Video: Michelin Looks Back at 2014

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friendlyfoe (Jan 15, 2015 at 12:50)

If they want to sell any tires they really need to start spending some marketing dollars. Why would anyone try something basically unknown when tires from schwalbe/maxxis are known to be some of the best.

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BullseyeXer (Jan 15, 2015 at 13:02)

Haha lol i didnt know that Michelin did tires for bikes xD i only use Schwalbe they are the best tire i testet so far!

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adamconradx (Jan 15, 2015 at 13:02)

man michelin used to be as popular as schwalbe is now

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BullseyeXer (Jan 15, 2015 at 13:04)

@HutchJR hi dude lol i didnt know that so Michelin have good tires for DH but
why did michelin stop with their marketing?

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adamconradx (Jan 15, 2015 at 14:03)

no idea really

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bikegreece (Jan 15, 2015 at 14:04)

probably you weren't born yet but, there was a time that every single athlete in the world xc chamionship was on the wildgrippers comp s and most of the DH athletes were running the hot s red tires and schwalbe was making grippy quick worn out condoms!

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adamconradx (Jan 15, 2015 at 14:09)

probably haha, but send in an application to durex saying that you developed a new system to stop condoms breaking which is called procore

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weedoot (Jan 15, 2015 at 14:13)

nobody knows, Maxxis copied them and that was it.

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bikegreece (Jan 15, 2015 at 14:14)

yeah.. and shines blue in the dark!!

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funkzander (Jan 15, 2015 at 15:47)

damn i loved those blue and green schwalbe tires in the 90ies. black shark and wildgripper.

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Enduro27 (Jan 15, 2015 at 18:44)

Michelin used to be THE mtb tire brand back in the day

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gonecoastal (Jan 15, 2015 at 19:45)

Michelin is making the Mavic tires. I remember those seafoam green Michi XC tires! The want was strong with them!

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chyu (Jan 16, 2015 at 8:13)

and tioga

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BullseyeXer (Jan 16, 2015 at 14:12)

@bikegreece haha lol maybe, i was born in the 90 got into mtb 2014 so yea im pretty new in dh i guess xD!

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chrisrobin (Jan 15, 2015 at 15:46)

Back in the day it was either Michelin, Maxxis and Nokian. Hopefully they bounce back fast.

Btw, Michelin originally started over 100 years ago (or something), making bicycle tires.

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blowmyfuse (Jan 16, 2015 at 6:35)

I am lucky enough to live close to Michelin US headquarters and was on a team of riders sponsored locally during their DH prowess. They made an incredible rubber compound (in France) and the only tire that would seal on tubeless ready rims for years.

Then higher ups lost interest in MTB and moved production to Asia. Interest is coming back around and the guys in the US bike division are very passionate. Would love to run their stuff again once the product line is back up and running full speed.

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nouser (Jan 15, 2015 at 18:14)

Marketing aside, been using their Wild Grip'r 2 and Wild Rock'r 2 both in the Advanced Reinforced casing for a year now. Those tires are the truth. With design input from Barel (past), Nico and now Jerome they must be doing something right.

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endurocat (Jan 15, 2015 at 9:50)

Can't wait to see what comes next under Jerome Clementz advice.

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peanutbuter (Jan 15, 2015 at 11:42)

just got some rock'rs great tyres

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acohoon (Jan 15, 2015 at 20:33)

I've run their wild grip'r 2 and wild race'r 2 and both have been excellent. Best Tires I've ever run tubeless, they would only lose 1-2 psi during the course of a weeks riding. I'm going to buy another wild grip'r 2 and wild rock'r 2 to run on my new Mojo HD3 when it comes in. Did I mention how cheap they are on ChainReaction?

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aserta22 (Jan 16, 2015 at 12:56)

Well, I know they are at the low-end spectrum but the country trail are an horrific wet tyre, although in dry it's ok and they last longer than brocoli in a cantine school. For learning the hard way how to do when you lock your front tyre or when you suddenly start skidding in mud, they are the perfect

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nick1957 (Jan 15, 2015 at 15:44)

just bought a wild grip r 2 foldable for £18 from CRC to put on my full sus which I'm selling soon so didn't want to spend too much
going to forest of dean week end .see how it works ( how bad can it be ? )

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b-mack (Jan 17, 2015 at 15:16)

Not that everyone doesn't do it, but I think its kinda funny for them to put a shot of someone modifying their tires in their promo video...

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mtbrider119 (Jan 18, 2015 at 0:44)

Thought I was going to have an internship with these guys this summer, maybe next time right?

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RedBurn (Jan 15, 2015 at 10:52)

that was gommy

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jor4s FL (Jan 15, 2015 at 10:38)

*Tyres.

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game (Jan 15, 2015 at 11:58)

I thought michelin dropped out of mtb years back?

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adamconradx (Jan 15, 2015 at 12:03)

yeah got tired of decreasing sales

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Shchekich (Jan 15, 2015 at 12:58)

Maybe they should deflate the prices and inflate the exposure. Put some pressure on the other brands.

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adamconradx (Jan 15, 2015 at 13:02)

well i dont think anyone can bead you with that one

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mountain-life (Jan 15, 2015 at 13:22)

@HutchJR: You are treading on thin ice with all these puns.

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anchoricex (Jan 15, 2015 at 10:31)

your mom looks back at 2014

edit: im sorry i dont know where that came from

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alexhyland (Jan 16, 2015 at 7:55)

Well it made me giggle.