Speedster DNA is impossible to ignore, which makes sense as Vee manufactures the tire for Origin8. The latest Captiv8er UL certainly falls into that category with a light weight tire that’s still light on price. Recently though, the company has started to reshape the brand with an improved website and value priced products that are actually pretty nice.

As J&B Importer’s premium house brand, Origin8 has been available to a number of dealers for years. Over the years the Captiv8er name has covered some very different tires in the Origin8 line. Inexpensive fat bike tires usually mean heavy, cheap, poor performing rubber – but at first glance the Captiv8ers look to change that… That’s exactly why we were excited to try out the Origin8 Captiv8er UL. Not only that, but if your Summer fat biking consists of cruising the boardwalk and the beach a different tread pattern might be beneficial. After all, snow doesn’t wear out tread nearly as fast as dirt and rocks. Depending on your quiver of bikes and how you’re using your fat bike for the Summer months, a spare set of tires can be an excellent idea.

So much of the ride quality is directly proportionate to the tires, and the better they are, the more expensive. If there’s one thing holding fat bikes back, it’s probably the price of the tires. Support us! BikeRumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article.

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