Bigman Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Righty then, after along time of not realy doing much with thier DH/FR tyres Michelin have updated them! The WildRock R that I have bought is a 2.4 version, it is a single ply tyre with a soft compound, The compound is not as soft as the Conti rain king/kaiser, i would say that it is probably between the maxxis 42a super tacky and the kenda stick-e, so it is quite grippy, Seems better than the rubber queen i have ridden before. As for the weight, on my little scales it came out at 900g (michelin quote 1000g), so quite light realy, After riding it on some natural today it is obviously not as stable as a dual ply tyre, but it is much more predictable than the rubber queen as it is not so balloon like, For the price of £26 (from anywhere that can order from Raleigh) I would say that is a pretty good tyre, Chainreaction have them on the site but they are not in stock yet, they do however have the 2.1inch version of what I am running which I think would be a pretty good front tyre, when i get some more money I will probably get one to try. Here are a few pictures of it on the bike: Link to a place with some Info on the tyres. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 How much bounce??? Anything like the rubber queen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 How much bounce??? Anything like the rubber queen? It was hard to say on the natural I was riding today, it was mostly small techy stuff, Once i have ridden some street/bgger move natural I shall update this thread. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 wow, nice review, I'm quite tempted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 They have a good looking tread pattern which always helps. These always used to seem so heavy but apparently not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 They have a good looking tread pattern which always helps. These always used to seem so heavy but apparently not. This is the lightweight tyre, there is also a 2ply version, which is a 2.5, michelin quote 1300g for it, but if they over-estimate the weight like they did the this tyre it could be lighter. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualjoe Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Cheers for the review, I'm gonna try one too after reading this as the price is good. Its always fun trying out new parts to see if they're suitable, if not they just go on the other bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 We literally just got these in, they seem like pretty sweet tyres. The Wildgrip'r 2.1" is a pretty nice front tyre too. Surprised by how light the 2.4" jobber is though, should be a beast Your's still going alright Biggus? Just to show the tread pattern a bit more too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 And what is you bike Bigman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 And what is you bike Bigman? I assume it is the kortz 2! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 I assume it is the kortz 2! ;-) Yep..rides nicely too, improvement on the Kortz one Bigman's tyre is for sale, says it was a little too lightweight for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualjoe Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Bigman's tyre is for sale, says it was a little too lightweight for him Im rockin the rock'R now Yet to properly abuse it but so far enjoying the lack of weight, good dry grip and also the higher TPI, hopefully I can wear down the tread before the sidewalls rip open like I've found with the rubber queens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualjoe Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 You gotta put a lot of air in this tyre to stop it squirming on rocks, as Bigman says it is a lightweight tyre and its got nothing on a der kaiser for stability. Even with a higher pressure you can still preload it on flat ground so its all good so far. The lack of weight makes my normal lines smoother because everything is easier. Havn't tried pushing limits on it so no flats yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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