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Huck Norris (Product Review)

The Good

Rim protection, additional sidewall support at low pressures, not heavy.

The Bad

Will not prevent burping, does not allow one to run a lighter casing as company claims, no damping effect, wears quickly.

Overall Review
Tested: Squamish, BC (8 Months), Durango, CO (2 Months), Phillipsburg, MT (1 Month). Ridden on steep rooty jank, all-day alpine grinds, flow trails, XC trails, and a bit of bike park. Rim: 27.5 DT Swiss ex471 (25 mm inner width) on 160 mm travel bike. Run only in the rear with a 2.3 Maxxis DHR2 DD, 21-27 psi. Rider: 6'1, 170 lbs. Flat pedals, upright/slightly off the back style. I hate (read: am terrible at) pedalling so pump/jump whenever possible. Huck Norris was one of the first companies to offer a foam insert to help mitigate some of the problems with tubeless tires, such as burping air...
Posted by dirtyrickwoodson on 4/29/2019 8:57am
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Does It Really Prevent Pinch Flats? Vital Tests the Flat Tire Defender (Product Review)

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Iposted a Vital MTB forum thread in May of 2014 asking " Why are flat tires something we still see these days?" Some riders were plagued by the typical race-robbing issues of pinch flats at the first two World Cup DH events. "We have $10,000 bikes but we can't keep air in the tires if they're hit just right?" I was frustrated and I'm not even a racer getting hosed or a team sponsor watching tens of thousands of dollars go down the drain on a single race effort. Lo and behold, industry-leading tire designer and tester, Frank Stacy, was already on the case. Frank is the lead man behind some of...
Posted by FredLikesTrikes on 3/2/2017 9:55am
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