What Makes A World Cup Winning XC Tyre?

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If you're riding right, tyres should be your only point of contact with the trail, making them rather important. They need to be grippy but roll fast, strong, and supportive but not too firm, so how do they find the balance? Neil Donoghue is joined by Ken Avery, Senior VP of Product Design at Vittoria Tyres, to talk about what makes a race-winning tyre, and what advancements have been made in recent years.
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4:58 - Importance Of Tyre Compounds
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@gmbntech 11 күн бұрын

What tyres are you using at the moment? What style of riding do you use them for? Let us know in the comments below!

@stanley3647 11 күн бұрын

At this moment: Vittoria Barzo 29x2,25 - for UK long distance trails (mostly gravel or mud) for my hardatil XC bike. But I need little more rolling speed, so propably i go down to 2.0" (Pirelli Cinturato Gravel S 50-622) in next season. Something with shallow thread like Vittoria Peyote - is not optimal, because a UK wet weather. And plenty of muddy puddles on trails.

@uriteruel 11 күн бұрын

Now I'm using MSC Single Track in front (2.2) and MSC Roller on the rear wheel, for my XC Cannondale FSi. I love tyre science, I love testing myself different combinations and I ride all types of terrains (flowy hard packed terrain, rocky technical descends and I love mud as well). For me the adaptability of a tyre is key, even more than rolling resistance.

@LaurentiusTriarius 11 күн бұрын

Michelin DH22/34 on my full sus trail bike, I live in the Laurentian mountains lot of granite and muddy patches, technical and vertical, up and down no flats..

@jepoyonbikes9830 11 күн бұрын

I have the china-est sounding tires, Chaoyang Phantom Speed 2.2 on my xc bike. Love them.

@Rups_Yu 9 күн бұрын

As I ride XC mostly, I have Maxxis Ardents. 27.5” x 2.25 with tan walls.

@cegalleta 10 күн бұрын

Thing is, pros know how to handle a bike with 0 grip. For normal people a more aggressive tire is usually the better choice. I've seen pro riders use schwalbe racing ralphs front and rear, with that setup I would lose the front end in every corner. Also, with vittorias, most people would be better with a barzo-mezcal combo than the one in the thumbnail Edit: Just spelling

@krzysztofkolodziejczyk4335 10 күн бұрын

most people don't actually ride in terrain (and with speed) that require agressive tyres, even though their fancy mtb bikes are designed to do so. for them smoother tyres are just nicer to ride and faster.

@KlintonSilvey 9 күн бұрын

You would be surprised at how much grip this tire has as a rear. I was shocked. It really wasn't that scary

@markturner-smith5309 9 күн бұрын

That’s the new dry conditions Peyote (which was discontinued for a while, completely re-designed). Not a tyre like Mazcel don’t really work UK (for me) as courses rarely dry enough, Barzo front & rear for me XC race uk me.

@cegalleta 9 күн бұрын

@@KlintonSilvey I think the problem isn't cornering, since the side knobs are ok, as with the Mezcal the main issue arises with steep sections, braking traction just isn't enough. Lowering the pressure helps but the casing of the xc-race versiok was too flimsy for that, hope this new 60tpi casing allows for better pressures and traction :), stoked to try it

@theakh4238 6 күн бұрын

@@cegalleta Got some coming. I ran a TNT 2.6 Mezcal front and Schwalbe Rock Razor 2.35 rear on 26mm ID 29r rims. The 2.6 Mezcal was a bit rounded on 26mm, but it rolled so fast. I think the new 2.4 Mez front and rear might be great for my riding. I also have the air-liner xc inserts to try. SS HT, 200lb if it matters.

@bitumen83 11 күн бұрын

Barzo 29x2.35 front and rear on my trail bike.

@johndef5075 11 күн бұрын

Sworks 2.35 Fast Traks. Very light for a 29" tire. For the dry conditions I usually ride in they are great.

@MTBMOR 10 күн бұрын

My epic came with 2.2 Fast traks and they were fast. I also washed out a few times with them

@joebu4864 10 күн бұрын

Just looking at my sworks fast traks sliced the sidewalls

@madtownangler 10 күн бұрын

I always have a couple MTB's that I use to commute to work with everyday...on those I make sure there is a spot on the middle of the tire that is totally smooth and higher than the rest of the treads that the bike runs on most of the time. I can still take it off road a little bit.

@marcgv 11 күн бұрын

For XC, barzo on front and Rocket Ron. For trail, dissector and Recon.

