Dear Flatland,We love what you guys do, so we thought we have a go at making an éclat tire especially for you. We have always loved creating tires, and knew we could do something special here. This one is called the MUGEN, it’s light, rolls fast and smooth, and we’re pretty darn chuffed with it. You’ll be able to purchase it towards the later half of 2021, so more info to followS We hope you’ll enjoy riding this one as much as we did designing it.Cheers,éclat
Hm, I think it looks good so gar. It would be nice to have an option below 1.9". And I personnally would not buy a tire over 350 g. Light tires have such a big influence on the feeling of the bike... Let's see. Thanks for posting!
eclatbmxparts We previewed our new #MUGEN flatland tire last week and we’re blown away by the extremely positive feedback. These will be dropping later this year in 1.95” in Kevlar and Wire bead weighing in at 495g (Kevlar).
So I am following this thread in anticipation for either new developments or rider opinions. My thoughts at the moment are unless someone can put out a tire that is either lighter than the Ares or has a better rolling profile/sidewall, it will be very hard to switch off of Ares Kevlar. Those tires are king in my book and aside from a few reliability issues (like blowing off the rim), why would anyone take a gamble on either these Eclat or Heresy? I love heresy as a brand and have mad respect for Eclat, but am not sure that I’m thirsting to try their new tires. Perhaps if they get a team going or some sponsored riders to rep the tires
Quote from: metalbmxer on February 10, 2021, 12:42:31 AMSo I am following this thread in anticipation for either new developments or rider opinions. My thoughts at the moment are unless someone can put out a tire that is either lighter than the Ares or has a better rolling profile/sidewall, it will be very hard to switch off of Ares Kevlar. Those tires are king in my book and aside from a few reliability issues (like blowing off the rim), why would anyone take a gamble on either these Eclat or Heresy? I love heresy as a brand and have mad respect for Eclat, but am not sure that I’m thirsting to try their new tires. Perhaps if they get a team going or some sponsored riders to rep the tires I tried the Heresy ones after a year with the Ares and i like them very much.My only concern is if they will last as long.If they do they are my main tire.So far i like them more than the Ares.I m not a Heresy fanboy in any way,i ve done some bad reviews about some of their products as i have tried a lot of them (and i really have respect for them for designing original flat specific products in these hard times for flatland,i know how hard it is to design a new part and not just rebrand a generic Taiwanese oem one).The Heresy tire is top,so are the Heresy Arrow pedals,beasts.Also the 0/15 offset fork,great for someone who wants to try both geometries without buying 2 forks.
Quote from: mal on February 10, 2021, 02:42:19 AMQuote from: metalbmxer on February 10, 2021, 12:42:31 AMSo I am following this thread in anticipation for either new developments or rider opinions. My thoughts at the moment are unless someone can put out a tire that is either lighter than the Ares or has a better rolling profile/sidewall, it will be very hard to switch off of Ares Kevlar. Those tires are king in my book and aside from a few reliability issues (like blowing off the rim), why would anyone take a gamble on either these Eclat or Heresy? I love heresy as a brand and have mad respect for Eclat, but am not sure that I’m thirsting to try their new tires. Perhaps if they get a team going or some sponsored riders to rep the tires I tried the Heresy ones after a year with the Ares and i like them very much.My only concern is if they will last as long.If they do they are my main tire.So far i like them more than the Ares.I m not a Heresy fanboy in any way,i ve done some bad reviews about some of their products as i have tried a lot of them (and i really have respect for them for designing original flat specific products in these hard times for flatland,i know how hard it is to design a new part and not just rebrand a generic Taiwanese oem one).The Heresy tire is top,so are the Heresy Arrow pedals,beasts.Also the 0/15 offset fork,great for someone who wants to try both geometries without buying 2 forks.What do you like about the heresy tires over the Ares?