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Appearances are deceptive. Even the Bible teaches us that. Who would have thought back then that the slender David would take down the giant Goliath? The situation is similar with mountain bike tyres: The answer to the question of who wins the "cheap versus expensive" duel usually comes like a shot from a gun. The expensive one, of course! More grip, better rolling behaviour and less weight. These are the characteristics that we almost exclusively attribute to the top versions of a tyre. But are the tyres that cost almost twice as much on average really that much better than their cheaper counterparts? To answer this question, we asked Continental, Maxxis and Schwalbe to test the three current best-selling all-round tyres. In each case in the most expensive and a cheaper version. We did not expect the result to be like this.
You can download the complete comparison test of the six MTB tyres from BIKE 10/2020 as a PDF below the article. The test costs 1.99 euros.
Why not free of charge? Because quality journalism has a price. In return, we guarantee independence and objectivity. This applies in particular to the tests in BIKE. We don't pay for them, but the opposite is the case: we charge for them, namely tens of thousands of euros every year.
- Continental Cross King - 52,90 Euro
- Continental Cross King - 29,90 Euro
- Maxxis Ardent - 53,50 Euro
- Maxxis Ardent wired - 29,50 Euro
- Schwalbe Nobby Nic Evo - 59,90 Euro
- Schwalbe Nobby Nic Perf - 32,90 Euro
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