MOTOZ MOUNTAIN HYBRID: TEST #2
A couple weekends ago I stuffed my new Motoz Mountain Hybrid tire full of Tire Balls. Each ball had 8.5 lbs. of pressure and was well-lubed. The inside of the tire carcass was lube up as well. The tire seemed a “little” softer than when I first mounted it up with a tube but that was probably due to it being ridden flat on its previous outing.
This past weekend promised to be warm and it was going to be fairly dry for February in Kentucky. With that in mind, I put the Motoz wheel on the YZ for another test. Just like last time, I took a spare wheel with my IRC VE-33 ready to go.
I got a late start on Saturday but it was sunny and around 50 when I left the truck. Jesse has gone down in to the bottom to start cutting a new trail in the valley. I took an alternate route that was a bit too adventurous but I made it down with no drama and found Jesse working near the creek.
Cutting Trail with the Motoz Mountain Hybrid
The tire was doing well but it did not like sidehills, especially those covered in leaves. Rocks, not a problem and creek crossings were great. Traction was good on an all dirt logging road, but get it on a damp sidehill covered with 8 varieties of leaves from Kentucky’s deciduous forests and it just does not excel. This where the VE-33 would have done quite well and a even standard trials tire might have performed better.
While exploring a bit I learned that at times it would just stop hooking up. Slick logs and some loose dirt on the side of a big root ball were giving me fits. I really think it needs to be run with less air or something. Basically, it needs to “squat” more to be effective.
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So . . . I think my plan is to give it a rest until sometime next summer when things a bit drier. This just isn’t the right time of year to test a “trials-like” tire in the Bluegrass State. Jesse is going to give a shot with his Tubliss system and about 6 lbs of air. That may be the ticket!
UPDATE (03/26/15) : The Motoz is no longer on the 18″ rim as a new Kenda Equilibrium has arrived. “Hills Rider” is vacationing down in the desert Southwest and has this to say about the Motoz:
“Seemed like the MotoZ wore down to the depth of the sipes pretty fast. All edges feathered as it wore down suggesting the rubber is somewhat soft. I think it will work good in the hills (Black Hills) but it is a little sketchy down here in some loose rock situations and hard pack with loose gravel on top of it.”
Mine is going to hang out in the “stack” for a while and when the conditions are more ideal we’ll give it another spin!
See you on the trail!
