You are reading a single comment by @a|s and its replies. Click here to read the full conversation.
  • Halo Twin Rail Courier Berlin 700x24

    Grip 2/10, then 8/10 after wearing in period

    Handling 1/10, then 8/10 after wearing in period

    Wear 9/10

    Puncture Protection 10/10

    Comfort 10/10

    Weight (or perceived rolling weight) 6/10

    Speed (rolling resistance) 8/10, then 7/10 after wearing in period

    Appearance (black with white and red lettering) 8/10

    Price 8/10 (£22.99)

    Skidability ?/10 (I don't skid, but I think it would have a very high skidability factor)

    Overall rating / opinion 8.5/10

    A really surprising tyre, that has a Jekyll and Hyde character. At first, the high-ridged twin-rail design, makes the tyre very fast for its weight, as you are riding only an EXTREMELY narrow section of hard rubber. This is what gives it its initially very low rolling resistance, and its treachery when meeting a raised manhole cover. Especially in the wet, it will just skip off it, and change your direction so fast, that you will need good handling skills to avoid a minor calamity. But after some miles have been put in, the twin-rails are worn down to closer to the rest of the tyre. Then the handling is predictable, and in fact, the tyre enjoys fast changes of direction.....that you have wished for, not that it has decided for you. Comfort is uncanny. It actually feels like riding with suspension hubs. It soaks up minor bumps, and absorbs sudden deep potholes with ease. This part of its behaviour, is unlike any tyre I've ever tried. Puncture protection must be on par with Marathon Pluses. I've ridden through the shittiest roads and gravel and flinty surfaces on purpose, to properly test this tyre, and nothing. Not a scratch. Buy it, wear it in, ride it till you drop. Excellent tyre. AND the tread design is perfect for dispersing water, and for slush.

    i won a pair of these in an alleycat (green ones) and used them on the back. didn't last very long with skidding and quickly squared off (talking three weeks) inside seems to be some weird foamy rubber, not very durable. didn't really have much time to assess the other points. I think it has alot to do with the colour ie non carbon rubber

    definitely wouldn't recommend the green ones although your review of the black seems to be positive.

    edit.
    just seen my error, it was the twin rail i had, they are awful

About

Avatar for a|s @a|s started