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Best Summer MTB Tires

Choosing the best MTB Tire

Best Summer MTB Tires

Choosing the Best Summer MTB Tires

Well it’s the end of July at we’re seeing triple digits in Southern California. Guess it’s summer. As the trails bake into hard pack or blow out into dust bowl corners or the favorite loose over hard combo it’s time to look at the best summer mtb tires.

Admittedly, some of BikeCo’s blog posts are quite biased on my personal experiences. Like this one.

On my last fast ride I noticed I was all over the place in the corners. I checked tire pressure, it was fine. Looked at tire wear, no problem there. Concentrated to make sure I was leaning in deep enough to engage cornering knobs. Still felt rear tracking issues.

Let’s take a quick step back. Continue reading Best Summer MTB Tires

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MTB Tire Selection Fundamentals, Tread, Sidewall, Compound, Profile Shape

MTB Tire Selection Center Transition Cornering Lugs

MTB Tire Selection Fundamentals, Tread, Sidewall, Compound, Profile Shape

Choosing the best MTB tire requires understanding basic fundamentals of Tread Pattern, Sidewall, Compound and Profile Shape as they apply to your terrain and riding style.

A couple quick considerations for this writeup:

GROUND CONDITIONS will affect tire personality, ie ultra-hard pack versus tacky hero dirt versus mud will have different “fastest” patterns based on being able to generate traction.

For this breakdown let’s use basic loose over hard pack conditions as a reference point.

WEIGHT matters – more to some, less to others but it matters. Continue reading MTB Tire Selection Fundamentals, Tread, Sidewall, Compound, Profile Shape