Well actually several years. I know there are a "few" riders on here that change they're tyres regularly but I can't be ar*ed with that so i settled on one and made it work. So whats your year round tyre and why ?
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One tyre all year
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Conti Gravity for me. Not great in the mud but then neither am I.
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one tyre?
does sir ride a uni-cycle? Or have you managed the perpetual wheelie, therefore saving the need for a pair of tyres and those expensive newfangled boingyforkthingymebobs?
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I only do one set. Has been Conti Verticals (thought they were great, realised they are avarage), followed by Nobby Nics (fabulous, but wore out quickly), Mountain Kings (never got on with them, especially in corners, either normal or Black Chilli) now on some Ardents and liking them a lot. Seem to be as supple as the NN's, nippy and great cornering grip.
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Continental Vapour for me, they came with the bike and have done the job just fine for the past 18 months (need new ones really but can't be arsed just yet...)
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High Rollers. Changing them every season seems nuts to me. Much like having a 'winter bike'.
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GP4000S - the one's with the black chilli compound.
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Conti Mountain Kings Protection 2.4's, soon to be the same but Tubless. I suppose if I do any events I should go for some light weight narrow tyres, but I'm not anal retentive enough to bother!
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WTB Velociraptors.
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I use High Rollers 2.35 all year round also. I can crash on them in rain, snow or shine and on any terrain.
Joking aside, they are really good all rounders.
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I'd be happy to run Nevegal / Blue Groove all year.
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Advantage. Grippy enough for anything without too much drag penalty
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Look outside.
See the acres of mud and more mud and swollen streams and sodden trails.
2 sets. Winter and summer.
Don't be such a lazy toad!Posted 2 years ago # -
Nothing lazy about it. Just don't feel the need to change them, High Rollers work a treat for me.
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WOMBAT once you try another tyre you wont believe how crap those vapour are
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Conti Mountain Kings 2.4 Supersonic haven't been too bad at anything I'd tried them with, but I haven't lived long enough to try everybody's recommendations.
/edit - and yes, they stay on my bike all year round, been running them since last May, tubeless since november.
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That's cos you rides teh trail centres coogan!
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There's other type of riding Al? You lie!
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Nevegal StickE up front DTC out back, or Panaracer Fire XC pro work well for my & where I ride all through the year
nevegals give better grip, but a bit draggier & Fire XC Pro's roll better but have a bit less grip up front
Seen as I have a new bike, I'm going with Fire XC out back wit a Nevegal StickE up front, should work well (in theory anyhoo!)
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Conti vert pro tubeless....
Haven't changed them in an age!Get on well, and appreciate there are better tyres out there, but what the hey!!!
Will look at high rollers as they get good praise, but not if they weight a tonne more than the verts.
DrP
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Ti29er, you're right not only am I a lazy toad (I love that) but I don't have tons of dosh for rubbers
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NN 2.1" - but I love changing tyres!
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fat albert
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high rollers, shit all year
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Maxxis Ignitors for me. Stick 'em on and run 'em year round.Work just fine in all but deep mud, great on the local trails and trail centres.
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In the forest of new, the only really rideable tyres between about Nov and April are trailrakers or similar so that'd have to be your year-round option
They're a tad draggier than absolutely necessary when it's dry
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Nevegals - passable in mud, passable to race, great on everything xc in between.
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another one for ignitors i run them on my ss find them great all year round for the last 2 years.
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For the road bike Conti GP4000's are awesome in black chilli as above.
Ont the MTB Nobby Nic 2.1 UST are great for most things, as are the 2.1 Ignitors.
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i am an ignitor man.
sometimes put a crossmark on the back.Posted 2 years ago # -
i like black ones. but i used to have green ones. and a red one.
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up until a few months ago it was minion front, highroller/advantage rear....until I discovered wet screams, they just take the piss!
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Hutchinson Pythons.
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"High Rollers. Changing them every season seems nuts to me"
The 2.35" ones will cope with sloppy mud, but they're so much harder work to pedal through than a mud tyre because of the extra width. The ramps don't help them out much for pedallingI reckon If I had to have just one, It'd be Bontrager ACX TR (55/62a) 2.2"s. A touch small volume, but cope with mud almost as well as mud X's (but bigger), roll pretty well, grip pretty well and 55a corner knobbles corner okay
Theres one big drawback though, Bontrager has pulled them from their lineup! BarstewardsI like to change tyres though so my current 'schedule' is something like:
FS Winter slop: Bontrager ACX (55/62a) 2.2"
HT Winter slop: Bontrager Mud X (55/62a) 2.0"FS 'Summer': Kenda Nevegal (50/60a)2.1"
HT 'Summer': Maxxis Crossmark 70a 2.1"FS Alps: Maxxis High Roller 60a (single ply wire) 2.5"
FS Beefier than normal: Maxxis Advantage 60a 2.25"
FS Autumnal/Spring Transitional Conditions, but slighly beefy: Maxxis High Roller 60a 2.35"I'd like to try some 2.35" (folding) 60a Minions in place of the folding HRs, and some lower profile tyres for drier 'summer' conditions, maybe some Michelin Dry2 XC 2.15", and 2.5" 60a single ply wire Minions in place of the 2.5" HRs, or maybe Specialized 2.3" Clutch SX (45/50a) up front, or a 2.35" 50a Kenda Nevegal or Blue Groove. Ooh I could try 2.3" (55/65a) Specialized Eskars in place of the single compound Advantages too ..
Theres just so many to try ..Posted 2 years ago # -
I for one am continually surprised by how much folk put into tyre choice.
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