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oldfart on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
Will be needing a new front tyre on 29er hardtail before the winter . Heard good things about Mary but I don't like the price so Beaver then ? Then I suppose there's the compound issue Any other...
View Articlechiefgrooveguru on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
Different animals entirely - XC vs much more gravity driven tyre. MM a better front if you can handle the size and drag.
View Articleoldfart on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
Just spotted Merlin has got Hans Dampf for £30 even more draggy I guess ? I reckon Beaver is the winner ?
View Articleteamslug on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
I run beaver 2.0 in winter. Really lightweight and I'm not sure how much of a hammering the sidewalls would take. Amazing grip though.
View Articlemuggomagic on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
As CGG says Beaver and Magic Mary very different tyres IMO. Beaver is a great rear tyre, but I prefer something a bit bigger up front. You can get the schwalbe tyres cheaper from Germany (you could...
View Articlechiefgrooveguru on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
Hans Dampf is not a winter tyre!
View Articlechakaping on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
How mucky will your trails get?Maybe a Shorty if its gonna be a total slopfest.
View ArticleNobeerinthefridge on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
Hans Dampf excel at nothing, except slowing you down.Beaver are good in mud, but not as good as a Shorty.Supergravity MM is a wicked allrounder, yes it doesn't clear quite as well as a Shorty, but it's...
View Articletrusty on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
I use magic mary on the front all year, does well in pretty much all conditions. I've a big beaver on the back for winter, does fine there but I don't know if I'd use it on the front. As said above,...
View Articlescandal42 on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
I just put a 2.25 Beaver on the back of my 29er and it is an incredible tyre.Seems to work perfectly as an all-rounder as it's grip in the dry has been spot on.Also it's way more sturdier in the...
View Articlewarns74 on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
I just put a 2.25 Beaver on the back of my 29er and it is an incredible tyre.Seems to work perfectly as an all-rounder as it's grip in the dry has been spot on.Also it's way more sturdier in the...
View ArticleScienceofficer on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
As a front tyre, the only edge a hansdampf has over a Mary is that it's lighter and a bit better on hard pack and hard rocky trails. For all round British conditions outside of trail centres and the...
View Articlewelshfarmer on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
I have been running a conti Mountain King 2.25 Black Chilli on the front of my 29er HT for a couple of years now. I swear by it. Not to jinx it but in 2 years of competitive orienteering I have yet to...
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BoardinBob on "Beaver V Mary do we have a winner ?"
oldfart » Heard good things about Mary but I don't like the price http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-magic-mary-evo-mtb-tyre-snakeskin/rp-prod118254£33 is cheap!
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