TriаlsRider Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I've rode my FR bike today on kenda negeval 2.35 and this tyres are complete bullshit. Even on snow you're like on ice. You can't even just ride normally with that tyres, absolutely no grip. Bike feels like your tyres smeared with oil. So maybe someone knows some good nonspiked tyres with good grip at winter that also will be good at summer (not only for FR, but for trialsy riding too). As far as I know they must have soft compound. Edited December 19, 2013 by TriаlsRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 ive got a kenda blue groove on the rear and a kenda nevegal on the front of my DJ bike, and theres nowt wrong with them. Plenty of grip, and mine are part worn. As usual, you are wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriаlsRider Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) There are at least 2 types of nevegal. Today was -21 so maybe it matters. But I have awesome grip at winter with DMR Moto Digger on my Inspired(at least at -15), tomorrow will be colder (-27) and I'll try to ride a little on my Inspired to find out how good grip of DMR is. I'm not always wrong, lol. Maybe rarely. But difference was really ultra-huge. Even chineese-shit-noname tyres on my chineese-shit bike was BETTER than nevegal. Edited December 19, 2013 by TriаlsRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 nice rear v brake mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 I like how your expecting your tyres to grip in snow? 5/6 of us went to sherwood pines last year when we had bad snow. We all had different tyres on and all had the same lack of grip! Snow = slippery conditions, fact! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 my FR bike Haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriаlsRider Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Haha It seems that someone cannot read. http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/topic/185526-my-new-free-ride/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriаlsRider Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) So, today I've specially tested both bikes to find out how shitty kenda nevegal is and the conclusion is: kenda nevegal is totally, absolutely 100% shit. No jokes/trolling. Listen to this: It sounds like plastic, rides like plastic too. DMR Moto Digger has so awesome grip even at Icy/very packed snow! This tyres as different as day and night. So kenda goes to trashcan because it's not a tyre, it's a piece of shitty Chinese plastic by mistake called a tyre. I want some DMR Moto Digger 26x2.35 now. I don't understand how "brand" tyre may be so bad, it's really much worse than chineese noname which costs 2 pounds/tyre. Edited December 20, 2013 by TriаlsRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriаlsRider Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 So I've finally used a chance to ride normally my FR bike with good tyres. Maxxis medusa 2.1 (hardly weared) and big betty 2.4. The difference was like like night and day! Awesome grip, awesome control even in wet deep snow. Wheelies, manuals, BHs, stairs drops, rear wheel hops, anything is now possible to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I never complain about my tyres when riding in the snow or well on anything, including trials. Just change your riding style and apporach things differently. I usually ride on ice and snow on my maxxis slicks with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriаlsRider Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I don't know why, but my nevegals are much worse than holy rollers in snow! At least many people complains about them and telling that they having bad grip even at summer. The difference was really epic, I'm done about 15 drops from stairs (1,5m height) and no problem even with not ideal landing, when with nevegals I wasn't able to just ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 you want to wide and knobbly on snow. Fat bikes were designed specifically for this! look at things like 2.5/2.7" swampthings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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