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Looking for a new front tyre for an Alps trip and the Passportes du Soleil. We'll be riding a lot of XC not just downhill. I have a 2.25 Maxxis Advantage that I'm planning on putting on the rear.
Anyone used the 2.3 Butcher Control up front and how does it compare to the 2.25 Advantage size wise?
Ta
Used one in Spain a few weeks back and was impressed, good compromise of weight/grip/rollingness. Sizes up quite big but not massive.
Got a Butcher on the front of my full suss on a DT EX500 rim, measures up at 2.25"
I like mine, have had the advantage too, comparable size, the butcher might be a bit fatter, I found the advantage very 'tall'.
"What have the Germans ever done for us?"
Made this handy independent tyre widths database:
http://www.reifenbreiten-datenbank.de/reifen-Specialized-Butcher-26x2.30.html
and
http://www.reifenbreiten-datenbank.de/reifen-Maxxis-Advantage-26x2.25.html
Excellent, it's all in them modern millimetre things though 😉
That's a useful site, thanks. It's showing the Butcher as slightly wider and taller than the Advantage, which is what I want.