McBike just got in some folding Panaracer Rampage 26 x 2.35 tires. They look pretty nice, and are reasonably light for tires of their size. The pattern is not too different from the Fire XC and FR, with a mix of square core knobs and staggered edge knobs. Intended for the all-mountain crowd, the knob height is low (noticably lower than the Fire XC) to promote lower rolling resistance even with a large carcass. The center row paired knobs have one square thrust edge for traction, with the opposite edge being ramped/buttressed to promote low rolling resistance. They look like they’d be good Whistler XC tires. They are all black with big white outline letters. According to the Panaracer website, they’re 700g each, and have 66-tpi casings. $40-something each. Made in Japan!
0 Responses to “New Japanese Rubber”