E Wild rubber

[DrStupid]

Sounds like the name of somewhere on your property ?

Lately it's been a well of suffering.

90+ degrees farenheit has been normal, add all the humidity the air will hold and you have it.

No sooner do I get summer tires installed and it thunderstorms. Lol

Cat not dead. Just hot.

 

[MsO]

Just ordered e wild rear 29x2.6 from tweeks cycles today

 

[Tim29]

Well the Ewild Beatings continue, after 1500 plus miles on them i have still yet to be disappointed.
rear tire has over 1000 miles on it and still holding up well.
yesterday was no easy day for that old rear tire as she took on Downieville With fresh 29x2.6 up front.
i don’t think i need to explain much about Downieville.
having never ridden the trail i was able to top 500 every segment and top 100 i. Many segments and even top 10 in a couple. Yes on Ebike but i never once ran above eco or first power level on my beater demo 2017 Fantic.
225 front rotor with 220 rear on code R brakes and trick stuff pads. My brakes where never even a slight issue, no flats, not single mechanical.
One of my riding friends had fresh set of 2.4 wild enduro 29’s mounted on his YT, at the bottom our 3rd in the riding group was limping and beaten from hard get off, he has podium finishes at DVille several times and commented. You came into a few corners so fast i didn’t think there was a chance in hell you make it. I just kept thinking you don’t know the trail and where over riding and you where gonna die. But corner after corner you never swayed from your smooth flowing style and i realized you where not on the edge but rather deep in your comfort zone. Then looked at mike said your YT looks like it’s on rails as well and i feel like my DHF is just loose and fading everywhere.
so mike swapped front tires with him for couple miles then said. Buy you own and give me mine back as this tire sucks and it used to be my favorite.

 

[Tim29]

Well the Ewild Beatings continue, after 1500 plus miles on them i have still yet to be disappointed.
rear tire has over 1000 miles on it and still holding up well.
yesterday was no easy day for that old rear tire as she took on Downieville With fresh 29x2.6 up front.
i don’t think i need to explain much about Downieville.
having never ridden the trail i was able to top 500 every segment and top 100 i. Many segments and even top 10 in a couple. Yes on Ebike but i never once ran above eco or first power level on my beater demo 2017 Fantic.
225 front rotor with 220 rear on code R brakes and trick stuff pads. My brakes where never even a slight issue, no flats, not single mechanical.
One of my riding friends had fresh set of 2.4 wild enduro 29’s mounted on his YT, at the bottom our 3rd in the riding group was limping and beaten from hard get off, he has podium finishes at DVille several times and commented. You came into a few corners so fast i didn’t think there was a chance in hell you make it. I just kept thinking you don’t know the trail and where over riding and you where gonna die. But corner after corner you never swayed from your smooth flowing style and i realized you where not on the edge but rather deep in your comfort zone. Then looked at mike said your YT looks like it’s on rails as well and i feel like my DHF is just loose and fading everywhere.
so mike swapped front tires with him for couple miles then said. Buy you own and give me mine back as this tire sucks and it used to be my favorite.

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I was asked on my bike spec. So i post it.
2017 Fantic 180R, medium frame, 42mm offset forks, deity 35mm rise bars, Dietty 35mm stem, RC2 Revalved front damp, 225mm front rotor, 220 mm rear, Hope 4 hubs, 150mmKS Dropper cut down to 130mm external cable, 36.5 internal front TNT hoop, 40mm raceface internal rear hoop.
2.6 Ewild rear with 2.8 cushcore, 2.6 Ewild front.
run with 1 volume spacer up front, 68psi fork pressure, revalved Delux rear shock setup with 20% sag in rear.
22 psi front tire. 28 rear with cushcore

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

Lately it's been a well of suffering.

90+ degrees farenheit has been normal, add all the humidity the air will hold and you have it.

No sooner do I get summer tires installed and it thunderstorms. Lol

Cat not dead. Just hot.
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catatonic !

 

[Tim29]

Mine is liable to kill himself one these days. Or he wants me to ship him out

 

[RodC]

Just ordered e wild rear 29x2.6 from tweeks cycles today

i think it’s a mistake. They are not available in 29.
maybe you got a 27.5.

 

[salko]

i think it’s a mistake. They are not available in 29.
maybe you got a 27.5.

Why do you think so? E-wilds are available in 29":

 

[Tim29]

i think it’s a mistake. They are not available in 29.
maybe you got a 27.5.

I was able to buy 2 new 29x2.6 last week Ewild.
wild enduro only goes to 2.4

 

[RodC]

Why do you think so? E-wilds are available in 29":

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I even got into the Michelin web page and they only show 27.5 on ewilds.
At least in USA pages

that’s great news

 

[Dirtnvert]

I tried the canadian distributor. Not here yet. Going to get a dh22 27.5 for a rear tire to go with my dh 34 front too. No dh22's yet either. I heard the 2.4 dh 22 is slightly wider than the 2.4 dh 34.
Wish there was rockr 2 options in 2.6

 

[DrStupid]

Mine is liable to kill himself one these days. Or he wants me to ship him out

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Or maybe... cook him?

