Normally, these "gummy" tyres are intended as a one race super sticky items for extreme rocky events. If you are concerned about tyre wear, these aren't for general trail use.
The Goldentyre brand, especially the front GT216 "fatty",are outstanding on medium to hard going and loose rocky surfaces. Transition to mud or grass can be a bit of a surprise! Wear rates are really good despite this.
The GT216 rear is probably the best allround trail tyre I have ever used but the UK distribution is not suficient to get decent unit pricing. They seem to handle such a wide range of surfaces and wear well too.
The Shinko versions are just starting to come into the UK and I haven't used one yet. We will have to see how the build quality and compound holds up against the Goldentyre benchmark.
Last edited by RudolfHucker; 01-04-2019 at 01:49 PM.
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