MBOY, I find Bonty Mud X to be a good all rounder, as do many others. And I have tried loads of tyres thanks. Tyre choice is an individual choice, and there are many variables involved in that. Saying someones opinion is ‘pish’ is pathetic. Is your opinion is the correct one? Ha. And he wanted cheap tyres, so your recommendation was as useful as a deep fried mars bar.
It is an individual choice. I will ask you to try your Mud X’s out on your normal XC loop in the dry, then try something like a set of Racing Ralph’s, or Conti X King’s in the same conditions. You’ll be minutes faster, and they will inspire more confidence. Or if you try any number of other decent tyres in all sorts of other conditions, you’ll find the same.
You can doubt my opinion all you like, but it’s like the guys who come on here and say “this is the best product in the world, just because I ride it”… I’m not saying I have all the answers, but I know for a fact there are far better all rounder tyres than the Mud X. I have some Mud X’s, superb for proper Mud riding and if that’s the order of the day, I’ll use them and be glad. But for anything else, there’s lots of better options.
I also suggested other tyres, I just think that for the mostpart there are no cheap good allrounders. Cheap specialist tyres exist, but not cheap allrounders.
I’d agree they’re poor allrounders though. They’re great at straightforward mud, awful at wet rock and roots, not very good at hardpack, not very fast rolling…
They’re pretty slow. Not as slow as other mud tyres perhaps, but they’re slow compared to most all rounders. Not that grippy on anything but Mud.
What’s your idea of cheap, OP? Usually I’d agree with your 2.1 Nevegals but like you I can’t find a stick-e 2.1 for under £28 just now. Which is still not a bad price.
If you like Nevegals, trust me, try an On One Smorgasbord. Not the be all and end all, but feels quite like a Nevegal in use only quite a bit quicker rolling. £15 each too…