Losi Comp Claws 2.2 Tires w/Foam (Blue) (2)
LOSA7681B
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This is a set of Losi Comp Claws 2.2 Rock Crawler Tires with Foams, in Blue compound.
Comp Claws 2.2 Tires offer enhanced traction due to their multi-edge tread pattern that will grip in multiple planes on uneven surfaces. The tires also feature a Gription finish, which is like having thousands of micro-lugs over the entire surface of the tire.
The Comp Claws feature an internal sidewall ribbing, which adds stability to the tire for "side hilling" while still allowing the tires to flex and form over the rocks. A stabilizing, external sidewall ring also provides consistent "side hilling" traction, even at multiple angles. The tires also feature a 5.2" outside diameter, for increased ground clearance.
Comp Claws will fit on any 2.2 crawler wheel, and come with memory foam inserts.
Key Features:
- Comp Claws offer enhanced traction through a multi-edge tread pattern that grips in multiple planes on uneven surfaces
- A Gription finish offers increased traction over the entire surface of the tire
- Internal sidewall ribbing adds stability for “side hilling”, while allowing the tire to flex and form over the rocks
- A stabilizing, external sidewall ring provides consistent “side hilling” traction at multiple angles
- The 5.2” outside diameter provides increased ground clearance
- Comp Claws will fit on any 2.2 crawler wheel
- Memory foam inserts are included for ultimate performance
This product was added to our catalog on August 6, 2009
Anonymous
Sunday, Nov 1 2009 (about 14 years ago)
Losi Comp Claws 2.2 Tires w/Foam (Blue) (2)
I've had a couple more months in different places under various conditions to compare the ProLine Chisels in G8 with oversized memory foams and the Losi Comp Claws (blue rubber compound) with memory foams.
The Comp Claws still work best on a set of ProLine eight-shooter wheels. The stock AX10 8-hole wheels are wider and don't afford as much sidewall traction with the Comp Claws.
The Chisels work best with the stock Axial 8-hole wheels because the Chisels are just an overall larger tire. At least in my experience, using the ProLine 8-shooters with the Chisels proved too narrow of a rim and led to increased roll for side-hilling (more than I personally want).
Now that I've had a chance to run both tires through the spectrum of every rock crawling site available to me, both in hot and in very cold temps (down to about 15-degrees), my opinion of them has changed, though both tires have their place and are, in my opinion, at the top of their class.
The Comp Claws definitely don't bite as well once the weather drops below about 30 degrees, though it's still pretty good traction. I could watch the traction decrease as the sun set on many occasions (you know, rock surface gets colder, tires get stiffer and less tacky, etc.). Minute by minute, there was more and more of the same terrain I had been running all day that was becoming impassable for me.
The Chisels, while their traction does decrease in cold temps, they still stuck to the rocks, even when the Comp Claws had demonstrated it was just too cold to keep grabbing and sticking. Where the Comp Claws were stopped, the Chisels continued to hold in the cold.
I've gone back to the Chisel G8 as my all-around standard. They are a larger diameter than the Comp Claws and this has proven to be a marked difference. It's a difference of 1/2-3/4" of diameter between them, but it makes a huge difference in my experience. With the Comp Claws on I often found myself having to run and gun a bit in places to go up and over them, where the Chisels let me truly crawl, barely inching my way up and over them.
Except for when the temps were below about 20-30 degrees, the larger diameter of the Chisels seems to be the real influencing factor on my crawler. The Chisels provide just enough diameter in relation to the size of the AX10 that they seem to enable my AX10 to go with extreme ease over terrain that isn't nearly as easy with the Comp Claws on.
Comp Claws seem like they'd be the perfect tire on large rock faces, which we do not have here in Middle TN. And especially in temps above about 30-degrees. They have great side-hilling hold and resistance to deforming while side-hilling.
I've found that the Comp Claws are wearing pretty quickly, much faster than the Chisels. I've got three times the miles on the Chisels (they were among the first tires I bought to test), but they are quite obviously losing tread at a MUCH slower rate than the Comp Claws.
Looking back now and having spent a pretty good chunk of money, if I could afford only one set of tires and would have to rely on that one set for a broad variety of rocky terrain, I'd grab the Pro-Line Chisels in G8.
If my crawler was going to live on large rock faces almost all the time, I'd grab the Comp Claws.
The Comp Claws still work best on a set of ProLine eight-shooter wheels. The stock AX10 8-hole wheels are wider and don't afford as much sidewall traction with the Comp Claws.
The Chisels work best with the stock Axial 8-hole wheels because the Chisels are just an overall larger tire. At least in my experience, using the ProLine 8-shooters with the Chisels proved too narrow of a rim and led to increased roll for side-hilling (more than I personally want).
Now that I've had a chance to run both tires through the spectrum of every rock crawling site available to me, both in hot and in very cold temps (down to about 15-degrees), my opinion of them has changed, though both tires have their place and are, in my opinion, at the top of their class.
The Comp Claws definitely don't bite as well once the weather drops below about 30 degrees, though it's still pretty good traction. I could watch the traction decrease as the sun set on many occasions (you know, rock surface gets colder, tires get stiffer and less tacky, etc.). Minute by minute, there was more and more of the same terrain I had been running all day that was becoming impassable for me.
The Chisels, while their traction does decrease in cold temps, they still stuck to the rocks, even when the Comp Claws had demonstrated it was just too cold to keep grabbing and sticking. Where the Comp Claws were stopped, the Chisels continued to hold in the cold.
I've gone back to the Chisel G8 as my all-around standard. They are a larger diameter than the Comp Claws and this has proven to be a marked difference. It's a difference of 1/2-3/4" of diameter between them, but it makes a huge difference in my experience. With the Comp Claws on I often found myself having to run and gun a bit in places to go up and over them, where the Chisels let me truly crawl, barely inching my way up and over them.
Except for when the temps were below about 20-30 degrees, the larger diameter of the Chisels seems to be the real influencing factor on my crawler. The Chisels provide just enough diameter in relation to the size of the AX10 that they seem to enable my AX10 to go with extreme ease over terrain that isn't nearly as easy with the Comp Claws on.
Comp Claws seem like they'd be the perfect tire on large rock faces, which we do not have here in Middle TN. And especially in temps above about 30-degrees. They have great side-hilling hold and resistance to deforming while side-hilling.
I've found that the Comp Claws are wearing pretty quickly, much faster than the Chisels. I've got three times the miles on the Chisels (they were among the first tires I bought to test), but they are quite obviously losing tread at a MUCH slower rate than the Comp Claws.
Looking back now and having spent a pretty good chunk of money, if I could afford only one set of tires and would have to rely on that one set for a broad variety of rocky terrain, I'd grab the Pro-Line Chisels in G8.
If my crawler was going to live on large rock faces almost all the time, I'd grab the Comp Claws.