Very interesting. Not too long ago I was reading an MXA review of STI tubes. Good quality, low price apparently. http://www.stitireandwheel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mxatubestest.jpg
Ed I am really impressed with the performance on slick clay which is not an EZ thing to do. Work very well. Will be testing them some more on rocks and roots this weekend in the rain.
Got out for a great tire test yesterday. Nice day but sloppy clay mud and leaves covering roots and rocks were the order of the day. Perfect 76 mile roost. Tires worked great, very impressed with their ability to hook up on the slick clay. the rear might be one of my favorite tires ever. The front is super good as well. I did find that the front is just Ok on loose small gravel type stuff at good lean angles. After 2 rides I would have to rate the rear as one of my top tires and the front as int he top 3-4 tires. Not sure if it is as good as my favorite all time front tire the Motoz Terrapactor but it is right there. I felt hero all day yesterday, had great speed, never had a close call, never was on the ground and was in full rail mode. I think the tires had something to do with it. Felt very confident. Love it. Was a good tire testing day. Slick clay and rocks covered in 2 inches of decomposing fall leaves Lots of slick down tress and mud Some open fast stuff that was fun then more swampy spring mess Tires worked great in this stuff What you cant see under all those leaves is roots and rocks everywhere, keeps you honest. Adam on his TE310 Deep mossy woods, love it
The nobbies on the rear seem pretty far spaced apart, Good for the tractor effect but scary for sharp rocks in the California desert. There's always a compromise!
Did another ride this weekend. Joined Jeramy fro ALTRider, and two other hard core ride buddies for some really technical thrashing. This was up in the Olympic peninsula are. Some user built trail that was gnarly. Took over an hour 15 to go 3.7 miles kinda stuff. Lots of slick clay, roots, log crossings, steep stuff. Tires worked great. Got about 200 miles on them. Back has lost its sharp edges but still hooks up well. Front is wearing and working fine. Good stuff.
Interesting, the rear is very similar to the MC5 I'm running, almost dead on to a Scorpion mxms rear. The front you have there looks familiar, maybe a little like a MX11 front?
Rear is an exact copy of a pirelli scorpion which is why I contacted them. The front is also a direct pirelli copy. STI tells me there was no attempt to copy any tire but they are nearly identical so someone copied them. All that said they work very well and I am quite pleased with them. front one is almost identical to this Pirelli
These are just as good or better than most Dunlops I have tried. In fact the rear is quickly becoming one of my favorite. Front is right there too. I have 4 hard rides on them now and really like them. For NW clay base they are hard to beat. Looking at RMC the comparable dunlops rears are $10 more. http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/742/45017/STI-Tech-2-MXC-Tire?term=sti tires http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/3722/24378/Dunlop-MX51-Geomax-Intermediate-Terrain-Tire the dunlop fronts are $20 more http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/742/45017/STI-Tech-2-MXC-Tire?term=sti tires http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/3722/39947/Dunlop-MX51FA-Geomax-Intermediate-Terrain-Tire I'm not pushing these or even have any for sale I'm simply reporting on some options for my husky brothers. I like to test stuff and these turned out very good. I test a ton of stuff and the majority of it does not cut it and I simply say nothing. If I try something I like I let people know so it might help them.
I understand and completely appreciate it.... Guess tires , especially the front, is something I dont "test" and try different stuff.... I like the AT81RC and wont be going away from them anytime soon.... remind me a lot of the old 756... People change brands and models of tires all the time... they need to stick whats whats good....
but if you dont try the new stuff you will not know if there is something better. I tried Motoz a while back and ended up with my favorite front tire ever. I like testing. I liked 765's a lot back in the day but tire tech passed those a long time ago IMHO and for me.
176 miles, lots of rocks, clay, roots. no clunking, normal to good wear. Have not been EZ on them. Both continue to work well and impress but lost some performance over brand new as expected.
MTA is the US distributor for these and they do have them and in the catalog. RMC sells them as seen from the link above as do several other outlets They are brand new so not everywhere yet.
The STI is very good. I think it is a little better on hard pack or hard surfaces but not as good on slop. The Motoz also seems to have more stopping power. The Motoz Terrapactor is my favorite front tire ever, the STI is close and maybe better on harder surfaces including slick clay pack. Both very good tires I have no issues of running on my bike. The rear STI is fighting for my favorite. It is very good and seems to work on a lot of terrain. Got 200 miles on it now and it is wearing well. Very good tire.
