Comments on: Specialized Tires: Final Review From The West Coast http://twentynineinches.com/2009/01/07/specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Thunderlump http://twentynineinches.com/2009/01/07/specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast/#comment-70980 Thunderlump Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:42:08 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1703#comment-70980 BTW Don't ever buy from Global Bikes bunch of jokers! BTW Don’t ever buy from Global Bikes bunch of jokers!

]]> By: Thunderlump http://twentynineinches.com/2009/01/07/specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast/#comment-70979 Thunderlump Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:41:09 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1703#comment-70979 FYI: Specialized El Captain 2.20 Armadillos suck! lost 4 side knobs the first ride and another 7 the second ride. Took them back to the dealer and they would not Sat Gat them for me. Said I had ridden them more than 30 days after only 4 rides and they would only offer me a %20 discount on new crappy Specialized tires. Don't invest any money in Specialized Tires or have any faith they will replace them! FYI: Specialized El Captain 2.20 Armadillos suck! lost 4 side knobs the first ride and another 7 the second ride. Took them back to the dealer and they would not Sat Gat them for me. Said I had ridden them more than 30 days after only 4 rides and they would only offer me a %20 discount on new crappy Specialized tires. Don’t invest any money in Specialized Tires or have any faith they will replace them!

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2009/01/07/specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast/#comment-59606 Guitar Ted Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:15:04 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1703#comment-59606 Nevada 29er: The Conti is super grippy. It will have some increased rolling resistance in harder packed soils/rock, so if you are riding on this sort of stuff, The Captain may be better. The Captain rolls really well and is an excellent "all 'rounder" in my opinion. Not really great at any one thing, but pretty darn good everywhere. The width of my 2.2 Captain Control 2Blis tires is pretty close to a MK 2.4. I would call it a wash. I have the Captains on some Gordos now and they look really fat on there. I think if I measured both on the same rims though, the Captain would be a bit narrower, but not by much. Nevada 29er: The Conti is super grippy. It will have some increased rolling resistance in harder packed soils/rock, so if you are riding on this sort of stuff, The Captain may be better. The Captain rolls really well and is an excellent “all ’rounder” in my opinion. Not really great at any one thing, but pretty darn good everywhere.

The width of my 2.2 Captain Control 2Blis tires is pretty close to a MK 2.4. I would call it a wash. I have the Captains on some Gordos now and they look really fat on there. I think if I measured both on the same rims though, the Captain would be a bit narrower, but not by much.

]]> By: Nevada 29er http://twentynineinches.com/2009/01/07/specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast/#comment-59603 Nevada 29er Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:20:35 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1703#comment-59603 How does the 2.2 Captain compare to the 2.4 Conti MK? Looking for a trail/AM type tire for high desert conditions, everything from hard pack to rock, to loose sand. How does the 2.2 Captain compare to the 2.4 Conti MK? Looking for a trail/AM type tire for high desert conditions, everything from hard pack to rock, to loose sand.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2009/01/07/specialized-tires-final-review-from-the-west-coast/#comment-59602 Guitar Ted Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:07:28 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1703#comment-59602 Nevada 29er: We only ever got the Captain with the 2Blis Control casing in the 2.2" size. They weighed in the 720-730gram range. Specialized lists a weight on the plain Captain 2.2 at 660 grams. I would be willing to bet all the range is between 660 and 750 grams, based upon my experience. Nevada 29er: We only ever got the Captain with the 2Blis Control casing in the 2.2″ size. They weighed in the 720-730gram range.

Specialized lists a weight on the plain Captain 2.2 at 660 grams. I would be willing to bet all the range is between 660 and 750 grams, based upon my experience.

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