Specialized Mountain Bike Tires Review

Benson is a competitive athlete highly experienced tester reviewer and published author.

Specialized mountain bike tires review. The specialized epic evo is a mid travel bike that s lighter than most xc bikes with a 120mm fork and a crazy light 110mm frame the updated epic evo is trail bike rowdy with a touch of xc speed. It s a lot to ask for but that s exactly what mtbr did as we put seven top xc mountain bike tires to the test. Our mountain bike tire review is led by our senior mountain bike review editor jeremy benson. Specialized 2018 mountain bikes.

The rubber boots for mavic s crossmax enduro wheelset are like the wheels front and rear specific. The specialized purgatory is billed as the standard bearer for all mountain tire performance the tire features alternating angled and square shoulder blocks coupled with low profile center knobs. Mountain bikers are also spoilt for choice. The charge is a chunky 2 4 inch tire intended for the front with large ramped center knobs and tall siped cornering knobs on the shoulder of the carcass.

Specialized s butcher grid is a great front tire option offered at a reasonable price. Benson s mountain bike roots trace back to new england in the early 1990s and he has seen and experienced the evolution of mountain bike tires. Our experts review dozens of specialized road mountain. But in reality they have some lofty job duties they have to be puncture resistant last a long time and have enough grip and traction that you feel confident and secure in the worst imaginable conditions.

Starting with hardtails the pitch and rockhopper are great entry level aluminium models with 27 5in and 29in wheels. And a frame that can handle up to 700 x 42mm or 650b x 47mm wide tires this is an adventure bike if there ever was an adventure bike. Selection criteria for this crop was fairly straight forward. The combination of the tall and aggressive center tread with stout side knobs and specialized s beefier grid sidewall creates a tire that has excellent cornering and braking traction in a relatively durable package.