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  • Swampthings? or Wetscreams?
  • Teetosugars
    Free Member

    If this weather keeps going?

    Sorry, I know its yet another bone “what tyre thread…”

    🙄 😳

    br
    Free Member

    Mud X.

    lcj
    Full Member

    Depends what ground you’re riding, no?

    Wet screams if it’s loamy and peat based, swampthings if it’s stickier and you’ll need it to clear the treads

    Scienceofficer
    Free Member

    Swampthings – a bit slow for general XC for rear use, pretty damn grippy on everything, including roots and rocks.

    Wetscreams – No direct experience, but its a typical tall knobbed, narrow mud only tyres. It will excell in mud and be dicey on anything hard and slippery.

    Medusa? Bonty Mud X?

    IA
    Full Member

    It’s nearly never wetscream conditions, and even when it is, unless you’re racing DH and it really matter, a swampy will be fine.

    Scienceofficer
    Free Member

    Thats a good summary IA.

    My personal preference at the moment is a Bonty Mud X on the back, and A 2.35 SP swampie at the front.

    I don’t mind the back end doing its own thing, but I like the front to do what its told.

    kimbers
    Full Member

    swampthings clear well and stick to everything

    wet screams if its like this…..

    I_Ache
    Free Member

    A swampthing on the back was needed last night. One on the front probably would have been a good idea too.

    Paceman
    Free Member

    My personal preference at the moment is a Bonty Mud X on the back, and a 2.35 SP swampie at the front.

    Works well for me also 😀

    kevster
    Free Member

    Swampthings IMO are great tyres, usually have one on the front with a high roller on the back when its a bit muddy, when it gets really bad swapthings front and rear. General trail riding use, not for XC.

    duir
    Free Member

    I run cut wetscreams at the moment but on a DH bike on very wet and muddy DH courses in Scotland. They would be far too draggy even for DH without being cut down and utterly useless for XC.

    Gordymac
    Free Member

    Swampthings here, Fantastic winter mud tyre and the steel version is cheap to boot 😛

    TandemJeremy
    Free Member

    I put a wetscream on the tandem once. Fantastic grip but the dragg was fantastic – and 50 miles and its half worn.

    Vortexracing
    Full Member

    Swampies here 2.35ST front and a 2.3560a on the rear.

    used on both the Cotic and Turner/Ventana throughout winter.

    great tyre, a bit heavy but grippy as buggery

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    if its bad enough for wetscreams then I’m getting the kayak out.

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