So what's the best universal clincher?

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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Boldt on June 23, 2011 at 7:13am

The Kenda Straight Block 8 are pretty good all aound clincher.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mayhew on June 23, 2011 at 12:57pm

I'd go with the Clement PDX.  If you're just going with one tread best to bias it towards mud. But in my experience the PDX has very little penalty in the dry as well. It's a very fast rolling tire with amazing grip.

 

I like the Grifo quite a bit but when it gets wet or greasy it's not an idealy tire.

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Permalink Reply by hellbelly on June 23, 2011 at 5:54pm

Make that 2 for the PDX. It is fast, light and very grippy. I have no reason to run anything else.

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Permalink Reply by Carl keen on June 24, 2011 at 1:54am

Clément! that brings back memories, but youre teasing me now. Although Clément are just over the Channel in France (and I was training there last week) they seemed to have passed the UK and gone straight to you guys in the US.

But yes the range looks good, and to race on Cléments would be like being back in the seventies. 

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Permalink Reply by J.D. Kimple on June 27, 2011 at 12:46pm

I'm really interested in the PDX tires, too. However, I have to thin out the heard a bit and I just picked up a set of Panaracer CrossBlasters and Kenda Kommandos not too long ago. CrossMasters seem like they'll be a bit like the Conti Speed Kings - good grip, but a bit draggy in the grass and pavement sections. Kommando's gotten good reviews as an all-rounder but not sure in the mud and snow.

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