Lifecycle edition 3 Autumn 2016 v1

Thankfully the Barzo seems to do both well, with
excellent rolling resistance when playing against its
ability to hold the line. We’ve tested it on mixed trails
on the Yorkshire Moors, in woodland, damp and dark
bridleways and the damper areas of the high
moorlands, and the Barzo has cut its way through,
shedding water and muck whilst holding firm on the
rocky gravelled tracks, moving man and machine along
at a fair lick.
On a particularly technical descent near Todmorden
recently, the confidence given by the grippy tread
pattern allowed me the freedom to swing the bike
around as the line changed and twisted and dropped
down to 19% sections of sweet singletrack. Definitely
a god test in anyone’s book. In fact it held the ground
so well that Phil and I rode up again, with the Barzo
climbing superbly, then tackled it once more.
Yes, the Barzo eats up steep technical descents. So
how does the Barzo do it?
ass, with a good spread of knobs to the sides that simply eat
e your confidence is quickly increased meaning that you feel
h the rough stuff. The design of the pattern is such that on the
when an where it’s needed and retaining a sense of adventure