The SE5s just didn't cut it in the wet I'm afraid but the Kryptotals have been excellent in every situation thus far, and Cushcore takes them to the next level. I had more cornering confidence, better braking control in low grip situations and I was carrying more speed and even a little bravado. The fine folks at Obsession:Bikes swapped out the Bontrager SE5 tires for some Continental Kryptotal tires and added Cushcore at the same time.* The results were immediate and spectacular. I have made two significant swaps on the bike and one of them has made a huge difference to the DH performance. *Most North Shore trails aren't fast at all, so my suspension is rarely set up for speed, and particularly high velocity trails with frequent and repeated high intensity impacts. Yesterday I managed to stay with a hard-riding buddy on a Specialized Enduro for the whole trail - and the Exe felt great. We rode some very rowdy trails and I was totally happy on the Fuel EXe, including on one of the fastest trails we ride regularly.* It's peppered with bumps and repeated hits and it's a trail I often struggle with on any bike, unless my suspension, and my fork in particular, has the damping set up perfectly. In fact it is 150/140 but I double-checked that to be sure when I got home - because at times that doesn't seem possible. Somebody commented on me being on a bike with 160/150 mms of travel, which is what I'd thought much earlier, before I had any info about the bike. I did a ride the other day with a bunch of buddies and the majority were on bikes with 170 mm of travel front and rear or more.
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