Did a test run on the Michelin Mountain A/T‘s yesterday after I got home. I can notice a difference between them and the XCR A/T‘s. They feel more cushy and have better off-camber and cornering traction. There’s a little more knob flex – even though the knobs have a larger footprint, they are also taller. The knob flex is noticable on hardpacked surfaces or pavement, but not on softer, looser surfaces. I ran them across asphalt, concrete, short lawn, tall grass, packed gravel, loose dirt and packed dirt.
I had to correct the calibration for the computer. The XCR A/T 2.0 was 2095mm EOD. The Mountain A/T 2.2 is 2107mm EOD. Even if the visual size difference appears to be small, the actual measured dimentional difference is fairly significant.
These are great tires, even better than the XCR A/T‘s. The deserving successor to the venerable Wild Gripper S 2.0 and 2.2
6.75-miles, Vavr = 11.25, 36-minutes
Nice tires. You need to speak the English with a thick, French accent whilst in Whistler.