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I'm running 2.3 SB8's on my Soul at the moment, but I've had one too many scary moments with the front. Looking at a quick grippy summer combo. Thought ardent on the front and aspen on the rear looked good on paper.
I tried Racing Ralphs, and had the same thoughts - now running an Ardent front and Larsen rear.
Feel happier with the front now, and the rear 'just follows'.
That's exactly what I use. I find them great tbh, really loving the Aspen although the Exception series seems to have a particularly thin sidewall - tore mine on a rock on about the 5th outing and couldn't fix it so replaced it with the standard folding for a small weight penalty. I am pretty easy on components so this was unusual for me - could have been bad luck I guess. I run 2.25 Ardent front and Aspen rear, although I reckon the 2.1 Aspen might just be my perfect tyre - will try a pair at some point in the future. The Ardent I have grown to really like, although it took a while to get used to the way it gives and bites when you lean it. I don't trust it at all in slimy mud conditions though - I have had inexplicable wash-outs in these conditions and find it very unpredicatable (and I normally ride Crossmarks 2.1 on my other stead all year round so I don't mind a bit of squirm in the damp!). For big volume, easy rolling and nice grip in the dry I can't imagine you'd find a lot better - as I said, I particularly love the Aspen, it even seems to work well in the wet and mud, which is weird as it seems to have very little tread!