[Closed] Before the VAT goes up - Panaracer Fire XC pro or Maxxis Hi Roller XC ????

High rollers, ran tubless if you can 🙂 Got the 60a 2.3s on my Heckler, I've also ran on Minions in the past so i wouldnt overlook them either

I've had the Panaracers they were ok until i went to Scotland with them then they seemed to be shite

depends,

do you want:

a tyre that doesn't grip spectacularly well on any surface but is fast rolling and very predictable when it slides

or

a tyre that grips well in most conditions but rolls slower and gives little to no warning when it slides

I have recently made the move to a 2.25 High Roller on the front and a 2.35 ADvantage on the back and I am really impressed. Lots of grips, very predictable, really good combo in my eyes. Does that help?!?!

Hi Skyliner,

I've got a pair of 2.1 High Rollers I'm about to sell. Used once, folders, eXception series with the silkworm protection.

email me if interested. Say £35 the pair plus a wee bit postage?

cheers all, looks like the maxxis certainly has more of a following for trail centre style riding. I had an Advantage on the rear but it gripped too much then let go all of a sudden which isnt what I am used to. Think I'll be going for a fast roller that has predictable sliding so looking so far to be a set of High Rollers 🙂 I think I was just looking for the STW reassurance before I step out of my comfort zone and also blow £40!

Thanks for the offer aldomac but I can get a new pair posted for £39.60.

Highrollers. Or Nevegals 😉 But of the ones you mentioned, highrollers. And not too skinny, the small sizes are like road tyres, the 2.3 is a pretty sensible trail tyre IMO

£39.60, thats a great price, where from?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4613

The 62a ones I presume. I'm still getting used to the Maxxis terminology. £44 minus 10% Christmas code. Let me know if these are the worng ones. Cheers.

£39.60? Hurry - they'll be £40.46 when the VAT goes up!!

" have recently made the move to a 2.25 High Roller on the front and a 2.35 ADvantage on the back "
I think you've got the names and sizes mixed up

I'd suggest Nevegals, but not 2.1" ones (unless you want to go a fair bit bigger volume). The 1.95" DTC lite are as big if not bigger than a 2.1" Panaracer (Which will be bigger than the tiny 2.1" High Roller)
The 1.95" Nevegals have slightly lower tread than the standard 2.1" and bigger Nevegals so should roll a bit better. DTC means you have stickier tread on the outside for cornering grip and harder in the middle for rolling

The high roller XC (2.1" and 1.9") have much lower tread spaced further apart than High Roller FR/DH (2.35" and bigger) which have much taller (especially the side tread for cornering) than the XC models

I find that high rollers can feel a little tall in tread at trail centres especially, due to them not actually having that much of a contact patch and have a bit of gap between middle and edge tread. Compared to a Nevegal the tread and contact patch is a bit more spread out and more even. At somewhere like a trail centre where the tread doesn't really dig into anything I prefer something a little lower and spread out like a nevegal than a high roller

Dose anyone run there rear High roller the wrong way round for more pedal traction?

Chippy - Member

Dose anyone run there rear High roller the wrong way round for more pedal traction?

No, but i know quite a few people run the fronts the wrong way round for more grip apparently, i preferred them the right way round to try and make them faster

[£39.60? Hurry - they'll be £40.46 when the VAT goes up!!
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Actually works out about £6 when the 10% code expires too. Enough for some grub in the cafe afterwards!! By the way this is going looks like I'll be spending more on the bigger size.

take ya brakes off! then it don't matter which way round they are! im thinking about uphill!