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Dunlop bib mousse

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Is there anywhere local (Calgary or Edmonton) that sells Dunlop bib mousse? I have 80/100-21 and 110/100-18 Dunlop mx32 tires on my 250 xcw that I'm thinking of trying some mousses on for some XC an HS racing this year. The Michelin sizing scares me, techno mousse is apparently garbage, so why not try the Dunlop? Are they even available in Canada?

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I have installed the Michelin bibs into Dunlop AT81's in the same sizes as your MX32's, maybe my rear was a 120 tho, and found them to be acceptable locally, once broken in. Lots of lube - I have not had a problem with synthetic grease breaking the bibs down.

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Which michelins did you use, m14 in the rear and m16 in the front? And what do you mean by acceptable once broken in, as in too firm? Too stiff for McLean/fallen timber riding?

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For me the front bib takes about 30 minutes of riding to break in and feel great. The rear however takes maybe 8 hours of riding to break in depending on the tire it's installed into (soft or hard sidewalls)

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I used the 90/90-21 one in the front and the 110-120/80-18 in the rear, and as Dave noted, the rear was a bit ugly, I tend to put a new front in and used rear in now for local use. Upsize the rear tire or downsize the rear bib and lube, lube, lube. And rimlocks - the Michelin instructions that say not required but we've spun em on the rim without.

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