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Dr. Doom Says · Jul 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Sauna sesh yesterday, light rains and then heat to steam the trails. Also managed to burn my arm on the rotor while loading bikes on the shuttle.

Gunshot-6A · Jul 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM

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Don't fool yourself, that's a totally above average fish. Huge even!

abacall · Jul 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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Yes. Have run a couple of those. More rolling resistance than what I want for the little bike.

Might have to try a Magnotal if they're available yet.
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Those look interesting. Hadn’t seen them before.

113tac · Jul 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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lol. Happy to chime in. My knees are still healing, I'm on summer break. I'm bored....
The radials are 100% worth trying. If you like the Assegai, the Albert pattern is very similar. Intermediate condition, faster rolling, no big channel. If you ride more loose and looking for more traction up front, the Magic Mary is hard to beat. Honestly, I use it for everything.
I like the Kryptos for the rear, they are super durable and provide great predictable traction up and down, tough casing for the weight. Their apex insert resists pinch flatting well. I used the Alberts on the back, and they worked great, but wore out a bit faster and cost more than the Kryptos. DHRII are still great, but again, pricey. I'm typically not too picky about rear tires. Tough casings, good grip, reasonable weight, good rolling.
I ride a whole lot of everything, and the only place I think that combo doesn't shine for me is bike park smooth bermy runs where I'm loading the shit out of everything. Occasionally I'll feel a squirm. The only tires that don't do that would be DH casing, single compound, park dedicated setups. No thanks.
Since so much of the riding control and feel comes from the front, the radials will likely live there for a long time. The back is different, there's so much leverage from the suspension and kinematics control the feel more than tire choice. I want something that I can throw around and not rip the knobs off or flat. I ride a MX setup on all 3 bikes now (Transition Repeater, Santra Cruz Nomad, Santa Cruz 5010) and I love to get the back end loose. My rear tires don't last long.
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Love the dissector but they don't last and it will get chewed on the eeb very quickly. You could pair it with anything on front Assg , DHF, DHR2, definitely at least a DD casing.

The radials are the shiz. I was out on the dual Magic Mary ultra soft gravity on the DH bike this last wknd and got nothing but confidence from them. I was running them pretty high too @ 28 f/r where on a super DH casing I would be running like 22/25. In my experience the new Schwalbe ultra soft rubber might be slightly less tacky than a Maxxgrip in the wet but the knobs don't undercut and tear off like the Maxxis lasting way longer.
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thanks guys, I know the assegai/dhrii works so that’s an easy combo. I like messing around with different options though. May give the radials a try!

I ordered the Ergon gdh grips and ride wrap. Gonna build this up slowly so I’ll probably order tires next haha

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