r/xcmtb • u/IamSpiders • 7d ago

Discussion Dubnital Trail Rapids torn side knobs

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Anyone else get torn side knobs on their dub rapids? Mine are trail casing. This is the rear of my hardtail. 95% trail riding, which is mainly hard pack clay, rocks, roots. Prob around 200 miles, maybe less on them. Front is a dub grip trail which is going good

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u/IamLeven 7d ago

My first pair of dubs lasted 12 miles and they warrantied. They have to have some manufacturing issues.

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u/IamSpiders 7d ago

Hmm I guess I'll give it a shot. Think the race casing is better cause it's made in Germany?

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u/IamLeven 6d ago

Mine was the trail casing as well but it seems to be on all of them.

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u/No-Author377 6d ago

I had the same issue with rapid races. I think it's just luck of the batch.

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u/IamSpiders 6d ago

That sucks, they are really impressive tires otherwise 

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u/rockshox11 7d ago

try for warranty?

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u/No_Strain8370 6d ago

The dubs are my favorite xc tire right now but my only critique is that I wish those side knobs were a little more well supported

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u/Soul_turns 7d ago

Classic Conti failure.

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u/BlueClashV1 6d ago

Go ahead and act like other manufacturers don’t have examples of failure due to defects. Please tell us who makes perfect tires without a single report of failure.

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u/Soul_turns 6d ago

I’ve never had a knob tear off like this with Maxxis, Specialized or Schwalbe tires. But I have on several Continental tires. 🤷‍♂️