Quite sold on the MK2 tyres (and can get a pair cheap), but I want something that I can use in the UK as well ie not to wide/sluggish, hence going for a 2.2" over the 2.4".
Good choice or not?
Dunno what "sold" means, but if you have ridden them and like them then sure. I'd grab a high roller for the front for the alps and then remove it at home.
in les arcs? ooooh i dunnoooo
Is Les Arcs sharp rocks at high speed or more round rocks at slower speeds or both / neither ?
No idea on the actual tread pattern but most people run dual plys when riding around les arcs as punctures are common. One of the new TA guides last year got 5 flats in 2 days before changing.
I used Nobby Nics in the Morzine last year and was NOT impressed by durability ie nobs tearing and also quite a few punctures.
I've almost always used Conti tyres and they usually combine a great balance of price/weight/wear. I don't want anything too massive as ideally I'd use them for normal riding (ie forest tracks) at home too - hence I've arrived at the choice of a MK2 2.2".
i went with comp 16s in les arcs ....
cant see MKs being much cope tbh
low PSI and sticky is way forward - youll achieve neither with MKs.
good mix of roots and rocks with it largely being roots and the whole shebang being slidy !
Supetacky dual ply? I take it you didnt do much riding to trails further away from the lift ?
name me some and ill tell you.
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tempting to try and grab a last minute flight out.
Dunno not been yet.
well i can assure you that if your there for a week you wont need to ride very far from the lifts - certainly not in upwards direction
at no point did i regret the comp 16s - even riding along the valley to bourg st maurice from la plagne
the climb up to la varda was a chode - but then my bike had a head angle akin to that of something out of OCC (on one summer season with z150s)