighs 860g.
More info on your kenda tires?
Imo a premium tire=Vittoria/Geax previously, always stated width and weight, durable and just GOOD.
But theses days Kenda, CST, Vee tire are working hard and making progress. I really don't like the prices for new tires, so bargains from the East are welcome.
Would love to equip 2 Vittoria graphene 2.0 on my bike though.
Might never happen though.
Got to admit though: Kenda should fire their photographer. All their catalogue photos made their offerings look like puny xc models. Not sure if it improved.
Honestly I don't want to say too much cos I'm scared of inflated prices and decreasing stock enough already!
Booster pro / Regolith pro - xc/trail
Nevegal 2 pro / hellkat pro - dh/enduro/trail
Even in the ATC casing these tyres are very durable. They have AEC and AGC casings too. For the booster and regolith there are two alternate casings. I would select the heavier of the two for the rear and lighter up front of riding more xc/trail.
@@polishguywithhardtospellna8227 Yeah bro I agree with you they like Hayes for brakes just fly under the radar due to lack of marketing, poor promotion etc. Still, better for us. I'm pretty sure once people start riding them they don't go back. I certainly can't be happier. I love the treads, weights, grip, durability and price of these tyres. 4 models (booster/regolith/Nevegal 2/hellkat) definitely the best I've found 😁
To heavy
Too heavy for what it is IMO...
Is the old Bobby Nic tubeless tyre? Can't find the TLEasy sign on it. Thank you
They had multiple options, some were not TL Easy