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~800g, Maxxis Beaver 26x2.25 EXO for winter, lighter than I would normally use since speeds in the mud + slop are generally a bit slower.
When summer rolls around it'll be back to something 900g+, for the alps I'll use a proper dual ply on the back. Front tyre is pretty much always 800-900, EXO or supergravity casing.
Have you tried the super gravity and similar casings hairyscary?Perfect for fast rocky stuff.
I've tried other brands in the past but always come back to Maxxis in the end so I don't bother looking elsewhere now.
Oh, and I managed to flat on the rear today........the puncture gods are cruel.
The heaviest tyres I have ever ridden were Intense intruders (4 ply) coming in at 1600g. I remember pinging the rims a fair bit after a while so decided to put a bit of air in......the track pump gauge registered zero pressure and the tube wasn't punctured.
It'd take me too long to weigh all my 50 different Official Rear Tyres 😆 From 673g to about 1200g I think.
Where, what and how you ride defines the tyres along with your own preferences. What ruins a ride for one person seems to make it for another.
460, 620, 700 or 860.
Bontrager Super Enduro 5, 2.3 27.5. About 880g.
Light Tyres just squirm with lower pressures, or I pinch them.
Rear about 850g front about 950g I weighed before i fitted it. Wanted to know if it was heavier than what was coming off and it was. However it's been very good 1000 off road miles without a puncture riding mostly lakes stuff and some Alps stuff.
27.5 wtb tubeless vigilante 3c chain reaction were doing th for about £20 just bought another for the 29er. Well worth the money and a little bit of extra weight.
I am obsessed with the weight of my tyres and rims as I'm convinced that it's the rotating weight makes your bike feel slow and draggy or light and nimble. Which may or may not be true. But anyway, 26" x 2.4" Racing Ralph = 540g
**** knows
The pick up speed is massively influenced by tyre weight and if you are used to either a featherweight thunder Burt or a High Roller EXO anything heavier will feel noticeably slower on the pick up.
But the tyre does more than just keep air in and have knobbles for grip. The stiffness of the side casing affects feel and grip.