I'm riding Llandegla tomorrow and would appreciate some advice on tyre choice. My Zesty is currently shod with Conti Racekings which are great on the hard packed local trails but I don't know what conditions are like at Llandegla.
Got some High Rollers and Swampthings knocking about if they're worth swapping over.
The trails at Llandegla are actually quite smooth. On a dry day you can get away with a very fast rolling rear tyre. There is only one rocky section on the entire black trail. If you have single ply high rollers then sticking one on the front wont be a bad idea for a bit extra in the turns.
Hope this helps and that you enjoy your first time there. The chips from the cafe are some of the best I have ever had!
Any fast rolling tyre will suffice...llandegla is pretty tame to be honest
Nice one, cheers
transporter13 - MemberAny fast rolling tyre will suffice...llandegla is pretty tame to be honest
So tame in fact that I off'd last night and knackered my shoulder 
Stick the highrollers on. Llandegla has had a fair bit of rain in the past few days are in for a deluge tomorrow. Most of the track drains well and is fast rolling but there are some muddy and slippy spots.
Race King on the back - a bit of grip on the front.
The steep ups are pretty grippy asnd a bit more grip on the front inspires confidence for berm based tomfoolery.
Slicks
Highrollers last time round for me, Worked a treat!
I use 2.25 Snakeskin Racing Ralph front and rear there, there's no need for massive grippy tyres as there's nothing for them to grip to anyhow as it's so hard packed. even in the heavy rain it doesn't really get muddy....
I run a NN up front and a RR out back, so maybe the RK out back and the HR up front
Any tyre will do, but some do it better than others ! The best I have found so far at Llandegla are Black Chili Rubber Queens. The other thing that makes a big difference on hard pack like Llandegla, is tyre pressure. Now running 22-23 psi front, 31-33 rear. Whatever you run, just ride within its limits of grip, and enjoy the place. Its not technically challenging, but you can't help enjoying it ( a bacon and egg bap at the cafe when you finish will only enhance the experience ) enjoy 
What's Llandegla like for hills? Is it SS friendly?
You'll get round but it ain't flat. 1 good long flattish fire road climb for a start and then lots of shortish steeper climbs later in the loop.
I think we've hit a new low.
yer i agree with you on that one.
sorry gents, not sure what you mean?
You're not supposed to want to ride Llandegla, let alone wonder what tyres to use. It's not "gnarly" enough to be enjoyable, you see
Yeah, you're just not rad or core enough, man.
oh no, bite me!!!!!
try some round rubbery ones. works for me everytime
why does everyone have to snipe at people who want to do Llandegla?? It's one of the best trail centres in the UK, the track is impeccably maintained and the facilities are A1. Yes it's a 'manufactured' trail but it does a great job of giving people somewhere to ride, try new skills and is pretty predictable in all weathers.
I got into MTB'ing 18 months ago and I used to go there weekly and the first time I went I could barely do the blue route without vomitting and I soon built up my fitness which it's great for. Yes the halfords massif get there on their £99 bikes but my first bike was £300 and now have £6k worth so maybe Llandegla is the first rung on the ladder for MTB'ers??
The first 2.5 miles are a long manageable drag but then it depends on which route. The blue which is actually quite entertaining is a deffo on an SS, the red route has 'the double steep' which has most geared riders pushing up and there's a few smaller ones near the end which would be challenging.
The Black route continually descends (via lots of berms, table tops etc 
) to the bottom of the forrest and then there is some climbing back out via switchbacks, but manageable if your fit enough. Personally I'd go geared.......
with regards to tyres, don't worry about mud, there isn't any at all, the surface will be wet in lots of places but the whole trail is really hard underneath and drains really well. They've re-laid the trails in lots of places and it's very smooth at the minute even when wet. It didn't trouble me on ardent and crossmark set up
It's one of the best trail centres in the UK
sorry you are wrong.... and clearly need to ride some of the other trail centres in the uk! 
Llandegla's ace if you want some uncomplicated riding that'll make you smile, go really rather fast and inadvertently wind up off the ground more than usual. As the OP above said it's not technically demanding but if it's berms and really great flow on all weather surface you're after this place is hard to beat. Plus Ian and Jim are really nice folk and for all this fun it's a grand total of £3.50 to park.
It's fab for what it is - if you want more gnarr type activity take a map aund use the caff as a post ride treat/ tie some natural trails in with the Black bits. Ride over World's End and go frolic on some natural trails before returning to the caff.
I really don't get this Llandegla bashing at all. Unless it's purposefully ironic, in which case I'll get my coat.....
I think it's ace too, and I'm not being ironic.
It's just great fun, fast and flowy. The skills bit is ace for messing about on at the end, as is the pump track.
What's not to like?
Slicks
+1
I'm local and only ride there on weekdays after work, the place is nuts on the weekends and I avoid at all costs, There Is much better riding In the area anyway. What tyres..............same as anywhere else really.
Hope you enjoy your ride, Don't listen to the the usual tripe that Llandegla Is flat and boring. It's just good fun.
I find it difficult to understand why anyone would drive through Shropshire past so many 1st class trails (some even are signposted) to get to Llandegla.
I wouldn't say it's one of the best trail centres in the UK, it is a lot of fun though IMHO. Well worth a trip for something a bit different.
I'd go for fast rolling rear and grippy front btw.
I live locally to Llandegla and ride it most weeks and I really enjoy it. Usually do the red and black circuits on a SS (32:18) although I do the red pretty regularly on a CX.
As for tyres, anything which holds air in really! Usually NN/RR all year round.
For me Llandegla is only an hour away.
Its a great blast and has helped with improving my fitness, ok may not be the most technical of places. The red route is really good fun with the option of the black route.
But with the skills area, pump track has put life back into the place, even if the 2 mile climb is a bit monotonous.
So as for your tyre choice, go with something fast rolling, and the cafe at the end of the ride has some great food for refuelling.
For fast and flowing fun it's hard to beat. The cafe is the best I've seen too.
I wasn't having a go at anybody for riding Llandegla, having been there a number of times myself. The point I was making is that tyre choice is not really a great concern there. Asking the question was the new low.
FFS. Just ride your **** bike.
Llandegla is great imo, but I can't honestly believe people really think about their tyre choices for each ride/location and change accordingly. Unless you're racing it strikes me as incredibly anal and pointless. Each to their own and all that but really......
^^a couple of people talking sense at last!
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