![]() Roots, rocks and any impacts were also a lot smoother to ride on the wider tyres – something that didn’t surprise me at all. Generally, it felt easier to climb off-road technical stuff on the wider tyre because it felt noticeably grippier. In contrast, the narrower tyre suffered from a little loss of traction as I winched my way up the steep kicker. Even if I hit debris on the exit of a corner, the wider tyre remained planted. It seemed to run wide a few times, but this may be because I felt I was able to leave the brakes alone. Through the corners, however, I was far more confident on the wider tyre. It seemed to bite down into the mud a little more, finding better traction, whereas the wider tyre floated a little, making it harder to track through ruts. Off the start line, the bike felt far more sprightly and, on the straight drags that made up the first half of the course, speed felt easier to maintain.įlying into the wooded sections, I didn’t feel as though the narrower tyre lost much to the 50mm tyre in terms of cornering composure or grip, and on muddy sections I actually found the 40mm tyre to be a bit better. The first thing I noticed was that the narrower 40mm tyre felt (and I should emphasise ‘felt’) faster on most sections of the course.
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