Select Correct Mountain Bike Tires for Weather Conditions

Video Transcript

"A tire like this, 2.5 inches wide, its got more knobs which are more in contact with the ground, so its going to roll faster. And then because of the way that the knobs are shaped it's going to change direction a little bit better too. And then for a medium soft to hard sort of track that has mud on it but some rocks and maybe some dust, a tire like this, that's more open so it sheds better but has some taller knobs. You can see those knobs are almost like little tombstones that come up, is going to work really well. And tires like this roll fairly quickly and they work well in most conditions. A tire that looks like this, with these semi chevron style knobs with some open side knobs and stuff like that, not just for downhill but for any type of riding, if you see a tire that looks like this, chances are it's going to be a good purchase for using almost anywhere. The more specific that you get, the better your performance is going to be in a specific application, and the worse it's going to be overall. And then you know, the crazy big daddy tire that you hardly ever use is a full on mud tire. These things are for racing only. If it's this muddy out on your local trails, you shouldn't be riding. But if you have to get down the mountain faster than anybody else, a tire like this works amazing. In the super wet, super gluppy stuff. Its got big hard cleats that dig into grass and just allow you to go wherever you want to. But it rolls really slowly because these knobs are hard and big. It's really scary on rocks and stuff like that. So you know you have to be willing to make these compromises. So select the appropriate tire for the application whether it?s riding a downhill bike or you know, riding XE. Look what other riders near you, ask at your bike shop, ask on your group rides, see what tires people have success with around where you are and then take it from there. And you know you don't have to take it to this complete level of mania but you can if you want to and there's worst habits so..."