Post by bultaco on Jun 30, 2010 2:16:55 GMT -8
August 19th 2010. 4563km - 2835mi. XT600.
My long time favorite front tire used to be the Metzeler Unicross, untill the side knobs started tearing
forcing me to switch to another brand, now I've come back to metzeler once again since they introduced
the MC5 with the elongated side knobs, unfortunately the MC5 didn't solve the problem, time to look for another brand of tire with tougher side knobs.
Since I can no longer find my fav old rear tire the IRC VE33, the Kenda K257D is not a bad 2nd choice, has
nice big sidewalls to swallow up the nasty stuff without causing flats.
As of March 2012 the Kenda K257D 5.10 x 17 is no longer available, limiting the
choice of 17" tires to these:
Kenda Trak Master II K760 130/90-17
Kenda K270 5.10-17
MAXXIS C6001 130/90-17
DUNLOP D606 130/90-17 R
Michelin T63 130/80-17 TT 65S
I've heard the Kenda Trak Masters chunk knobs so I've decided to give the
Kenda K270 a try, for a less aggressive knob and being spaced closer together
I'm surprised at how good the tire is off road, providing all the traction needed
for riding all the usual places with only slightly more wheel spin, we'll see how
it wears
October 5th 2012
April 25th 2013
My newest front, Dunlop Geomax MX71f 90/100-21
My long time favorite front tire used to be the Metzeler Unicross, untill the side knobs started tearing
forcing me to switch to another brand, now I've come back to metzeler once again since they introduced
the MC5 with the elongated side knobs, unfortunately the MC5 didn't solve the problem, time to look for another brand of tire with tougher side knobs.
Since I can no longer find my fav old rear tire the IRC VE33, the Kenda K257D is not a bad 2nd choice, has
nice big sidewalls to swallow up the nasty stuff without causing flats.
As of March 2012 the Kenda K257D 5.10 x 17 is no longer available, limiting the
choice of 17" tires to these:
Kenda Trak Master II K760 130/90-17
Kenda K270 5.10-17
MAXXIS C6001 130/90-17
DUNLOP D606 130/90-17 R
Michelin T63 130/80-17 TT 65S
I've heard the Kenda Trak Masters chunk knobs so I've decided to give the
Kenda K270 a try, for a less aggressive knob and being spaced closer together
I'm surprised at how good the tire is off road, providing all the traction needed
for riding all the usual places with only slightly more wheel spin, we'll see how
it wears
October 5th 2012
April 25th 2013
My newest front, Dunlop Geomax MX71f 90/100-21
