Como Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Hi Guys, which tires would you recommend between; Maxxis 4-Snow AMS Zipper Duro Mud and Sand … I’m from Vancouver Canada so I am buying for the snow but would like also consider my rare road trip to the dunes. I used to have the Kenda V Dune and felt they grabbed too much on compact snow, I had them turned on the other side but this was a constant drift. Let me know your thoughts and please let me know if you have other suggestion Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 "gripped too much on snow".......................................................ok, now i'm confused.......... i can't say i've ever had that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Como Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 They are great in powder but on compact snow they bite so much that it makes it hard to turn on a faster speed, I guess if I would’ve had some front center ribs this would have fixed it? You seem to have some Duro or Dirt Dogs? Are these good with regular fronts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 my rears are kenda bear claw 22/12/9. not the kenda klaws. they are pretty awesome in everything. i run them regular direction and the dig down and utilize the side lugs for dirt and stuff, and i run them backwards for snow and such and they help channel everything to the center lugs, kind of like the mid-90's camoplast powder tracks. my fronts help turn because they are squared off instead of balloned. i just baught a new set, but you pretty much need deep lugs on the fronts for high speed turning in the real hard pack. btw, they make the bear claw for the front, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Como Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 my rears are kenda bear claw 22/12/9. not the kenda klaws. they are pretty awesome in everything. i run them regular direction and the dig down and utilize the side lugs for dirt and stuff, and i run them backwards for snow and such and they help channel everything to the center lugs, kind of like the mid-90's camoplast powder tracks. my fronts help turn because they are squared off instead of balloned. i just baught a new set, but you pretty much need deep lugs on the fronts for high speed turning in the real hard pack. btw, they make the bear claw for the front, too Did you change the sprockets to run the Bear Claws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 no, i didn't.....i plan on it, though, then doing the same on the rear and bring it back up when i go 4mill, for ground clearance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjimmax Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Maxxis 4 snow gets my vote at least for the snow. Your going to have a hard time trying to find a tire that hooks good on both snow and sand. Two totally different surfaces call for two totally different tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Como Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Maxxis 4 snow gets my vote at least for the snow. Your going to have a hard time trying to find a tire that hooks good on both snow and sand. Two totally different surfaces call for two totally different tires. Yeah I thought so, now that “AKheathen” got me into the Bear Claw’s I feel it might be the right tire for me, when I stay around Vancouver it rain pretty hard and does quit a lot of mud, but up to Whistler or anywhere east will be some snow. Bear claws might be the thing to do? I see you have some Razr 2, do you think they could do well in snow, these were the ones recommended to me by my dealer. But at those prices I would like them to be do it all tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach45 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 my razers2 are plenty of fun..... i got a 70ish rwhp 4mill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjimmax Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah I thought so, now that “AKheathen” got me into the Bear Claw’s I feel it might be the right tire for me, when I stay around Vancouver it rain pretty hard and does quit a lot of mud, but up to Whistler or anywhere east will be some snow. Bear claws might be the thing to do? I see you have some Razr 2, do you think they could do well in snow, these were the ones recommended to me by my dealer. But at those prices I would like them to be do it all tires. I have hole shot HD'S not razrs but either way their both kick ass tires some people say that the HD'S are too heavy but they are thicker and you will have less flats. As a matter of fact I have not had 1 flat since I changed over to HD'S and they hook up really well. They do pretty good in the snow but the maxxis 4 snow tires are awsome in the snow. When you riding in snow the key is to stay on top of the snow. So a tire with a real aggressive tread will just dig into the snow and not do as good of a job. Tires with a less aggressive tread will ride on top of the snow and will keep you from sinking in and getting stuck. Tires that are designed for mud riding wont be as good in snow because they are made to eject the mud out of the lugs which causes you to just bury the back wheels as where the 4 snow tires ride on top an pack the snow the only problem with them is they are thin and will puncture a lot easier. The same thing applies to car and truck tires also. Next time your at a auto parts or tire store check out the mud tires compared to snow tires and you will see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 actually, i run them verry much like the realtor tires. if you look closely, they will either chanel the snow out as the spin, which works good for dirt and mid, or chanels it to the center lugs and floats good, much like a camoplast track used to do, all depending on which way you run them. titan and puresport realtors are pretty damn good tire for snow and summer ridding as well, they are just getting harder to find, and usually only in a 10" rim size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTOYS Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 These seem to work best for us and have a stiffer taller scoop then the others mentioned. http://www.farmandsandtoys.com/partdetail.asp?partid=281 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Como Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 These seem to work best for us and have a stiffer taller scoop then the others mentioned. http://www.farmandsandtoys.com/partdetail.asp?partid=281 I know these seems great for snow and sand but I’m now looking for a do it all type tires and I’m starting to lean towards either the Bear Claws or the Razr2. 6 ply seems to give you that peace of mind… What type of tires any of you are riding the most on trail riding, hard surface and maybe some sand and snow occasionally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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