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ColinL Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 8:16am I actually don't feel that maxx grip has anything over Conti super soft, at least on the trails & conditions I've ridden both. 3CG definitely is more grippy than Conti soft. I likewise don't notice much difference between Conti soft and 3CT, except the Conti lasts 3-4x as long (not an exaggeration at all).
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ColinL Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 6:10am there's no way that the FR could roll faster than the RE. ? surely the point of the RE is to roll faster than the FR. as tall as both tires' knobs are when new, I doubt braking is a concern either way. same shoulder knobs. double RE could make sense but I never loved the DHR2 as a front...
AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 6:06am
I never tried the Kryptotal Front in the rear... given that the Rear looks like a taller DHR II, I thought running the Rear in the rear was an obvious choice. What's the logic for running the Front in the rear? Faster rolling speed or something?
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Evil96 Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 5:55am
on such a bike i'd go Romy Diagonal Race front and Wicked will rear
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ColinL Added a reply to Modular Bikes: Evolution or Devolution?
2/6/2026 9:37pm I read most of this but skipped over the Santa Cruz stuff because they don't make a modular bike. I've owned 2 and still have them both, my 18 year old's Guerilla Gravity Shred Dogg and my Ibis Ripmo v3. A critical criteria in whether a modular bike can give you meaningful flexibility is whether you have one MTB or...