High Roller:
The work of the devil – big gap between bimble and full on. Slides otherwise & no grip ‘inbetween’. Hate them.
ADvantage:
Tramlines. OK grip, but a bit draggy and feels, well, odd. And floaty.
Good rear tyre.
Purgatory:
Designed by the same bloke as the ADvantage, but with the benefit of experience – Better & cheaper. Still prefer it as a rear.
Ignitor:
Superb – great grip at all angles, apart from parallel to the ground – Predictable. Fast. Safe. Expensive. Probably my favourite tyre.
Good on the back too.
Minion DHF Supertacky:
Actually makes me laugh out loud how far you can push these and how many stupid risks you can take. Sooo much confidence and grip.
Some people will be along shortly to say that all tyres are the same.
Try one, you find yourself riding silly things because you know you can trust the front.
XR4’s:
The best compromise out of the lot – predictable, grippy, not too slow, used to be cheap.
Panaracer Cinder:
Pretty much the same as an XR4, but cheaper and feels slower, somehow. Softer rubber? No idea, but a great overlooked tyre.
Just my opinion, I’m an XC bimbler, but I do like to mess about with tyres.
Great riders can use owt, but I think the rest of us need all the help we can get.