{"id":999,"date":"2011-11-10T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=999"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:08:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:08:36","slug":"schwalbe-smart-sam-review-new-mtb-tyres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/schwalbe-smart-sam-review-new-mtb-tyres\/","title":{"rendered":"Schwalbe Smart Sam Review – New MTB Tyres<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Mountain Bike Tyres<\/h2>\n

I noticed last week that my Schwalbe Racing Ralph tyres, which came with my Focus Fat Boy MTB, we wearing desperately smooth. \u00a0The front tyre in particular was looking pretty bald. \u00a0On wet rides, the handling was getting very sketchy and I was spending more time clipping in and out of my pedals, waiting for a washout.<\/p>\n

So it was time to do something about it. \u00a0Especially as I’m off out on a ride with Joby<\/a>, Chris<\/a> and Adrian<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Schwalbe Smart Sam<\/h2>\n

I bought the tyres from On One Bikes<\/a>, a bike store who retail some special bikes as well as carrying perfect stock for the conditions I ride in. \u00a0I got a 2.25inch tyre for the front and a 2.1inch for the rear. \u00a0I’m hoping that the big front will stop the bike washing out on me (my greatest fear when clipped in<\/em>) and slow down the rate of wear, too.<\/p>\n

The tyres are made from a hardwearing compound which means they shouldn’t degrade on the miles I do on the road. \u00a0Added to that are some nice big shoulder lugs which should bite on corners and in the slippier gloop away from the traffic. \u00a0Since I also hit the canalside a lot, the hardwearing central tread should hold up well on the gravel surface of Rochdale Canal towpath.<\/p>\n\n\t\t