I've been using the Schwalbe Thunder Burt as a rear for the last couple of years
Pacestar, SnakeSkin, and they served me well.
They lasted okay, I ended up with at
least one plug somewhere in the casing but I was able to drag them along the whole season.
This year I couldn't find Pacestar anymore so it's time to try the new ADDIX.
ADDIX Speed signified here by that line, 29er 2.25
tubeless ready and ADDIX Speed, these are all made in Indonesia as a see over here.
Aside from the label there's not much on the box aside from their new ADDIX compounds.
This one is ADDIX Speed, which is the hardest compound
and with the best rolling resistance.
I did a video recently about this Rocket Ron ADDIX Speed that I'm going to be running up front.
This is tubeless ready as well and
I will install Thunder Burt on a 23 mm ID rim which is more of a
cross-country type of wheel that you were gonna find out there today.
The thread pattern is unchanged, same as previous years, you see the logos over here,
description of the tire. I provided quite a bit more of the
details of these new ADDIX tires in my Rocket Ron (review) so I'm not gonna bother you with that again.
On the scale, this one is supposed to be 575 grams
and if you see it here, barely, it is 645 grams
That is a bit disappointing because again it's at
least about 10% more than what this tire supposed to be.
Just an idea, Thunder Burt, Pacestar, the old one,
this one is 535 grams right now. Okay maybe I wore out
the nobbies a little bit but this was definitely 100 grams lighter than the current Thunder Burt.
I never had issues with Schwalbe tires setting them up tubeless
definitely not the SnakeSkin ones.
And people usually recommend using soapy water
here on the tire bead before you put it on the rim.
Here's a tip for you: use some of that old sealant and just dip your finger in there
and just apply it all around, and this thing is slippery like hell but the
beauty of it is that your tire bead is gonna seat nicely on the rim first try.
So try it let me know how it goes.
The tire pattern is directional
signified by that arrow over there and as you're looking at the wheel from
the disc side, that is the direction of the wheel so make sure the two match.
Also I've rarely been successful inflating any tire tubeless from the get-go so I
usually put a tube in, inflate it, then break the bead on one side,
and install it tubeless finally.
So that's what I'm gonna do this time as well.
And here it is, tubeless, inflated to about 35 psi for now.
It' is seated very nicely with the trick that I showed you.
I'm gonna ride it tonight and take some
measurements of the casing tomorrow.
I ended up doing a race with this tire
this is at 25 psi s right now.
The tip of the cornering knobs here and the
casing sit at about the same level, so the same width.
And they come down to
About 56 mm.
That 56 millimeters is a 2.2 inches.
With a rim height of 22 mm the casing is at 69.5 mm.
And these rolling knobs, the center knobs
come up to 71 -sh mm so we're talking about 1.5-2mm tall rolling knobs here.
Cornering knobs alternate between these taller ones and the tinies.
And the height of those taller ones is about 3.75 millimeters.
They're not as tall compared to what the Racing Ralph or Rocket Ron provide.
Overall I was pretty happy with the tire in the rear.
I've been running this for two years as I mentioned earlier.
After about 50 kilometers and a race on the tire
I don't see much wear.
As I was getting ready to close the video
I noticed this big scratch here on the sidewall, must be from my race last weekend.
So I don't expect the ADDIX compound to turn these into Enduro tires
they're still kind of fragile, a race day type of tire.
But so far so good.
Good volume and I'll see how they perform throughout the season if they last that long.
I will be using them with the Rocket Rons up front.
And that is pretty much
everything I have for you guys today.
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