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?
I've been thinking about doing this myself. I've also been thinking about the Holly Rollers, so I could still hit some light dirt stuff if I felt like it.
Rolled them tubeless on my DH bike all last winter. Try them on the trails too, the amount of traction will blow your mind. Also makes you a better rider by forcing you to be in the proper position on your bike.
I used to run a Hookworm rear with a Holy Roller front and it was surprisingly capable on trails simply due to high volume. Fun tire, and practically endless traction on asphalt.
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.
Wow! I would not feel comfortable doing that without suspension, never mind a damn 20"! Major props to the dude hitting that. Not sure how he can ride with balls so blatantly massive.
helmets are for wieners, it seems, but the gnar hair is more than i can handle. btw, hookworms weigh approx. 11lbs each, so beware of added rolling weight.
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