Subscribe now and choose from over 30 free gifts worth up to £49 - Plus get £25 to spend in our shop
I'm looking to change my tyres on my full sus, currently Hutchinson Spider airlight 2.1". I'm after something light, fast, still grippy and reasonably hard wearing. It needs to be a real 2.1" tyre though.
I've thought about:
Panaracer Razor MX 2.3 or XC 2.1, depends if they come up narrow I'll need the MX2.3 to get a real 2.1" tyre. Interested to know how grippy it is?
Continental Speedking supersonic 2.1" or 2.3", I've had some gravities and they came up as 2.1's when they were meant to be 2.3's. Also a little concerned about durability?
Conti Mountain King supersonic 2.2", about are they narrow, will they be too skinny for a real 2.1" tyre?
I looked at High Roller 2.1's but hear they come up nearer 1.9" and hear Nobby Nics come up narrow too so I'd need 2.25 to get a real 2.1?
So any advise from folk who have experience of these tyres, and maybe others, would be great.
panaracer cinders?
check them out, they are mint lakes riding tyres
I've had some 1.95" cinders in the past, they were pretty good but they only lasted 6 months before being too worn. I prefer the Fire XC pros if I was to go for a more nobbly tyre. But both Cinders and fire XC's are on the heavier side of what I'm looking for. Something sub 550g really.
right, only other thing id say is watch the sidewalls on the contis they are super thin, the razors seem to sell well at work though!not heard any complaints but as you say xc fir pros are the dogs for all round use/grip/durability
Syndicate, do the Razors come up narrow for their stated size do you know? Is the 2.3MX closer to 2.1 and the 2.1XC closer to 1.9? Thanks
Why not get 2.35 highrollers if the 2.1s come up too small?
Maxxis Crossmark 2.1 comes up spot on 2.1
I've got some speedkings and they wear really fast.
Oh, and both sets of Continental tyres I own are an absolute pain to get on and off the rim, whereas the Fire XCs slip on with no bother.
"panaracer cinders?"
They come up small, like fire XCs do
2.35" High Rollers are more like a real 2.2"/2.25"
New tread maxxis come up perhaps slightly too big for their sizes?
(that includes: advantage, crossmark, ardent etc ..)
2.1" Advantage in 62a Exception series is 595g I think, and is supposed to be their grippy but rolling compound
Same goes for the 2.1" Crossmark in 62a Exception (5-600g, I can't remember)
Kenda Nevegal 2.1" DTC = 610g? come up about right (maybe slightly oversize)
DTC means dual tread compound so you get hard, more durable, better rolling compound in the middle, softer, grippier on the side
Bontrager ACX 2.1" or 2.2" are about right I would reckon for the size. The compound is a tad hard (but ok), but the 2.2" folding is 565g, and despite the blockiness roll pretty well
2.1" eXception Crossmarks are claimed by Maxxis to be 530g each but mine came up around 500g. Seconded that they're a genuine 2.1" due to a claimed ETRTO size of 52-559 i.e. they're around 52mm wide.
How about some spec "the Captain" tyres they roll well work in most conditions and you have the choice of either a large 2.0 or a large 2.2. I'm not sure on the weight but you can get them tubeless ready in the sworks 2bliss version. and they are not that pricy either.
I'll have to have a closer look at the crossmarks, thanks.