My hans dampfs are goosed, looking at replacing with the above for general titting about in the woods riding…

any thoughts on bettererer combo’s

Good combo, Purg Grid is slightly heavier but has far sturdier sidewalls, a better bet IMO.

Err yeah good combo also works well with a Captain on the back

Am currently experimenting with an HRII on the front instead of the Butcher. The Butcher was most excellent until it started to wear out the shoulder lugs could do with a bit more support.

Its my set up and has been for a while. I have a purg grid on the back just for peace of mind. They’re a decent weight, seal tubeless perfectly and don’t cost the earth. I have a captain too which I stick on the back for summer duties, just adds a bit of speed.

hmm purg grid will google that…have used captains before and rated them as a summer tyre, will get some purgs/butchers in and see how i go then…

cheers.

I’ve ended up mostly just using 2 Butchers, the Purg’s not that much faster ime but gives away quite a lot of grip. Captain for speed, Butcher for everything else (worn down butcher for intermediate!)

Still wish there was a supertacky Butcher control though.

Butcher front, Purg back – this is my 29er combo for when the weather gets the “made in the UK” label 😉 Maybe a bit overkill for my skill-less XC riding, but they grip everything everywhere.

It our combo on most of the bikes. Abigale did five weeks in the Alps with hers, no punctures or damage to the side walls and still plenty of grip left on them. They were a bargain when Specialized were doing the trade in earlier in the year so managed to stock up on a few.

Sidewalls aren’t strong enough for me, cut both of the control casings I had, if you’re just using em in the woods then 2 butchers would work well but if you plan on throwing in some rocks I’d personally avoid. Exo maxxis work far better for me. Wtb vigilante is also a pretty good alternative option, bit like a magic mary but cheaper.

@steve I doubt anything is strong enough for your riding!!!

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Sidewalls aren’t strong enough for me, cut both of the control casings I had, if you’re just using em in the woods then 2 butchers would work well but if you plan on throwing in some rocks I’d personally avoid.

For whatever it’s worth, I’ve had no trouble with rocks, including fort william and antur stiniog uplifts and kinlochleven enduros (where everything is made of rocks). But I’m not hard on tyres for whatever reason.

as has been said, great combo, only problem I’ve had is the sidewall on my purg wearing out so the threads are visible, leading to tubeless leakage.