Hutchinson Bulldog CX

Price Paid:  $41.00 at Online

Favorite Ride:
Any

Bike Setup:
Cannondale XTJ with Dura Ace tubeless wheels, Sram Rival.

Summary:
Wow this are huge! Finally a cross tire that is tubeless, makes sense for MTB why not cross? I have used this for a little bit of training and 4 races this season from really muddy to dry grass (Cross Vegas!)and have enjoyed it. I am 165 lbs and can run them at 32lbs with no problems on the Dura Ace Tubeless wheelset. The only complaint is that my Cannondale frame at the chainstay now has missing paint where the tire has rubbed it off due to the small clearance in this area, plenty of clearance at the fork (EC90X) and seatstay. Some people say these are not as supple at a nice tubular, but some (Dugast) tubular companies are building tires with stiffer sidewalls. These make more sense then glueing tires on and no loss of sleep over a puncture, which means more use out of the wheels instead of saving them for the 10 or so races per year. I had tubulars but got sick of the glueing and having really nice wheels sitting around for races only, for fear of puntures and wearing out a super expensive tire. If tubular technology is so great why don't we glue car tires on? - it's a joke, don't take it personal.

Strengths:
Large Volume tire, sheads mud, great grip.

Weaknesses:
Large volume can be tricky on frames with little chain stay clearance. If you don't follow the tubeless steps carefully, it will not seal.

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Ritchey, Vittoria, IRC, Maxxis, Challenge