It’s too early for me to tell. I’ve been swapping between two wheelsets, one with the Rick’s and one with Dub 2.4s (Trail/Grip), so not that many miles on them yet.
I’d be curious on both of those. If the dub is anything like the race king I would imagine it would lasts pretty well.
I have the red and blue versions of the Rick and haven’t had one puncture yet with plenty of racing/training miles this season. I’ve had a lot of luck with all of my more recent Schwalbe tires.
Air Trak Flex Lite 29 x 2.35 test results
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Thanks, I could have been clearer, but I meant the time it took me to wear the knobs down.
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Not super consistent lap times today but dubs and thunder burts ran the same. All laps at 165 watts +/- 1 watt and ran them TB-TB-Dub-Dub-TB-TB-Dub-Dub-TB-TB. My buddy ran the Dubs at 13:34 and 13:32, the TB’s at 13:31 and 13:34, and the race kings at 13:40, 13:43, and 13:45 all at 165 +/- 1 watt.
I think this is about what you’d expect!
Joe
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Was it TB dub or RK dub? The data in the table doesnt align with the text.
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I did TB vs. DUB and put it in the chart. I just wrote my buddies times in the text (he did TB, DUB, and RK)
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Pirelli introduces new Race Compound and updates to XC RC and XC M Scorpions:
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Got an email about race casing Barzo too. That seems like a good tire. Can’t find them yet on the webs though
Check Biketiresdirect.com, I just ordered the new Barzo this morning, plus they have the new Vittoria mud tire.
Peyote XC Race 29 x 2.25 results.
Also working on new 2.4 Terreno and 2.4 Barzo soon.
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Looks pretty close to the Dub
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Blevins posted a bike check yesterday or the day before saying he was running 2.5 air trak
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no tan sidewalls anymore… that’s a bummer!
Makes sense… they were riding through a bunch of grass and loose corners full of moon dust.
Yesterday was the final race in the state series on a fast and flowing hilly course. I had my new DUBs mounted and led the first lap. Settled in second with a nice gap on the rest of the field before suffering a flat front tire on the last lap. Thankfully I found someone with a pump and finished but the course is 7 miles long and I had to ride over 3 miles on the flat tire. Ultimately, the flat cost me at least 2nd place and really hurt my overall standings in the series.
This was my second time using the Dubs in a race environment and my first ever flat during a race. I can’t recommend these tires.
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What casing were you using?
Race Rapid.
What was the nature of the flat? Puncture vs. cut vs. pinch, sidewall vs. tread? And what type of surface? I’ve got some dub RR’s arriving tomorrow and will be doing my own abuse testing, but would be curious on any details you can provide. Thanks.
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