Forum menu
What width are people typically running and with what rims?
I've just put a 2.4" forekaster on 25mm rims and it's quite narrow, sure it'll be fine when riding though. I know maxxis have dropped the WT label but assume that this tire squares off a bit more with wider rims? If the front works out I may try a 2.6" on the rear for a bit more volume at the back of a HT.
For reference its noticeably smaller (narrower and lower volume) than 2.35" spec. Ground controls
I’m running a HR3/DHR2 combo for winter and was planing a DHR/Forekaster setup for spring but reading the above I might try Forekaster/Forekaster
I'm wondering what a combination of the new version of the Dissector up from and the Forekaster out back might be like. Not a fan of the original Dissector, but the new one seems to get good reviews.
What width are people typically running and with what rims?
I've just put a 2.4" forekaster on 25mm rims and it's quite narrow, sure it'll be fine when riding though. I know maxxis have dropped the WT label but assume that this tire squares off a bit more with wider rims? If the front works out I may try a 2.6" on the rear for a bit more volume at the back of a HT.
For reference its noticeably smaller (narrower and lower volume) than 2.35" spec. Ground controls
They are narrow. I tried one on 30mm rims and it did look a bit weedy. Wasn’t massively impressed by it either, took mine off and will be going on the hardtail. It felt quite hard and under damped, but was fairly quick.
Forekaster is my favourite winter tyre. Or at least it was until they stopped producing the 120tpi version.
I liked the original Forekaster in 2.6 exo+ 3c on the rear of my hardtail. Blew up with quite a lot of volume, reasonably quick rolling and found a surprising amount of grip. Didn’t ever try it on the front though.
Got the new Forekaster in 2.4 exo+ 3c and put it on the front of a Trek Top Fuel for fast rolling / recovery rides from collarbone break and appendicitis surgery and one ride in it was pretty good. On hardpack it’s obviously fine - I went down a steeper bit of mushy off piste covered in leaves and it did surprisingly well. The same can’t be said for the 2.6 exo+ 3c rekon on the rear which had zero braking grip on that section!
Going to run with this pair of tyres for the next few months on this bike and see how far they’ll go. I have proper winter tyres on the Sentinel - T9 Hillbilly / Kryptotal rear enduro soft for when I feel up to trying something more tricky.
Not sure Matt as I’ve not used them but I can compare them to Specialized Purgatory. Purgatory’s are grippier and feel like they have better damping, bigger volume, although that is the T9 version (maybe equivalent to max grip which the forekasters aren’t available in?). They seem to roll similar, but the Purgatory’s are definitely worse in mud:
