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Anyone got experience of both - will looking at the 2.2 mountain king or the 2.3 vert for my front wheel. Have got a 2.0 mountain king on the back at the moment and found it is a perfectly good tyre for the rather cheap price compared to some other manufacturers so figure I might as well give one a go on the front!
I use Verts in the winter and MK's the rest of the year.
No problems with either. 2.4 MK's are on now and grip like a goodun use them in Surrey mostly but they worked well at Afan too.
I'd suggest the 2.4's if you can get them to fit without rubbing a few places on line are doing them for a tenner each.
Verts are slower but are a bit more grippy in the wet especially on roots and they clear mud pretty quickly so they make a good winter tyre.
I have both at around 45 psi because they are light tyres the sidewalls need the pressure or they just don't work properly.
Im running RS Tora's up front so not sure that I would have the clearance for a 2.4 or not?
They are big tyres a 2.2 might be best.
well, I've got a 2.2MK protection on the rear and a 2.3 vert on the front. I was given the MK tyre for free so i'm really trying to find good things to say about it.... it's light and good in a straight line but cornering grip is very poor and it doesn't like loose conditions. I wouldn't even risk putting it on the front. I'm putting a Vert on the back again. I ride xc routes but I like to go fast on the down hills so maybe the 2.2 MK is not for me. I've got a pair of 2.4 MKs so i'm going to try them soon as they look quite different and may suit me better.
I have heard so many horror stories about the MK's I can only assume the 2.4 behave very differently as I've had no problems and I'm not too shabbby on a bike that I wouldn't notice if they were shite.
I had 2.4 mks with black chili compound. found them ok for most stuff, nice and fat BUT - the cornering grip has caught me out a few times to the point that i lost confidence with them and replaced with a 2.2 crossmark on the rear and a 2.35 high roller on the front.
Can I ask what circumstances caused the grip to fail? I'm interested as it's not happened yet and I'm keen it doesn't.
erm, grass in a pub garden was one.
have noticed the problem when on softer surfaces when leaning over a lot.
It's more that I got some different tyres on my other bike that have a lot more 'bite' when lent over, and the roundness of the mks doesnt have this. I think that once you lose confidence in a component there is no going back, even if scientifically i know the tyres should be fine.
yeah, whenever you are cornering hard and leaning over, the back end starts to drift. You have to take corners much wider than normal and also braking going downhill takes a lot more consideration.
It doesn't like loose or very dusty trails, it needs something it can bite into, but not too soft. It needs very specific conditions for it to work.
I did the Selkirk marathon over the weekend and on the technical sections I found myself constantly thinking about how I was going to manage the back wheel round corners or over technical ground, I've never really had to do that before! I've always been lucky with tyres I guess but the MK 2.2 does not suit my riding and although I hate to say it, I just don't rate it as an even semi decent tyre.
love my MKs, grip like sh1t to a blanket.
fancy buying some? 1 part used 2.2 MK pro and one brand new 2.2 MK pro
I just dont find that's the case at all. I'm obviously not going fast enough. Hooray I'll save a fortune in tyes as they are only a tenner.