1. Harder land, dry, with a little bit of floating soil on the surface

In the face of this kind of harder road, the tires we need will not be the catching monsters with "long fangs". Because of this kind of ground, the grip is good. In this case, the lower rolling resistance is needed to help improve the efficiency of pedaling. Those tires with strong grip are not useful in this place, and may even be a little in the way. On such a road surface, the contact area will be smaller, which means that your tires will be "slippery". On such a road you need a denser, shorter and finer teeth to help you get a bigger contact area. Moderate or narrow width, too wide tire width will only increase the rolling resistance. In the middle or the harder tire, the teeth need to be strong enough to be "hard" with the hard ground (like Schwalbe's blue line).

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2. The solid road is filled with loose floating soil and pumice stone.

This kind of road surface is relatively common, such road conditions look good, and the grip is not bad. But this kind of road is actually a "smile face tiger". When you brake hard or bend at high speed, your car will slip without warning. The surface of the floating soil will make you slip, and the hard floor of the lower layer will make your teeth "no mouth". Such road conditions are not really good. On this kind of road surface, the teeth should be higher, especially the side teeth, which helps the teeth to pass through the surface and contact the harder ground. The side teeth are critical and there are deep grooves. The good side tooth design can firmly grasp the ground on this pumice road. Even if the grip is not good enough, it has good guiding ability and can prevent accidental skidding. Choose a medium-sized tire with a moderate spacing and a high tire with side teeth. At this time, the tire should be chosen to be wider, so that even when the tire loses grip and slips, it is relatively more controllable. Faced with such a road surface, the front wheel can be made of a softer material, and the rear wheel is made of a harder material. Of course, if your wallet is thick enough, you can choose the tire with the mixed material.

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3. Loose, dry soil pavement or pavement with stone roots

This kind of road is quite lacking in grip. Be prepared for the “slide” once the brakes are on the steep slope. Faced with such a wide tire width, Schwalbe Magic Mary is very good. On such a road we need large and more prominent teeth, and the spacing is slightly larger. On the width, the wider the better, of course 3.0 is a good choice. At the same time, the softer the fetal quality, the better. The 2.6 Schwalbe Magic Mary purple line is very good, of course, the price is also "good."

4. Soft ground

This is my favorite road condition, under the rain and dry through the road surface. There is no need to worry about slipping on this kind of road surface, because in this case, the side slip is controllable because your teeth are easy to “bite the ground”. The short side slip is a pleasure. Under such road conditions, we need those deeper teeth and sufficient spacing to maintain sufficient grip, while at the same time quickly draining mud, saving your tires into "skinned tires." The tire width is moderate, not so wide. Since the ground is soft enough, the softness and hardness of the teeth can be softer and can easily “bite into the ground”. However, I still recommend a little softer. After all, what is rooted is still very slippery.

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5. Play with mud

Playing mud is very enjoyable and fun, after all, the "sliding slide" from time to time is still very exciting. Of course, after going home, I was not happy to wash the clothes and wash the clothes. If the washing machine is still blocked, I will see the hammer series. Under such road conditions, what is needed is grip and mud. Highly raised teeth and a wide gap between the teeth can meet your needs. On the width of the tire, do not choose a wide tire because the narrower tire can help you grab the mud instead of floating on it. As for the fetal quality, I suggest that the softer the better, after all, the roots and stones that add water are the "good places to go".

Having said that, at the end we came to our daily use to talk about how to choose a tire.

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1. The front tire is the front tire and the rear tire is the rear tire.

Put the worn front tire on the rear wheel and replace it with the same tire to the front wheel. This is not true. It is not consistent with the design of the tires and so on. Our needs for the front and rear wheels are different. The front wheels require full grip and provide steering precision and brake braking. The rear wheel, on the other hand, requires low rolling resistance and high durability. So choose a different tire to match. For the front tires we choose soft materials, high teeth (especially on the sides) and large sizes. The rear tires are made of hard materials, short and dense teeth, and smaller in size. Of course, the same tires installed on the front and rear wheels are not necessarily "fishing." Some good enough all-round tires work well on the front and rear wheels. In this case we can choose different sizes and materials for the front and rear wheels.

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2. The best match is a compromise compromise

For us, we don't have the strength and energy to constantly change the right tires according to different road conditions. I prefer to scatter in the mountains compared to the drums before the departure. Therefore, in the choice of the tires, we have to choose the road conditions you most often ride, so in most cases you will have this suitable tire. If possible, prepare a rain tire. Regular tires are still more difficult in dealing with the rain. Of course, if you often rain at the same time, you are happy to toss the car and go to the outside to toss yourself.

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