MICHELIN DH22 AND DH34
Long ago when downhill bikes had 100mm of travel, terrible brakes and upwards of 44 teeth on their front chain rings, flat tyres were pretty common place. I tried IRC’, Hutchinsons and had some good success with Tioga tyres. I finally got my hands on some Michelin Comp 16s and 24s, which looked to be a Wildgripper Hot S with a tougher construction. It was the early 2000s and this burly tyre felt more like a motorcycle tyre. Not only was the tyre’s construction more rigid, the rubber was much softer, almost sticky when compared to that of the rest of the market.
With the rise of the Enduro World Series (EWS), enduro style riding, more technical trails and more capable bikes there is no hiding that wheels and tyres cop a beating and more often than not wheel
