Echo (ALL-BLACK 2007/2008 onwards) and Onza Sticky Fingers
These two tyres are the same model of tyre except the Onza has a coloured stripe down the middle (either redbrown or grey). This tyre is extremely underrated and not as bad as some may think. Joe Hodges used the Onza tyre to win his first British trials championship. Also, the Echo is THE choice tyre for British Biketrials urban riders. Not too great for natural or wet weather though…
Grip- Nothing special at all… little bit better than the old school Monty tyre in this case(refer to old school Monty tyre review above)
Tread pattern- very tightly packed blocks, and very stiff blocks at that! Not too great for grip compared to other tread patterns (e.g. Maxxis, Try-All, Eagle Claw)… but gives low rolling resistance so bike riders love it in this case.
Bounce- Fairly decent actually, seriously. This is the main reason why biketrials riders are using the new Echo for urban… stiff rebound
Pinch resistace- Fine, nothing to worry about as much as Maxxis CC. Average… not terrible, not ground-breaking. Good enough for most riders.
Compound- hard compound… low rolling resistance, but not so grippy in wet. Wears at a similar rate to Luna in past experience (pretty decent)…Sticky Finger’s mid-tread compound is softer than the black compound so it wears a little faster.
Overall: Great for urban riders, a nice alternative. But there are better… this is mainly a preferable tyre for biketrials riders. Not so good for natural at all! Similar to Luna in many respects