Michelin officials were clearly confident in their new tire line
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Michelin finally fills a gaping hole in its tire lineup
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The Mountain Dry2 delivers the same proven tread pattern
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The Mountain A.T. is a multi-purpose tread pattern
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Michelin's new Mountain X'Trem takes the company's proven DH 24 tread pattern
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This is a sight for sore eyes on a Michelin casing.
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A new bead-to-bead ply delivers greater impact and puncture resistance.
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Michelin tapped into its extensive motorcycle tire technology in developing the new Mountain casings.
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The Mountain Dry2 wears relatively shallow knobs,
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Testing the cornering grip of Michelin's new Mountain Dry2 2.3.
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Michelin's Mountain A.T. in mid-flight at Bootleg Canyon, NV.
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Tires were mounted up on a fleet of Giant Reign X and Lapierre X-160 and X-Control 130 test bikes.
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The Lapierre X-160 offers up outstanding suspension performance,
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Snaking up the trail at Bootleg Canyon.
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Nicolas Vouilloz hard at work.
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While best known as a XC racer,
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Adam Craig has been piloting the Dry2 tread since last season.
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Nicolas Vouilloz's tire of choice during testing
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Vouilloz is known for running atypically lightweight equipment
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Vouilloz runs a Dura-Ace triple crankset
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Michelin mountain bike tire designer Olivier Godrie
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Michelin's contact patch test sled
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Tire pressure can have a profound effect on a tire's contact patch.
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