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My V1 Shorty arrived last week. Max-Grip, DH, 2.5. For wet mixed clay, on the steeps, the old Shorty has more grip by far, than the new one. Of course it rolls like a boat anchor, and as soon as it drys out even a little, the V2 or Asssegai is better.

I'm on the same DD Maxgrip. I may have spoke too soon. The old Shorty, with its large block center knobby, seemed to have a little more grip for climbing when things got sloppy. This new tire is proving to be very good though, out gripping the Assegai I have it paired with, just about...

I don't think I like the new Shorty as well as the old one. Might as well get a hillbilly, at half the cost?

When traction is good the tires scream "go faster!" when traction is not good... they whisper and its hard to guess WTF their saying.

I can't consider a casing lighter than DD on the back, and don't care how good the lighter casings feel. If they won't last one week on my bike, I won't buy. Once bitten twice shy. I prefer riding all season over pushing, so I run a Shorty or Hillbilly rear, for push avoidance. I don't need...

Copy That. Good to know the real Forkasters are an option. The version of Forkasters OEM on the Speedfox, were Dual Compound, EXO, and while decent on the dirt, were down right scary on harder surfaces. Compound matters.

What compound? These were OEM on my wifes bike, and were not good at all around wet anything... basically.

Sign me up too. Sounds like fun.

I prefer the assegai, aggressor for my wet sticky trails. I'm currently using an assegia dissector on one bike (oem) and find the dissector underwhelming in winter conditions. The assegia is hard to fault on traction alone, but it does plug up in heavy sticky mud. They will all slip at some...

I like them! I still have fairly new hillbilly to wear-out this winter.

Tires matter, at the same time they are not a cure for everything. Know your tires under all conditions, ride appropriately.

Waiting for ride review. It's my favorite rear tire. Most the online reviews are from MTB users running the narrower versions and almost universally on the front. I've found no rear tire that does as well on steeps up and down, while not also completely killing momentum when the trail...

Have you tried a Shorty or Hillbilly on rear for winter? In my neck of the woods, they work pretty good all winter long, and neither roll much worse than the assegia. I prefer the Shorty, becuase the large center block seems to climb marginally better than either the assegai, or the hillbilly.

I've got 2-3 hundred miles, on an exo 27.5x2.5 shorty with tannus armour 2.8 insert installed on i35 rims, running on rear@15psi, without issue. My trails are littered with bits of sedimentary rock, and flats are generally a problem, so I'm feeling pretty good about this combos durability.

They (ewild) roll better for sure. As grippy? I'm not convinced. It's a tire thread so I'm gonna geek out on some tire. In my opinion: Maybe the e-wild front grips better than the assegia when leaned over, but braking traction on both front and rear strongly favors the assegia, and climbing...

They are like riding a tire made from medusa's head. Not bumpy... squishy. Lol..

I agree... but have you actually tried ST wetscreams?

My experience with e-wilds so far, is that the front is up to about anything. The side knobs are killer, the casing is bomb proof, and the tire rolls good. Depending, on the amount of climbing to do, and if it's too wet or too dry, the rear is rather finicky. In my world, I have three climbs...

I've now ridden the wet screams (27.5 x 2.5 DD ST mounted on i30 rims) in some variations of mud and leaves, in both warm and cold weather. These are the closest thing to a Forestry tire I have tried so far. Lol. They are good in mud of course, but what has really impressed me is the traction...

Zim.. that's not hot. Lol