n one sense, Michelin are big hitters in the MTB world with a long list of legendary tyres to their name, and yet they also fly under the radar as you rarely see them out on the UK trails. With Sam Hill winning EWS races and series aboard the French rubber, it seems like they are back on top, and here to stay.
Let’s just get this out there right now. We just had the wettest winter in about a million years here in the UK. Every ride was wet and muddy…. really muddy. These conditions push tyres to their limits and quickly expose poor compounds, tread patterns and casings. I fitted the Michelin Wild Enduro to the front of my long term Santa Cruz Hightower test bike back in November and never took it off. It is exactly what I want from a winter tyre.
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