New month of BRR voting is up. Maxxis Aspen Team Spec 29x2.4, and Vittoria Peyote 29x2.4 both made it through and reviews are coming soon.
I have to say, I don’t have a strong opinion right now what to go for next. (Except, this coordinated voting appears to be helping!)
The Schwalbe Rocket Ron Super Race Addix Speed 29x2.35 is currently in a winning position. Thunder Burt Super Ground and Race King Shieldwall are both on the list lower down as are a couple versions of the Mezcal.
Or, we could add Wolfpack Speed to the list (I’d go for 2.4, but I think we’re supposed to request 2.2 per the rules) and see if we can get that voted up over the coming months.
I’d nudge us to think about getting a wider variety of tires reviewed. I’m happy to support more MTB tires, but I don’t think we need to prioritize the difference in rolling resistance between a 2.2 and 2.4 over comparing one brand’s tire to another…
Along with the Rocket Ron, the Rene Herse Fleecer Ridge TC Endurance 29x2.2 is also in winning position. That’d help get a new brand/compound on the MTB board.
The current Rocket Ron tests are all from 2017 or earlier with a different compound, so it’s thankfully not just a width test. That said, I doubt we’ll see any surprises there and it should nest in with the rest of the knobby Schwalbes.
2 MTB tires winning each month is great, and those two are reasonable picks for this month, so I’ll put my vote towards one of them.
In the future, would love to get the Wolfpack and Kenda Booster on the board.
Pink bike has an article on the new Schwalbe Rick. It looks like decent weight for the 2.4 size tire and has some nice cornering knobs. It reminds me of the Specialized Renegade but with a more square profile so you wouldn’t have to lean the bike as much to get the cornering knobs to engage.
No strong preference on tires if someone else wants to make a call.
The Kenda Booster Pro SCT 29x2.4 is on the list at the bottom. I’m tempted to throw my vote at that as it looks like the Rene Herse and Rocket Ron are getting voted in this month anyways.
Looks like we should get Rocket Ron and Rene Herse tested after this month anyways, and maybe this gets the Kenda far enough up on the board it starts getting some support from others too.
Pivot here, but since they’ve been out a few months now can anyone give a review of the maxxis aspen st? I’m very strongly considering them for my epic ht.
I kinda do 50/50 gravel/trail and our trails aren’t that demanding so I think I can squeak by with that low tread. But I’m curious to know what they are like from someone who has used them extensively. All I can find online are initial reviews, which don’t tell me a lot.
I dropped my vote on Booster as well and it’s now rockets up the charts…
Separately I’m going to finally get my first ride in this Saturday with the new Peyote in the rear and the new Mezcal in the front. I have them mounted onto a set of Enve M525’s on my SuperCaliber. It’s going to be a longing 4 - 5 hour ride, but mainly gravel, so will be a bit tough to really assess them. Regardless it will be interesting to get a sense how they roll as the route will be the same that I’ve ridden early this year on my gravel bike that had Pathfinder Pro 47s on it.
