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DTC Kenda's still suck on wet rocks and roots. Absolutely terrible as a rear tire when it's wet.berkshire_rider said:
See post #19, line 3.
1 month is about 350-400 miles in various conditions over various terrain. It's enough to say that these tires perform just fine. Cant speak to tread life yet but haven't lost or split a knob yet so that's a good sign.
You ride 15 miles everyday?1 month is about 350-400 miles in various conditions over various terrain. It's enough to say that these tires perform just fine. Cant speak to tread life yet but haven't lost or split a knob yet so that's a good sign.
I hope you aren't serious, those are the most terrible, most squirmy tires I have ever had the displeasure of running. Never again. I even cut them down in an attempt to lose the side knob squirm, no success. Michelin All Terrain XT in single ply 2.20 (closer to a 2.35 by other brands) for the winter slop and Kenda Small Block 8 in a 2.35 for dry dusty summer type conditions. As for the DH bike, I have been running the new Continental Der Kaiser tire for about a 2 months in varying conditions. Very impressed, and I didn't think anything could ever come close to the performance of 2 Minion DHF 3C's but I was wrong again.Ritchey Zmax 2.35.
You know what they say about opinions...
On the non-UST versions, they specifically texture the sidewall to prevent them from being run tubeless.
I've used non-UST Nevegals with Stans on my Crossmax XLs. No problems for me.
Mine is always right?You know what they say about opinions...
Do yours have these ridges on them? The ones Kenda specifically put on their non-UST tires because they were worried that Stan's lack of liability insurance would transfer liability to the tire manufacturer in case of a lawsuit?
Those grooves were there long before we can along. They have to do with bonding the chafer strip to rubber. Rough guess but I've setup hundreds of Kenda tires over the years and while those are common leak points it does not prevent tubeless conversion by any stretch.
Yep. They've got those ridges, but the lip that seals is below them. It was a little tough getting them to seal with a hand pump, but easy with a compressor.
Well no amount of stan's fluid would seal those tires (kenda nevegal 2.35 DTC folding) to those rims (easton havoc) without a really disproportionate amount of effort, patience, and mess. Got the bead to seat, no problem but it continued to bubble and leak out of literally dozens of places and generally bleed through those ridges everywhere. Over the course of a few hours of shaking and spinning I finally was able to get them to seal even though it was messy. I gave up when both tires also had pinhole leaks in the casing.