@_Safety_Third_ 11 күн бұрын

good info, thnx

@donavinnezar 8 күн бұрын

mezcal is still my go to tire ! the centre knobs almost make a solid ridge so it rolls nice on tar and hardpack (i commute more than i race)

@Pesmog 10 күн бұрын

I have tried multiple XC tyres over the years. I keep going back to Conti CrossKings in the tubeless 4 ply ProTection version as they have given me very little trouble over the years and are robust and will usually take more than a dozen punctures from thorns before they start to lose even a small amount of air. I don't race and just use them 8 months of the year for general 2-4 hour Cross-country rides with no rocks and a few roots

@BlueKnows 11 күн бұрын

Running Pirelli scorpion XC RC on the rear and XC M up front with their smartubes, super light combo and super quick! Always deals to been had if you don't mind the shipping time and cost from Italy which ain't that bad compared to some uk sellers/distributors

@user-gl7eq5fx5q 10 күн бұрын

I like the looks of those Vitoria Peyote 2.4 tires! I bet they would be plenty for my single track trails!

@gmbntech 9 күн бұрын

Give them a go and let us know how you get on!

@lucideuphoria7092 10 күн бұрын

Running a 27.5x2.3 High roller ii 3c front and a 26x2.3 Conti cross king on the rear of my 150mm trail bike I use for down country. Think it's about time I tried a new front tyre. Been on these for too long. I cop a lot of crap for my narrow 23c rims and 2.3 tyres these days. Apparently, roadies are mounting 30c tyres on 25mm rims these days.

@Mtb9r 10 күн бұрын

Neil wearing longs in sunny California. 🎉

@Rustyfox46 10 күн бұрын

Mazza trail 29x2.6 👊🏻

@anthonycordero5733 6 күн бұрын

I ran Victoria's before not those your showing I ad the older ones great freaking tire man. But a pain to get seated straight without the special tool but the control grip feels bar none compared to my all time tired first the tomac inspired nevegals dhr dh.f dhr 2 continental

@DizRidesMtb 11 күн бұрын

My ht needs 2.8 or 3.0 tires . What company does the better tires ? I'm not made of money either lol

@Jean-jk4zv 6 күн бұрын

Mezcal 2.35 front and rear 🚵

@gibbo3783 11 күн бұрын

Conti Race King Protection front and rear for flat and dry XC

@woduk 11 күн бұрын

I’m thinking of trying out the new version of forekaster after a better tyre for general cross country and light trail. Got minions on my bike but they are overkill for what I ride at the moment

@benoosthuizen4961 10 күн бұрын

Demoed a bike that had them fitted, was so impressed that I bought a pair.. can recommend them. And I’m not even a big Maxxis fan. 🙂

@devincook3278 10 күн бұрын

Maxxis Aspen 2.4's front and rear

@mandibeln5906 5 күн бұрын

XC tyres save weight due to savings in material. Get "normal" tyres which are 200g heavier. Most of us can save some pounds on their own weight (rolling mass, I know I know). If you like less punctures, go with more weight

@LEL7567-ABCDEF 11 күн бұрын

with my vittoria aggaro, would it make it easier to drift if i put it on backwards?

@cegalleta 10 күн бұрын

The thread is also designed to shed mud and disperse water in a certain direction, if you reverse the rotation then it might get clogged up in wet conditions

@tariqkamil7853 10 күн бұрын

The rider. A winning rider isn’t gonna ride bad tire

@theshadow8008 5 күн бұрын

Q:What makes a world cup winning xc tyre? A:Rider!

@LaurentiusTriarius 11 күн бұрын

Full sus trailbike; Michelin dh22/34 2.4 on 25mm inner width rims at 28/32 psi (saves the rims no need for a cushcore) Hardtail; vredestein bobcats HD 2.35 on 30 mm inner width rims. DH/park bike; just trying onza porcupine rc 2.5, we'll see 😅

@user-zu4nl7bm9e 9 күн бұрын

The championship racer makes the tyres as the world cup winning one.

@rarepepe2572 9 күн бұрын

lol, peyote is a mescaline sustainable cactus from usa and mexico

@MTBMOR 10 күн бұрын

Wouldn't a narrower tire be lighter? and thus faster....2.4 seems big for XC @8:30 they talk a bit about it but the normal XC rider isn't doing Marathons or gnarly rock gardens

@gmbntech 9 күн бұрын

It would be lighter, but it wouldn't necessarily translate to faster! A wider stance of a tyre can offer more consistency of grip, better traction and braking, so by having more rolling resistance, you actually get more of loads of the factors which can make you faster.

@luka4044 10 күн бұрын

Vittoria mezcal there is no better all around tire on the market

@markturner-smith5309 9 күн бұрын

Disagree Barzo best all rounder the Mezcal sketchy in the wet. Barzo no less slow than Mezcal.

@KDog2264 10 күн бұрын

Good video it was really informative. I just wish it wasn't so XC based. I would like to hear something on trail,enduro and DH tires.

@gmbntech 9 күн бұрын

This video was talking about what makes a race winning XC tyre. We have one here where discuss a wider range of tyres 👉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grennsekvKe0naM.html

@gmbntech 9 күн бұрын

We'll see if we can get hold of some of the new Mostro tyres to take a dive into :)