Pit Bull Mad Dog Tire Test

by FAITH DUMONT February 24, 2009

Faithful readers might recall the initial tests of tires in the Pit Bull line: The then-all-new Rocker in the May '05 issue, which was followed by the Growler in February '06. Well, faithful or not (that's really between you and your significant other, anyway), back then we fully suspected that it's the beautifully rounded carcass of this bias-ply tire that makes it work so well on the trail, and that the tread design is almost inconsequential in comparison. Now, nearly a year and many pleasurable trails later, we still stand behind that statement, but that doesn't mean that all Pit Bull tread designs are completely interchangeable. Oddly enough-and this isn't the first time Pit Bull tires have surprised us-based on looks, the Mad Dog is middle-of-the-pack in aggressiveness, yet it may be the most street-friendly tread of the three.