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Hutchinson Bulldog tire review
Over the past few of years, French tire maker Hutchinson has been pushing its way into the North American mountain bike market. I’ve run a couple of different sets of Hutchinson tires that were designed for different applications and, to be honest, I wasn’t particularly impressed with them. For the type of terrain that I deal with regularly (rocky, rooty, slippery), the tires didn’t fare too well over the long term.
My first encounter with Hutchinsons was on my cross country bike. Spec’d with Spider Lights, the bike rolled fairly well in hard pack and dry conditions but, as soon as the weather turned, the tires were less than capable. I found the wheels slipped and slid all over the trail in a way that other tires didn’t and I quickly swapped them out.
The second go-around with Hutchinsons was on my all mountain bike. It came equipped with the Hutchinson Octopus (2.3″). While these tires performed better than their cross country cousins in less than optimal conditions, I sent them to an early retirement when a few of the lugs on the tires were ripped off during regular riding.
With all of that being written, the main point of this entry is to send you towards a review of the Hutchinson Bulldog by Bike Magaziine. The reviewer had better luck than I with his tires’ durability and overall performance. At the same time, it’s recognized that no tire is perfect, and the Bulldogs have some of the same failings as its product line siblings.
Source: Bike Magazine