IX09W / D WT GEKKOTA [110 / 100-18] Reifen

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It's a hard Endeavor Euro exclusive tire.

It is difficult to grip with enduro tires, Ikenodaira (Aichi), Suzuran, and Yegatake (Mt. Yegatake), and it shows outstanding grip performance even in all conventional difficulties and hill climbs, such as gully fields, poorly gripped humus, woods, tree roots, floating sandy bedrock, and streams.

RIDER IMPRESSION
[TAKU IZUMI]
The real value of GEKKOTA is that if you're wondering whether to choose a tiger tire (e.g. Tourist) or a block tire (e.g. VE33), you can have the best of both worlds.
It's great for a course that has both muddy and gullet fields and tree roots.
With a certain level of soil drainage, it provides a tourist-like grip on wet tree roots and bedrock.
Especially since the new specs seem to make you feel less hunched over in low pressure camber.
It's certainly not good at MX courses.
Even if you're 5 seconds slower in MX, how much time and energy do you lose once you get stuck?
We would recommend it to all riders who do not want to get stuck on a difficult course.

[Front Tire Impression]
It's a tire that grips like a trial tire on rocks, roots, and fallen trees, and grips like an MX tire in camber and mud.
It provides a surprisingly secure grip in situations where you are likely to fall over from the front, such as downhill slanting rock or wet logs, just imagine.
If you're mainly riding in difficult places, there are many situations where you can be happy with the "Gekota front", such as applying the front brake on a stream descent, or placing the front tire on a log for a second blowout.
Traditionally, streams and tree roots have been good for trial tires, but a trial tire on the front of an enduro bike requires a slightly different way of riding at speeds above a certain level of speed.
Specifically, in the corners, we had to be aware of the position of the load on the front tire at all times, otherwise the front tended to slip out.
However, with Gekkota Front, even if the front load is removed, the side blocks can still catch the road surface, so you can tolerate some sloppy riding.
I think it's perfect for situations where you want to use a front tiger tire in the race, but you also want to be fast in the corners.
It gives amazing grip on camber, fluffy descents and even Muddy descents that were thought to be gripped by a hard block sticking.
It is very, very grateful to be there, especially in the roots of the trees in the middle of the camber.
It is also resistant to climbs because it won't be shaken by galls or roots, so you can focus on opening the throttle.
It is considered ideal for galley climbs and the like on the mountain.
It also has a very high cushioning performance, just like the tiger tire, so it doesn't get tired anyway.

•How to Use
It is based on low pressure operation as well as the rear. It used to range from 0.5-0.7 in my case.

•Merit
The puncture resistance is low, so IIRC I was operating with heavy tubes or moose.
Since the performance did not deteriorate extremely much even with the moose, it is possible to use the moose as well as the tube in the rear if the moose is somewhat leaner.

•Disadvantage
As mentioned above, it is prone to punctures, and it is not at all suitable for moving on asphalt because of its lack of durability on asphalt.
It also didn't have good grip on dry, hard-packed (so-called "bread-and-butter") MX tracks that require tire stiffness.
It has a squishy feeling due to lack of rigidity in the Overall.
When attacking the MX course with high road temperature, the compound moves too much, and the blocks fall off the corners too quickly.
Also, this is a Merit, but as with the rear Gekkota, rather than gripping at the edges of the block, the sidewalls, treads, and blocks each have a softness that wraps around the surface of the block, so it still grips even when the corners of the block fall off.
As a matter of fact, Life is quite a long tire, as long as you follow the instructions for use.

[HIROSHI TAKAHASHI]
The difference between the new and old GEKKOTA is obvious.
With the new model, along with increased side rigidity, there is less wobble, especially when cornering at high speed.
However, it does not lose any of its traditional grip and is arguably the strongest in the world on the playing field.
GEKKOTA's How to Use is to feel the tires grip the ground and keep a careful gas pedal work in mind.
Rough acceleration not only reduces the grip, but also causes tire wear.
If you don't miss that point, this Gekkota will lead you to a different dimension where you couldn't go until now.

[Front Tire Impression]
For several years, in total secrecy, we tested a number of different types of tires, and finally came up with this new front tire specifically for difficult places.
After my difficulty test and Taku Izumi's (Taku Izumi) speed test, it is just a good mix of both.
In fact, in the G-net series, there is no longer any hesitation in choosing this Gekkota series, both front and rear.
Like the Gekkota in the rear, it is an amazingly different dimension of grip that defies the conventional wisdom of the front tire. Try it.

•How to Use
My weight is 66 kg, the air pressure is about 0.7.
If it's a speedy race, I'd raise it by plus 0.1-0.2.

•Merit
First of all, you will feel as if you have another suspension.
The tires will pick up all the initial lumpiness.
So you can consistently trace a targeted line without missing it.
And, above all, its grip is great.
You can easily jackknife by grabbing the ground, even on sandy, floating surfaces.
In real life, it is said to grip the roots of trees, gullies and stones of streams that are often slippery.
There is a sense of security that gives you a licking grip in all the places where the tire used to be played.

•Disadvantage
It would be strong, but this would also be about the only place where the red clay clay of the rain as well as the Liagekota?
It is basically bad at places where it has to stab the ground.