Tyre brands+ there Compounds?

[jamiekerr14]

Hey guys,

These Compound's correct:?

Softest to Hardest-

Ballistic Buggy:

Purple
Pink
Green
Blue


Shcu:

Pink
Green
Yellow
Blue

Just want to confirm
Cheers!

[AmiSMB]

I think you are correct there Jamie but I have only seen Schumacher 1/10 offroad tyres in Yellow,green and blue. Ballistic Buggy only in Pink (soft), Green (medium), Blue (Hard)

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by jamiekerr14

Hey guys,

These Compound's correct:?

Softest to Hardest-

Ballistic Buggy:

Purple
Pink
Green
Blue


Shcu:

Pink
Green
Yellow
Blue

Just want to confirm
Cheers!

Shcu:

Yellow
Green
Blue

[jamiekerr14]

Ok Brill cheers guys, Yeah-found that source from off here a while back-Thought it would have changed slightly. Thanks for the replies!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

Shcu:

Yellow
Green
Blue

I don't think that's correct.
Blue is hard.
Yellow is soft.
Green is a different sort of rubber, softer than both.

[jamiekerr14]

throw a spanner in the works why don't you!

seems no one is 100% sure haha

[feniks]

I agree with stu.
ist green
yellow
and bleu

green is the rean tyer just to have thay clair aswell.
never have seen sombudy use it in the dry.
and its defo on other type of rubber.
hope this helps

[Benjy1]

I am still confused with this subject some say pink is for the wet others swear by green in the wet ???

[jamiekerr14]

lol you and me both..

Think a lot of people like BB Pinks-For damp/Greasey astro.. and maybe wet.. not sure.. its bloody confusing-Why cant they do Soft-Med-Hard like 1/8th companies! lol

[markwilliamson2001]

To clear things up....

Schumacher minispikes are a shorter stubby spike, whilst ballistic spikes are longer and more flexible.

Schumacher green compound is a natural rubber compound, whilst yellow and blue compounds are synthetic. Blue is overall hardest, and I would say yellow has similiar characteristics, just softer. Green is totally different, and tends to get used in wet and damp or very slippery worn grass...

Ballistic compounds are all synthetic...
Pink is softest, blue hardest, green medium.

Green ballistic tyres are used the most often in damp or dry conditions on both astro and grass. They tend to wear quite well and seem to last longer on tracks with concrete or tarmac sections. Blue is used very infrequently, only on dense very high grip grass really. Pink is also used very infrequently, only on greasy slippy astro or loamy clay tracks.

What I am saying is tyres and tyre choice comes down to testing/experience, and can be a black art.

To cover you though, I would get a set of the following:
1) schumacher green minispikes
2) schumacher yellow minispikes
3) ballistic green minispikes (with some schum green slim minispikes if your doing 2wd for the front end).

4) a spare set of wheels and foams not glued up, with a set of yellows ready for action

[jamiekerr14]

Thanks a lot for the reply, very informative. The main reason for the Q was.. heard different views on what is what ect.. which this has cleared things up. Yeah I have new set of Schu Yellow and greens, and some BB Pinks. Which are generally the standard/best.. for my local astro track. I will start getting more mixed.. once I start travelling.. but its mainly while my 1/8th gets put away for the winter.. for some 1/10th fun. Thanks again for the reply!

Jamie k