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What are you guys using that cope with mud, roots, leaves, stones and rocks?
I am using Mud X on front and a Trailracker on the back and I feel like I have no control climbing and skittish when decending so would like some help please?
That's about as good a setup as you'll get. No tyres will get you dry trail grip in the mud. Embrace the skittishness! That's the fun of it.
mudx 2.0 front, 1.8 rear, but im still on maxxis monorails.. embrace the slide...
depends on tyre pressures and the width of the rims - plus your 'skills' in moving weight around
If I want to ride fast through the filth then Swampthing 2.35 on front and Minion F 2.35 or High Roller 2.35 on back work for me.
I used Mud X's most of last Autumn and Winter and they were great. But after this seasons cross using 700c RR's. I've decided to keep the RR's on my mountainbike, and TBH even they seem fine in the deep stuff.
Hang on, Git Ancien. I thought you'd abandoned mountain biking for good, so what's this with sticking RRs on your 'mtb'?
I'm running Maxxis Minion DHF 2.35 on the front and Maxxis Ardent 2.25 out back, but that's mostly in the Peak where we don't have gloopy mud, just gritty slurry mostly. And rocks. It all depends on where you ride doesn't it? I've run NN/RR all winter round here before, but it does get skittish...
we were on mudx front and rear tonight, running mine at 35, love um. we rode the cranham/painswick trails, got to expect some comedy moments tho! trailrakers are great in th gloop but i prefer the mudx on the roots.
Mud x on the back just wish they did a 2.2 for the front. High rollers in mud are you mad, 2.35 turns in to 3.5 in mud.
Michelin XC Dry2 tyres...well exciting on the downs and in sticky mud some climbs are impossible. They roll well though!
mud X front and rear for general winter riding. keeping Trailrakers just for muddy races (i.e. summer 24hrs) - trailrakers are ace in really gloopy muddy conditions, but otherwise they are completely rubbish imo.
where as mud X are good all round wet & muddy rollers that also manage rocky sections and rooty bits well enough.
You know how it is, I got pressganged into a day trip to the Pubecks. Been using my spare cross bike around here since September.
You can do a lot worse than a 2.35 super tacky Swampthing on the front, the single ply is relatively light and fine for regular riding.