I'm after a grippy yet lightweight UST tyre.
My trailraker ust are 850g, high roller 2.35 are 830g and rampage 790g.
Any suggestions? I'm in the process of buying a lighter wheelset and there is no point if I'm sticking a heavy tyre on it.
Cheers
Rich
bonty mud x in 1.8 is about 500g...
Yes - the tyre you're looking for is the Maxxis Ardent 2.25 LUST, which weighs 645g and has leech like grip.
I've been super impressed with these over the last few weeks. They have excellent bite on the turn in but roll very well over hardpack. They don't grip as well in a straight line under braking as say a High Roller, but they are almost 200g lighter per tyre.
I run a mud x on the rear of my other bike but it is a bit squirmy at lower pressures. Geetee where/what conditions do you normally ride them in?
Camelot! No, better not go there, it's a very silly place
Specialized S works the captain. Light as owt, but weak sidewalls because of it.
Both specialized and Bontrager tyres are light, they are tubeless ready rather than proper UST but they work. Perhaps have a look at non tubeless specific? Does it have to be UST. I know plenty of people who use stan's rims and normal tyres. Might not be much use to you though if you need a UST tyre.
Maxxis (non UST versions) tyres work well on stans rims. Ignitors have been good to me over the summer, althought the 62a soft rubber does look like it wears down fairly quickly. The roll fast and grip pretty well.
Just put some medusa (again in 62a) on for the winter.
Both those options are around 550g (I think).
Another thumbs up for Ardents here, although i am running
non ust 2.35 exo which have a really substantial sidewall
and weighed 605g, i have also fitted a set to my mates xt
wheels whithout rimstrips and no issues at all!
Used them on everything from trail centres to absolutely
filthy muddy local trails and in the last week snow! so for
me a really good all rounder.
Another tubeless mud x here
I've been experimenting a bit with this. I've settled on using non-UST tyres on Mavic 819's. Currently I'm running an Minion 2.35 ST up front (singleply) and a Advantage 2.25 60a out back (singleply too). In summer I'll change the Advantage for a Larsen TT which rolls better and is lighter.
We (me and a bunch of Spanish riders) have been experimenting and have it working well. Rather than repeat it all here you can see my [url= http://www.basquemtb.com/tubeless-tyres-set-up-tips/ ]tubeless tyre set-up tips[/url]
I've tried a bunch of tyres but nothing really lightweight. I've been trying to keep a track of how I got on and the weights of the tyres on my site, there are a few posts on here if you're interested: http://www.basquemtb.com/category/mountain-bike-equipment-reviews/
Terrain here is a bit different to where a lot of people ride but it'll maybe give you some ideas. Like I say the tubelss works v. well for me, about 2-3 months maintanance free whereas with tubes I normally get flats most weeks. Hope it helps you out.
Geetee where/what conditions do you normally ride them in?
Loose, loamy/mulchy single track on the Surrey Hills. Lots of roots, quite steep in places with some loose, steep turns on mulch and some on looser sandstone substrate. Not much in the way of real rocks, but you do get some sections with a broad loose covering of pebbles.
The trail surface tends to present the least grippy riding surface short of riding in propper wet mud (which I think you're hard pressed to find much of in the UK).
Riding style tends to be 'fast and loose'; the guys I ride with are not hanging around and we tend to push the levels of grip as far as they go and then beyond into happy slip sliding drifts.
Tyre compound of choice for me is 60a; anything softer and they roll like a dead dog and anything harder and they are waaaaay to quick to break traction. Tried Spesh dual compound tyres - 70a centre and 60a on the side - great for summer as they rip along, but in the winter, the straight line traction over roots and braking makes them useless.
i generally prefer wider UST tyres myself and have quite a collection now..
not UST but tubeless ready - the bontrager XR4's are big volume and weight in at 700g
GT72 - i must have heavyweight ardent lust 2.25 tyres as mine are no where near 645g but 820g each <tyre geek mode off>
There is a discrepancy in the published weights. CRC says they weigh 640 or thereabouts, the Maxxis website says 800 or thereabouts.
In the shop I held the folding version in one hand and in the other a folding High Roller and there was a big difference between them, the Ardent being substantial lighter.