Smoke/Dart

xizang":2h49wg5o said:
Used to really like the combo as it came with my Karakoram. I tried the Velociraptor f&r combo too, a close second but at least they're available again.


+1 for the WTB front and rear combo on my Karakoram..............
Stuck a new set on it the other week.
If only the Zaskar wasn't in front of it, I'd even get to ride the Karakoram a bit more ;)
 
mechagouki":3vf4mpr7 said:
As Piers has said, both Smoke and Dart are still part of the Panaracer range, available in both kevlar and wire bead:



http://www.panaracer.com/mtb.php

And yes, they are still one of the best XC tire combos available, if a little heavy.

were they that wide BITD, i would have thought 1.90 mabey. i suppse rims are wider now.
 
I think I prefer the smoke front and rear, the dart cuts thru mud well but over slippy roots they don't do it for me (lots of them there roots where I ride).
 
yeah, I hated the dart, but the smoke... ah the smoke, used to run regular size up front and the 1.95 on the rear, loved them... I know they still make them, but I wish they were a bit more available...
 
IIRC they did a 2.1, and a 1.9. They also did the Dart in a 2.2, still got one in the garage. :cool:

They were so big, for that era, that if you didn't put enough pressure in it, the tube would roll round and snap the valve off!! :shock:
 
i just threw out a smoke, it was farr past its best though. ive got an absoloutely immaculate 'magic' 2.2 and another spare dart somewhere... great tyres but a bit on the heavy side as previously mentioned.
 
Smoke Dart

Hey, who wants the Panaracer Smoke and Dart classic re-issues?

Black with black side walls
26 X 2.10

Made in Japan

Very supple, effortless mounting and dis-mounting of tires

Got a carton load, just arrived in from Japan

PM me
 
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