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My Thunder Burt Front and Smooth rear seemed to work pretty good in my mixed surface race yesterday. I came in 5th and Im not sure they were noticeably "slower" than the guys on 700c and cross tires. I ran them at…
They don't match but they'll do for now. I call them Party in the Front. Business in the Back haha. Will report back after I ride them.
I'm always second guessing myself when it comes to these big tires and racing because it's such uncharted territory and goes against all old school race thinking. I was going to run 700 40 Maxxis Ramblers. But thinking…
Doing a local race this weekend it's 70% gravel / dirt and 30% pavement. I think I'm going to run a Thunder Burt Liteskin front and a Compass Switchback Hill rear. My thinking is this should roll really fast and handle…
I see challenge is now coming out with a 650b version of their gravel grinder tire. I would guess it's going to be pretty light judging by the weight of their 700x42.
Ive never really thought of putting a smooth tire on the back and then something with grip on the front. Good idea.
I ran Thunder Burt Liteskin Evos all last year and they were great in all conditions. The only time I didnt run them was at a race with sharp Scoria on all the roads as I was worried about a puncture. Could have ran…