Ran HR3's front and rear with cushcore all season last year on the east coat in pretty much every condition imaginable. Feel great in the deep mid summer dust at mountain creek and killington, and hooked up very well in VT loam and mud. In drier conditions they can wear pretty quickly especially with exposed jagged rocks, and might seen some rippage on the bottoms of the knobs. On hardback they can be a bit draggy but the knobs don't squirm as much as expected and are suitable for highspeeed jump trails. Biggest challenge was getting used to the sliding sensation when slowly transferring from center so side knobs however it is very predictable once used to it. Once on the side knobs you are on rails.
If you're looking to try them my recommendation would be to rotate front to rear as they wear only replacing one at a time. Worn ones in the rear feel similar to a DHRII IMO.
Ran HR3's front and rear with cushcore all season last year on the east coat in pretty much every condition imaginable. Feel great in the deep mid summer dust at mountain creek and killington, and hooked up very well in VT loam and mud. In drier conditions they can wear pretty quickly especially with exposed jagged rocks, and might seen some rippage on the bottoms of the knobs. On hardback they can be a bit draggy but the knobs don't squirm as much as expected and are suitable for highspeeed jump trails. Biggest challenge was getting used to the sliding sensation when slowly transferring from center so side knobs however it is very predictable once used to it. Once on the side knobs you are on rails.
If you're looking to try them my recommendation would be to rotate front to rear as they wear only replacing one at a time. Worn ones in the rear feel similar to a DHRII IMO.
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