If you’re riding a trailbike in proper muddy conditions, and we don’t mean the odd puddle here and there, then we’re yet to find a tyre that comes anywhere near to challenging these Trailrakers.
Choosing between these tyres and the Bontrager XR Mud for the best 50/50 trail tyre is a tricky one, and that’s why we’ve ended up having to include both.
With competition coming in from all directions we weren’t sure who was eventually going to knock the High Roller off its ‘number one DH tyre’ spot, but it turns out that it was Maxxis themselves with this revised version.
Easily the strongest competition to the High Roller for dry/soft DH conditions comes in the shape of this Butcher, and in some people’s eyes it even manages to beat the Maxxis.
When so many riders spend hours cutting down spike tyres it’s a mystery as to why it has taken so long for a company to bring out what is essentially a ‘pre–cut’ spike
We can’t remember a day when Mavic haven’t been the benchmark when it comes to rims, and even to this day you won’t find a single bad rim in their line up.
Normally you’d expect a rim that weighs in at just 470g to be reserved for XC whippet use only, but somehow Stan’s have managed to produce a rim of that weight that has even managed to prove itself on the World Cup DH circuit.
There might be cheaper hubs out there, there might be fancier hubs out there, and there also might be slightly lighter ones out there, but that still doesn’t stop us from rating these Hope hubs
With prices for full wheels starting at less than you’d pay for just equivalent hubs, ridiculous value for money is an understatement when it comes to these Superstar wheels.
It might seem a bit perverse to spend this kind of money on a set of wheels that you’re going to pummel down a DH track, but if you’re serious about trying to win then a pair of these mean you can tick another excuse off the list.
Both the Vivid Air and the standard Monarch are mighty fine air shocks, but it’s this Monarch Plus that sits between the two and pinches technology from both that is the one that really shines.
Sadly consistency in manufacturing is something that we see too little of when it comes to forks, but despite getting to ride countless pairs of Revelation’s we’re yet to experience a bad set.
There’s no two ways about it, this is one special fork. Its greatest quality is undoubtedly its ability to hold its shape and not ever use more travel than is absolutely necessary.
If there’s one thing that sums up how good these forks are it’s that when we offered a new set to a rider who had been testing out a pair for over a year he simply said ‘nah, no point, these ones are still perfect’.
With countless years of development behind it and input from more World Cup racers than any other fork it’s not exactly surprising that this BoXXer has turned out as good as it has done.
Loading ...
Follow Dirt