Everyone keeps saying that about the Barons, I may have to give em a go Northwind….but I do like the weight of my single ply High Rollers for my AM bike….those Barons are quite heavy for non ust tyres arn’t they?
For me 2.5 dual ply HRs – solid, a known quantity – no punctures ever.
Tread design mean they like (need) to be leant over aggressively in tight fast corners – so for picking your way at slow/medium speed down a technical slippery trail in the wet I could see how they might not be ideal.
Anyway it’s always easiest to blame the equipment.
Everyone keeps saying that about the Barons, I may have to give em a go Northwind….but I do like the weight of my single ply High Rollers for my AM bike….those Barons are quite heavy for non ust tyres arn’t they?
They’re not light. And tbh they feel a wee bit insubstantial considering their weight, the sidewalls aren’t thin but they’re not thick either if you know what I mean. Never really sure where all the grams are.
I just looked up my tyre-fetish stuff and mine was way under the claimed weight, just over 750g. Not too shabby. I like ’em and I totally credit mine with the fact that I only crashed twice at the weekend, instead of millions of times
I’ve been riding a really old 1.9 and a 2.35 super tachy version and they are normally good for trails centres and downhill type stuff (not the skinny one) where the surface generally isn’t gloopy. However, to those of you rating this tyre as a good to great all-rounder for general riding to steep techy natural trails in muddy/gloopy conditions- seriously get a grip! Why would Maxxis make other types of tyres for those conditions if all you required was a High Roller? To those of you who say it’s due to poor riding technique- well it might be true for a few, but what is also true is that if you are a proper aggressive rider then look elsewhere as I guarantee this tyre will only reward you with a proper nightmare when faced with gloopy conditions.
love the high rollers. if your the kind of rider to take your foot off the pedal as soon as your not 90 degrees then get a round tyre. but if you keep feet and body above the bottom bracket and turn into corners at speed then you will adore the high roller. it also is an amazing tyre on those climbs everyone thinks it’s not possible to ride up. I always use super tacky. unless Your racing the drag is not that much of an issue and builds legs.