Goodyear MTB tires?

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  1. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
  2. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Saw that...::the XC tire looks kinda promising.

    Would like to see the actual size though.

    And there were no weights posted.
     
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  3. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Pinkbike showed some weights. Pretty hefty....

    Hey! Maxxis makes car and truck tires too!;)
     
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  4. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    Max is car and truck tires aren't as good as their bike tires. Had some Maxxis Marauders on my truck and they were horrible.
     
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  5. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    But they probably had MAXXIS in yellow, 3 inch letters on the side so at least you looked good..
     
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  6. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Tallcan
    As long as they were "show mounted".
     
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  7. Fueledbyex8

    Fueledbyex8 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Whittier
    Name:
    Albert
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower
    I hope Goodyear bike tires are as good as their vehicle tires.

    Pirrelli also got into, well as far as I know its just rodie tires.
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  8. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    cool bro
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  9. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Win!
     
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  10. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    That "Yeti" logo looks shopped...:whistling:
     
  11. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Busted.
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  12. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    It makes sense... Michelin jumped in last year, too. They are reading the tea leaves- commuters and e-bikes are an expanding market.
     
  13. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Michelin has been Mtn bike tires for about 15 years.
     
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  14. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    I don't remember which ones but when I started running tubeless about 10 years the Michelins were the easiest to set up. And they weren't even TLR!
     
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  15. evdog

    evdog iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    San diego
    Name:
    Evan S
    Yup, had a Michelin 2.8 on my santa cruz super 8 back in 2002. Also proving I was way ahead of the curve on plus size tires :whistling:
     
  16. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Tallcan
    I believe that was my buddy Winston's favorite tyre for the the steeps....
     
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  17. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Those were beast tires. 2.8 that looked more like 3.0
     
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  18. Earn Your View

    Earn Your View Member

    Name:
    Bryan
    Current Bike:
    2013 Charge Cooker
    I'm pretty sure that Goodyear bike tires have been sold at Walmart for a long time.
     
  19. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Yeah... But they revamped the line and threw marketing at it. That had to cost some R&D dollars. They were reading the same tea leaves as Goodyear.

    It’s probably not the mtb segment that’s making them expand. It’s e- bikes, roadies and commuters. We’ll get the table scraps. :p
     
  20. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I have never had luck with Goodyear vehicle tires and I have used them on cars and trucks, so I wont be trying these bike tires.
     
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  21. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    We’ve been on a pair of 29 x 2.35-inch Escape Ultimate tires and a pair of Newton EN Ultimate 27.5 x 2.6-inch. Since we’ve been splitting our time between both tread patterns we aren’t quite ready for a full review, but our initial impressions of the Goodyear tires are solid.

    The 2.35-inch Escape is our favorite because it’s so versatile. It’s light enough for fast climbs, at 760 grams each, and burly enough for rough mountain descents—but it’s not quite up to the task of fast, rough rocks; get the EN casing version for that. The siped square blocks are very subtly directional and notably grippy, while the voluminous casing made easy work of a couple big two-wheeled adventures in mixed terrain. We’re looking forward to putting some serious time on these tires!

    Our 27.5 x 2.6-inch Newton EN weighed in at 1,160 grams and despite its added mass, held its own on a couple big days of climbing over 3,000 feet each—rolling very nicely. Of course this tire was more in its element on the way back down. Its huge volume plowed over everything and the shallow center tread pattern felt perfect on our dry trails. It didn’t quite get the bite we were looking for, however, and we believe that’s more attributable to the 2.6-inch width that anything else. A softer compound may also help. We think we’d prefer the 2.4-inch width for hard-packed SoCal trails, while the 2.6 is probably more at home in softer loam and wetter conditions. That’s just our initial impression after a couple rides; we look forward to more time on both sets of tires.

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    I think I'll get a set as soon as I am over tires that work really, really well and are appropriately light, durable and easy to mount.
     
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  22. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    I saw that.....but when the manufacturer withholds that info.....it is a concern to me.
     
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  23. evdog

    evdog iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    San diego
    Name:
    Evan S
    You'd think something in between those two would be more ideal for most riders. No way I'm putting an 1160g tire on anything but a downhill bike.
     
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  24. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Sounds like they make the Escape with an EN casing, probably at a more modest weight.

    I suppose it's good to have another player in the fight for tire supremacy, but it'll take some hellacious magic to pry the yellow lettering off of my rims.
     
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  25. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Looking at the tires more closely, the Escape's tread pattern is pretty close to the Racing Ralph. If the knobs have a little more height, and it's a reasonable weight, it might be an option... But I'm really partial to that particular specimen of German rubber.

    737 grams for 29x2.35 in the ultimate casing... That's not bad. 705 grams for the snakeskin 2.35 Ralph.
     
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