I talked to the Maxxis rep at DK last June and he said they were going to make a wider Rambler. I was reminded of this a couple months ago when I saw somewhere on the web where the new Rambler will be 700x45. Anyone know have any info on these or know when these will be available?
Per instagram - '...they were at the I9 booth at DK expo...' I walked right by them and never noticed! Too much eye candy at the Expo. Maybe too much beer too? Dang!
I've been using a 50mm Furious Fred in the front and a 40mm rambler in the rear. It works great. I love the extra volume in the front. This looks like a good alternative - I'm thinking the 50mm furious Fred and 45mm Rambler should measure out to be the same size.
To be honest, I cannot tell the difference between them, I have the 40mms EXO on the rear and the SS on the front. I have about 2k miles on each of them running them at 33psi or so.
Scree wrote:Rambler 700x45's are on the shelves!! What's best: Silkshield or EXO???
I did a little research and found that Ted King and Kate Keough ran Rambler Silkshield last year at DK200 and Rebecca Rusch ran Rambler EXO, so looks pretty good either way
Didn't get to weigh mine before they went on. They worked great at the Chino Gravel Grinder this last weekend though. Got the 120tpi and ran them at 32psi, I'm around 150lbs, will be dropping to 30psi this weekend. Great tire so far!!
I got a new Rambler 700x45 EXO. I mounted it on my Velocity Blunt SS rim. It mounted fairly easy - aired it up to about 32 psi w/ no sealant and rode it for maybe a mile. Came home and removed the valve core, added Orange Seal, installed valve core and air up to 50 psi and POW!! the tire blew off the rim. Never had this happen in 7 years of tubeless tires on various rims. I had been running a Gravelking 43 on this rim for 2 years and thousands of miles without any problem whatsoever. Has anyone had this happen with Maxxis tires or Velocity rims? Bad tire maybe??
I'm going to try the Rambler next. I've done a full season with the WTB Resolutes, while they are great all around tires, the durability is not what I had hoped.
Since the 700x45 EXO blew off the rim - see my previous post, I decided to try the 700x45 Silkshield version. It is a heavier tire at 566g vs. EXO at 480g±. The Silkshield version set up tubeless like it had a tube in it (Blunt SS rim). SO EASY!! I put it on the front wheel and rode a 5 mile test ride in town and 39 mile gravel ride the next day (30-32 psi front tire). I rolls well on and off road. I think it tracks really well in loose gravel - much better my Gravelking SK 43. I kept a GK 43 on the rear of the bike - it's a great tire - pretty light, rolls well and very durable.
Scree wrote:Since the 700x45 EXO blew off the rim - see my previous post, I decided to try the 700x45 Silkshield version. It is a heavier tire at 566g vs. EXO at 480g±. The Silkshield version set up tubeless like it had a tube in it (Blunt SS rim). SO EASY!! I put it on the front wheel and rode a 5 mile test ride in town and 39 mile gravel ride the next day (30-32 psi front tire). I rolls well on and off road. I think it tracks really well in loose gravel - much better my Gravelking SK 43. I kept a GK 43 on the rear of the bike - it's a great tire - pretty light, rolls well and very durable.
There probably should be more mulleting like this. Seems smart for a lot of courses.
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