[Closed] High volume, fast rolling tyres

If you'd looked around this website you would have found the whole article [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009/02/grouptest-big-and-bald-tyres/ ]here[/url]

Since they produced that feature though theres a few more tyres to put onto a shortlist like:

-Maxxis Crossmark 2.25" (the size of a 2.5" HR) 60a folding = 700g
-Continental Race King 2.2" come up pretty big (unlike most continentals)

Both are pretty low tread so won't be brilliant in mud

The racing ralph tread has changed, the concensus is they're better still I think

Nice one James, thanks.

Paneracer Ramage 2.35. I ride them round s.w england and they seem great on all terrain. They also repel the mud fairly quickly.

Rampage 2.35" aren't very big though. They're only slightly bigger than a 2.1" Kenda Nevegal

I'm just about to stick some Rampage's on my hardtail, tried them on my SX Trail and the performace was less than rampant. They are pretty narrow too. Larssen's roll very well and can handle a bit of mud.

Kenda Small Block 8s in 2.35. Quick, grippy, OK even in mud, and actually do measure exactly what they say they do I've not got enough miles on them to give a real opinion on durability etc, but I replaced a set of 2.2 Mountain Kings (which were barely more than 2 inches) with these 2.35s, and the Kendas are faster, grippier, and better in mud, and barely any heavier. They're a wee bit "floaty" on loose deep mud, because of the size and the shallow tread, but they clear fast and they do fine on typical wet surfaces.

It could be I'll puncture them constantly or have a huge crash on them in a week then hate them but so far, so good... They've been pretty much fit and forget so far.

geax saguaro?

What about the new Maxxis Aspen 2.25?

dicky,
ygm re weirwolf LT

My current is Geax Saguaro 2.2 (fast rolling, high volume) on the rear and Rubber Queen 2.2 (fast-ish rolling, HIGH volume but grippy for turning) on the front. Both UST/tubeless in my case.

My comments below are based on mostly dark peak riding (rocky and sandy mud), wet / dry all weather etc.

Bonty Big Earls are a good 2.35" / 2.5" dry weather tyre, but not so great in mud. About 750g ish and roll very well for the size.

Maxxis advantage 2.4 is also a good cheap tyre that rolls quite well

Schwalbe Big Bettys are very good all round tyres, but are about 880g each for the 2.4" size. They roll well for the size though. From using both I'd say the big bettys were as fast as the big earls, but the BB is a better tyre than the big earl.

The big earl is about half the price of the big betty though.

"roll well for the size" -larger tyres should roll better.

Maxxis Advatage Exception in 2.25" or Maxxis Ignitor Excepetion in 2.35" both fast rolling, grippy and big on the volume side 😉

""roll well for the size" -larger tyres should roll better."

Depends entirely on the tread design. Some are faster, some are slower. Try Kenda Blue Grooves for an example, 2.35 is miles slower than 2.1

"Maxxis Advatage Exception in 2.25""

Eh?
Its a 60a (Maxxpro)?

eXception is 62a ..

cynic-al - Member

"roll well for the size" -larger tyres should roll better.

what you on about? A lighter tyre will roll faster, heavier will roll slower, that's a fairly accepted fact right???? And yes, tread pattern and rubber compound play a large part in it.

Are you talking about diameter i.e 26"/29"? I'm talking about size as in 2.2", 2.4" etc

All things being equal, a bigger slick tyre will roll better at a set pressure because it deforms less to make the contact patch.

Anyway, another vote for sb8 but they're useless in mud.

Depends what you mean by roll better.

I kind of thought the point of a wider tyre was to run lower pressure which will roll better (well one definition of roll anyway).

I tend toward cynic-al on this; a larger volume tyre at low pressure will roll better than a smaller tyre at high pressure - for the simple reason that the former is able to deform around stones, rocks and roots whereas the latter is unable to do so. Schwalbe did some tests on this.

In any case the rolling resistance of a tyre is better the wider it gets.

Andy, a heavier tyre will be slower in the sense that accelerating it takes more energy, that's really not "rolling". I'm not meaning to be pedantic but they are different aspects of tyre performance.

What tyres you taking to the Alps then Al?

Whatever 2 that don't have holes in them Rick

4 weeks and we'll be chilling with beers together!!!

For the ideal case of a slick tyre rolling on a road, a wide tyre will possess less rolling resistance than a narrow tyre at the same inflation pressure. Narrow tyres can typically be inflated to much greater pressures however, which reduces their rolling resistance more dramatically, and is the reason why road bikes use such skinny tyres (as wlel as weight reasons). As for MTB tyres with complex tread patterns.... that's a different kettle of fish!

Poppa has it, wider tyres at a lower pressure will roll better off road, narrow high pressure tyres conversely will roll better on a smooth surface

I really like the Bling bling lopes 2.35 tyre..

i think the spesh chunders are pretty good.. dont know if they still sell them though

2.2 RUBBER QUEENS ARE THE NUTS. I RUN THEM ON MY SOVEREIGN AND THEY ARE DEAD GRIPPY, HIGH VOLUME, COMFY TYRES THAT ROLL PRETTY QUICK TOO. I'VE TRIED ALL SORTS OF HIGH VOLUME TYRES AND THESES ARE THE BEST FOR HARDTAIL LUNACY.
NOT AS HEAVY AS SOME EITHER - 645GRAMS ON MY PARK SCALES.

I've got a little used WTB 2.5 weirwolf for sale if you are looking for one

Stevem

This is a year old, so I think the OP might be sorted now 😉

you are probably right!