 

[PJ27]

EWild 200 mile update. Theses girls got a true beating last two days. Some of the roughest fastest gnarliest chunk you ever want to throw your bike down and i haven’t gotten a single flat. both my hoops are severely beaten and the tire shows no signs of it.
So have run this combo so far. tires are 29x2.6. rims 32-34-35-36.5-40 internals. I’ve settle on 35mm internal front is my fav if you run the rear mounted up front. 36.5 if you running the front up front. First i say if your on heavy side or like to run lower air pressure the rear tire up front is money!!
I set new records on our test course today with the rear tires up front and was able to run a few less psi and it held up in hard corners and gave great grip on fast loose flat turns. 18-22psi. Normal front psi is 24-31. the side knob grip is the magic to these tires. There slightly lacking on really hard braking straight in traction, but if your braking late into the turn they hold there line. The tread is showing some good wear and most tires i have tested at close to these paces and mileage have knobs missing completely torn out of the casing. so durability is better then average and i would expect on average you get 1000miles out of a set if your not one to skid much. As the tread wears the tires seem to roll faster and only loose minimal grip from new. There not great in mud but there not terrible. I lost the front couple times today in wet conditions but the tire left with solid feed back that it was leaving town was able to recover with minimal heart rate increase.
Has less tread wander then Mary up front, quicker to respond in most conditions.
Wet traction mud B
Dry traction B
Hard pack A
Wet roots B
Straight line braking loose C+
Hard pack braking B+
Corner traction A
Dry roots stumps A+
Hiro dirt A++

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Hey Tim,
AWESOME report and details on the E-wilds thank you, really appreciate it. You know your stuff. How do you feel they will mount and perform on 29' 30mm internal rims? Cheers.

 

[Tim29]

Hey Tim,
AWESOME report and details on the E-wilds thank you, really appreciate it. You know your stuff. How do you feel they will mount and perform on 29' 30mm internal rims? Cheers.

i rode mikes bike and he has them mounted on 30 internals and it works well. He light rider so holds him well. I feel i need tad more sidewalk support so to keep my pressures lower i like the wider wheels better.
but it’s much better then MM on a 30 that’s for sure

 

[PJ27]

i rode mikes bike and he has them mounted on 30 internals and it works well. He light rider so holds him well. I feel i need tad more sidewalk support so to keep my pressures lower i like the wider wheels better.
but it’s much better then MM on a 30 that’s for sure

Thanks Tim, apprecaite your feedback and quick reply. I am around 95kg with gear, so food for thought. Thanks again for taking the time, writing the reviews and sharing your knowledge. Cheers

 

[tobster]

I fitted a rear 2.8 x 27.5 ewild yesterday due a damaged sidewall on my Trek powerfly. I run the tyres tubeless and use 20PSI front and rear. I noticed that the front Bontranger tyre feels far softer to the squeeze than the ewild. Could this be due to the ewild having a stronger sidewall. I'm thinking I could reduce the pressure a bit further in the ewild...

 

[Sofaboy73]

now that the e-wilds are available in 29x2.6, any reports on how they size up in stans rims or similar 29/30mm internal diameter. currently using a magic mary 2.6 up fornt as it's my normal go to tyre, but it's a very skinny 2.6 so would like something with a a bit more volume. how do they compare in mixed conditions to the MM (when i say mixed - it's the peak district, so can be very varied including mud at any time of the year!)

 

[06z]

I emailed Michelin US last week asking about the 29 X 2.6. Not coming to the US. Total BS. I ordered from Merlin bikes in the UK and now have 2, 29 x 2.6 in my hands. One is going on the Decoy this weekend. I have had the rear 27.5 for many months.

 

[RodC]

I emailed Michelin US last week asking about the 29 X 2.6. Not coming to the US. Total BS. I ordered from Merlin bikes in the UK and now have 2, 29 x 2.6 in my hands. One is going on the Decoy this weekend. I have had the rear 27.5 for many months.

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what you mean BS? Are they coming or not?

 

[06z]

what you mean BS? Are they coming or not?

This was their reply.

"Thank you for reaching out to Michelin. Unfortunately as you mentioned this tire is only available in Europe and we do not have any information as being eligible here in the USA. If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact us."

Maybe in the future they will bring them to the US but I couldn't wait another 6+ months or if it ever happens.

 

[DrStupid]

Easiest install so far. No tire tools, and a hand pump did it.

 

[DrStupid]

I'm still waiting for the front e-wild but having installed the 27.5x2.8 rear e-wild and what with rain and all!

I tested on wet everything. The tire is acceptable on wet stuff.

It's not a Max-Grip shorty when trying to sublimb up sloppy slopes, but really decent on wet roots and rocks, provided your not also trying to slow down.

They roll nice! but give up ground while braking very easily?.


B+ in wet stuff as shown below.

 

[salko]

This was their reply.

"Thank you for reaching out to Michelin. Unfortunately as you mentioned this tire is only available in Europe and we do not have any information as being eligible here in the USA. If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact us."

Maybe in the future they will bring them to the US but I couldn't wait another 6+ months or if it ever happens.

I would not rely on Michelin customer care answers because they are quite useless. I wrote to Michelin EU few months back asking them when E-wilds in 29" will be avilable in EU (some forum members already had samples for testing) and got answer that they don't have information that this tire will be available in other sizes than 27,5"...

 

[DrStupid]

My first couple rides with the e-wilds were in mud and therefore somewhat negatively biased my initial opinion. They are not mud tires.

On normal morning damp to perfect tacky, they are probably the best tires I've tested.

The cornering grip is really good, and on many sections of my regular ride, I am taking different lines, simply becuase they grip so well, I'm exiting inside.

You do loose braking traction with these tires, as others have said. I have found I need to pay attention to braking points and not get too speed happy on the technical downhills. This lack of braking gets pretty bad when its wet.

All in all, I really dig these e-wilds.

 

[leftside]

Swapped out the Minnion 2.8" 27.5 rear on my Decoy for the 2.6" 27.5 e-wild. I much prefer this smaller tire on the rear. Don't feel like I've lost anything, apart from a little height, but I run the bike in high mode. Great for climbing - perhaps a little more traction and great for steep gnarly dh. Might be a while before I get to try them in the wet.