Our Shinko 505 Cheater and 546 knobbies review! The rise of hard enduro is seeing a whole new breed of dirt bike tyres using softer rubber compounds and different tread patterns adapted from trials tyres to get better grip in technical terrain. These tyres, the Shinko 505 Cheater rear and Shinko 546 front knobby, are Shinko's entry into this expanding market. After clocking up a few hundred kilometres I like both of these tyres a lot. The Shinko 505 Cheater knobs rounded off after a few rides as expected but surprisingly the grip was still fine. I suspect this is due to the very soft rubber on the Shinko 505 Cheater, as many reported the ultra soft Goldentyre gummy keeps gripping even when most of the knobs have gone. The interesting thing is that closer tread pattern looks as though it's going to be quite long wearing... despite the softer rubber there's more tread on the ground so tyre life could be quite good. I'll report back in the long term comments at the end of the vid concerning the Shinko 505 Cheater. I did get to ride in mud eventually, and the closer tread pattern does mean it clogs up faster but it still went better than expected.
In fact it took a while to get used to the softer rubber at both ends on rock faces and hard packed terrain with both the Shinko 505 Cheater rear and Shinko 546 front, because the tyres would grip for longer than expected. It meant slipping the clutch more so the front wheel didn't lift on rocky climbs, and learning to trust the front wheel more and brake harder on steep descents.
BEN GILMOUR - SHINKO 525 CHEATER 110/100-18 (Silver class hard enduro rider)
I ride with minimal wheelspin, I suspect a more typical rider is going to chew the tyre out much faster than me.
First ride: Dry, Mostly slow technical smooth rocky terrain. Low speed but frequent high throttle, short bursts over obstacles. 3-4 hours riding time. Tubliss with 6-8 psi. No real sign of wear other than very slight rolling of leading edge of some knobs. Tyre health 10. Tyre performed well with good traction.
Second ride: Dry, Mostly slow technical smooth rocky terrain. Low speed but frequent high throttle, short bursts over obstacles. 3-4 hours riding time. Tubliss with 6-8 psi. Leading edge of tyre starting to round however no noticeable change in traction. Tyre health 8-9.
Third ride: Dry, Mostly slow technical smooth rocky terrain. Low speed but frequent high throttle, short bursts over obstacles. Tubliss with 6-8 psi. 2 hours ride time. Further rounding of leading edge with slight beading of the knobs. No signs of tearing and knobs not wearing significantly lower. Tyre health 6-7.
Fourth ride: Wet, Mostly slow technical smooth rocky terrain. Low speed but frequent high throttle, short bursts over obstacles. Tubliss with 6-8 psi. 3-4 hours ride time. Continued and significant rounding of the leading edge. Tyre struggled to gain traction on smooth damp rocks or tree roots making some obstacles almost impossible. Tyre health 3-5.
ADAM GILES - SHINKO 525 CHEATER 110/100-18 (Gold class hard enduro rider)
The stand out for me would definitely be the rubber compound. Its on point for wet rocks, tree roots (wet or dry) and I’d also say hard packed ground. Wherever the ground was a consistent shape, it hooked up very predictably.
Now the tread pattern, this is the part that messed with my head. Motocross style tread pattern in a gummy compound sounds like a dream but, here’s what I found...
When in situations when you need the sticky rubber compound, I found that the tread pattern was too close to let the rubber do its job. To me it felt like when the edge of a knob was about to grab the square edge of a rock, the next set of knobs would hit the rock and lift the one that was about to grab away. It felt like the knobs needed to be spaced further apart to allow things to go between them and catch grip.
Also a minor problem I had was the carcass felt a little small and didn’t allow the tyre to flatten out and catch traction but that could be easily solved with the next size up with tyre.
I used the tyre for the Mossmaniacs race. It was absolutely awesome in the creek beds where the rocks were jagged and hard packed trails but I struggled a little in the wet sections where the rocks were a little smoother. It handled the rest of the track pretty good as expected. I rode in the wet out at my place where the rocks are a little more jagged and the dirt is shale and it worked flawlessly. Wet and dry.
All in all, to me the tyre is suited to terrain where the rocks are sharp and the dirt is loose, wet over dry. Im so used to 140/80 FIM tyres so the biggest carcass available would be my pick. Hope that helps.
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