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str8cash mattbeer's article
Oct 29, 2022 at 13:43
Oct 29, 2022
Review: Delium Rugged Tires Cut Costs, Not Performance
Want my opinion? Glad you asked. I'd give these a pass. I ran a Versatile 29 x 2.5 All-Round in front with a Fast 29 x 2.4 All-Round in back this past summer. The Versatile lured me with its DHFesque pattern and was actually a grippy tire when it was sorted out. But first I had to remount a replacement Delium sent me because the first one was soooo wobbly it was distracting and definitely threw my balance when leaning the bike. I get it: it's a new operation and there are kinks to sort out. Kudos to Delium for sending a new tire without delay. The Fast was well...fast. Good cornering thanks to the side knobs and rolled pretty nicely. I thought the compound, however, was a bit slippery when things got wet. And this is where things get serious. I had to take these tires off. The bead made it IMPOSSIBLE to dismount. I eventually took the wheel to my LBS and they too concluded the bead must be cut. Unfortunately I had to cut off THREE of these tires this summer. As for the cushioning/support of these things I cannot offer anything of value since we all run different pressures and inserts and I think this dimension of tire characteristics is riddled with BroScience
str8cash acadian's article
May 10, 2009 at 8:54
May 10, 2009
Giant Reign X 2010 Exclusive Sneak Peek
A few observations about 2010 ReignX: Seat tube looks a little short. I thought a sub-30 bike should be a goat and this prototype looks like it is primarily designed ridden on the down. Looks like a lot stress is put on the seatpost when the rider is hammering, especially when the post is a dropper. Stays look awesome! They look strong and clean. I guess, however, only time will tell. I know it is just a prototype but there are enough zip ties on this thing to hold together OJ's alibi. If you are going to show off the through-stay routing make it look nice. Lack of gussets makes me wonder just how close this pig is to production.
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