Super Motos are excellent tires. They have tons of grip on pavement, gravel, and dirt. They will slide on loose dirt and mud, though.
The tread of the Big Ben would be a bit more secure in the slop than the Super Moto's, but they're a heavier, less supple tire. I think you'd be giving up some of the cushion and speed possibilities of a large, supple tire by going with Big Bens. However, I think Super Motos are out of production now (replaced by the Big One). Thunder Burts are even lighter than any of the discussed tires (besides the Big One), and knobbier as well. They're pretty fantastic, and come in 2.1" and 2.25" widths in 650b and 700c (2.1" only for 26"). I swapped out the Super Motos on my bike for Thunder Burts. On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 2:31 PM, iamkeith <[email protected]> wrote: > Is anybody in a position to share experiences with these tires? I'm able > to find photos and comments for the 50mm version, but *nothing* about the > 55mm version. Photos of them mounted on a bike would be fantastic! > > On the surface, it looks like it might provide a good compromise of the > traits I'm seeking, but it kind of falls at the absolute skinniest end of > the size range I'd want. If it runs true to size, it could work. But, if it > runs small, then I don't know. I believe (hope) that all of the photos on > the website are of the 50mm version, so there's no way to even judge. I'm > slightly worried about it being too stiff too, but that's only because I've > been spoiled by increasingly supple tires over the past few years. > > I know that this group tends to gravitate that direction as well - like > the new Big One which is a *great* size, but I think that might be too > fragile. I'm a little skeptical even of the Super Moto which, as far as I > can tell, is a level up from the Big One in terms of both traction and > durability. Or could that the best choice? > > I'm thinking about putting these on my Clem which I bought with the > intention of setting up more as an off-pavement dirt/trail bike but, > because of the fit, now think will be better suited as a pathway/town > bike. I'll still need to use it on some rough, rocky.. but level.. > surfaces though. All academic until the snow melts, but I'm dying to ride > this bike and want to be ready to roll. > > Thanks for whatever info you've got > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
