Mud sticking to tires

[bigmark]

I like my kenda nevegal tires. I think they work
well across a variety of conditions. At hotcycle,
in the cat 3 race, we had an great deal of mud.
Traction across wet logs and rock was good.
But, they seam to hold a lot of mud between the
tread. Even after getting some speed, could only
loose a little mud with centrifugal force of the
spinning wheels.

Still learning, and curious what others
are experiencing.

Mark

[silly_yak]

I like my kenda nevegal tires. I think they work
well across a variety of conditions. At hotcycle,
in the cat 3 race, we had an great deal of mud.
Traction across wet logs and rock was good.
But, they seam to hold a lot of mud between the
tread. Even after getting some speed, could only
loose a little mud with centrifugal force of the
spinning wheels.

Still learning, and curious what others
are experiencing.

Mark

I have Excavators and they packed up too. There are mud specific tires out there, but most of the time you would avoid trails when wet. That said, I like the looks of Kenda's King of Traction.

[oldskoolbiker]

If you're riding in conditions with a lot of mud you need tires with the knobs more spread out so the mud won't cake up between the knobs.

I don't usually ride XC in muddy conditions, but for DH I use Maxxis Swampthings.

[tsunayoshi]

Conti Mountain Kings are my standard for good debirs/mud shedding tires, have never had them pack up.

[bigmark]

I dont plan on riding in mud,
but two races this year in mud.
Just may plan ahead for next year.

[tuba_transport]

There is a shortage of quality muddy trails to train on around here.

[bigmark]

There is a shortage of quality muddy trails to train on around here.

I did a one hour training in Leesburg...

[RRRJ]

Conti Mountain Kings are my standard for good debirs/mud shedding tires, have never had them pack up.

Same here. Great tire for sloppy conditions.

[bikerjay]

Kenda is the only true mud tire around these days. They do one called the King of traction. It would be great in the smaller 1.8 or 2.1 size. For a mud tire you dont want a big casing. Many years ago when I was racing for the NOVA junior development team and testing tires for specialized I asked for a mud tire since I had a very muddy race (snow not totally melted) coming up. Boy did they ever deliver. I got a tire with a 1.4" casing and knobs close to .5" long with huge spaces. It held a line even when leaned over corning in mud and slush. The start area it self was super muddy and seemed to have some clay so I used a silicone spray on the tires just before the start. Worked like a charm for the fist few hundred feet my tires picked up zero mud.

[zaskaranddriver]

Conti also has a dedicated mud tire, the CrossCountry, which I ran until recently. Big, widely spaced paddle-shaped blocks on a 1.5" casing, and light at 450g each. I don't ride much in slop, but when I had to they killed in it. Apart from mud and moist dirt, they're not that great as a front tire. In the rear I found they make a surprisingly decent general purpose tire with one exception--I appreciate a little more cush on my hardtail.