I'm also a huge fan of the ITS micro knobby on a 26" "country bike" for gravel, dirt, pavement, etc. The reverse tread in the center lets them roll very fast. I like mine around 25-30 psi for gravel, and 30-35 psi for pavement.
It looks like you can still get the MK3 in 26 x 2.25 <http://shop.veetireco.com/Vee-Tire-Co-MK3-26x2-25-BMX-Tire-p/bx-mk3-14.htm> but no longer in 26 x 2.1. For that size, it looks like the Speedster is their option--which seems like a very similar tire, but a hair less tread. This bums me out, because the chainstay U-brake on my KOM won't clear a 2.25 tire. I guess I'll use a 2.1 Speedster on the rear when I wear out the MK2. No risk of that any time soon, though. I have about 1000 miles on my MK2s, with no flats and I can't see any wear. Clayton, if you have a line on 26 x 2.1" MKs, please order at least 1 pair for me as well! Shoot, make that 2 or 3 pair; they're a great tire for MTB-to-townie conversions because they're fast, light, and still sure-footed on most surfaces. -Tim On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:21 PM, 'Clayton' via RBW Owners Bunch < [email protected]> wrote: > Whenever a tire thread comes up, I have to chime in on the Intense cycles > micro knobby. My favorite tire *ever* for the touring I do. It is very > light, wide (2.10 or so), and rolls like silk. Pump 'em up and they go > zoomy. Make 'em soft and they are very comfy off road. I like 'em more than > the Compass. I should probably sell my pair of compass tires.. I never run > them...Matter of fact, writing this just made me think I should order more > micro knobbies, before they go away... Fear purchase...lol. > > The Clayton in Bend Oregon > > > > On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:40:21 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: >> >> Hi Bunch, >> >> Has anyone had experience with the above tires? If yes how do they >> compare to the Big Ben's? The compass weigh in at 440g which are light and >> I presume would roll fast. I wonder how they'd handle mixed terrain? How >> they hold up over time? In advance thanks for your thoughts. >> >> Cheers, >> >> ~Hugh > > -- > 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 http://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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
