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My current tyres are Schwalble Nobby Nic 2.25. I ahve find them draggy and inconsistent grip.
Last night I put some old Maxxis Crossmark 2's 2.1 on the bike and they rolled much faster, were more predictable but I missed the extra volume.
What is the 26 tyre of choice at the minute (that isnt stupid money)
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My 26er has a 2.4 Nobby Nic on the front and a 2.1 Spesh Ground Control on the back. The GC is a bit draggy so I'll be swapping it for a 2.25 NN soon 🙂
I just bought a couple of Dirty Dan Pacestar Evo 2.00 for winter muddyness from Merlin @ less than £20 each
I prefer the narrower tyres as they cut into the gloop and these weigh in at less than 500g each so should be fairly responsive
Bontrager XR3 or 4 is my default answer. They're fairly large for their stated size
On One have some 2.4 Conti Trail Kings on offer-
https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/wheels/tyres-and-tubes#!g_wheelsize=26er&g_manufacturer=continental
What compound are the current NNs? I've found pretty much the opposite of what you say, running trailstar on the front, pacestar on the rear (soft/speed in the addix compounds). I run MM on the front of the 29ers in gloop, it seems to work well and is a bit but not too draggy even running it at both ends in soft/trailstar compounds.
26" ? Surly Bud front & Lou back for winter. Surly Edna's for summer*
*may be a bit tight on clearance on your bike
Spesh butcher grid 2.3 on the front, purgatory grid 2.3 at the back
I have a magic Mary on the front and it's probably a bit overkill for me but a really good tyre and a rock razor on the back which I really like.
I use 2.25" Maxxis Beavers front and rear on my hardtail.
They roll and grip well, bought a set for last winter and ended up keeping them on the bike all year.
Decent volume for a 2.25 tyre, only available from Germany last time I bought some though - 39 Euro's
https://www.bike-components.de/en/Maxxis/Beaver-Dual-EXO-Protection-26-Folding-Tyre-p37713/