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Hookworms on a Downhill bike?

15K views 45 replies 31 participants last post by  Konad 
#1 ·
The mountain season may be over however our dry days are not behind us. I am considering putting Maxxis Hookworm 2.5 tires on my 2009 Giant Glory DH for some urban freeride use. Am I crazy?
 
#10 ·
I run 2.5 Hookworms on my commuter/city bike and they are good tires. Pretty thick so flats don't seem to be and issue, so far. They look cool too.

I run them pretty low pressure to take up road shock being spoiled by suspension. Still roll fast.
 
#19 ·
Techfreak said:
Hookworms for urban, +1
Giant Glory for urban, -10

If that is all you got, then ride it. If you have a hard tail, use it instead.
Well I'm talking about large double stair sets, large drops. Not flowy stuff here, think Brooklyn machine works and their old demo urban Fr videos.
 
#23 ·
I have nothing to add except to say that your bike is awesome. That really just makes me want to sell both my bikes and create a true "do it all". Just need two wheelsets to make swapping for the road easier.

Fury25 said:
Will agree that they offer offer surprisng traction on try trails.

They also look damn sexy in a supermotard sort of way.

Here's mine:
 
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