Got some Ardents on the 29er at the moment and they have reached the limit of what they can cope with 😯
Got some 2.0 Mud X's in the shed at the moment which seem a bit of overkill at the moment round here (South Downs).
So what's everyone else got on at the moment & how are they coping.
Thinking of buying something in between the two but unsure if it'll be worth it 😕
Mud-x are pretty good year round tyres Si.
Can't see Stanmer getting less slippery from now on...
I've got MAxxis Aspens... they're useless in the wet..
my Mud X's are going on today.
Same terrain as the south downs over on the ridegway.
Had Mud X's on all summer .... IMHO they aren't quite a full on mud tyre and perfectly acceptable for most conditions.
Plenty of mud in Friston Forest, I'm running Spesh Storm rear and Bonty XR3 upfront, the XR3 is coming off, it was useless. Any leaves tyres out there?
Looks like that's my evening sorted then, better go clean the bike before it gets dark or it won't be allowed in the house later. 🙁
Cheers guys
Dropped my front tyre pressure to under 20psi in the hope of finding some grip on the wet roots last Saturday! Therefore I just ordered a Super Tacky Swampthing 2.35 for the front - am leaving the XR4 on the back.
Since I didn't fit my dry/summer tyres till the end of june i've decided that i'm not fitting the mud tyres till the end of November 🙂
Just changed over to winter tyres this week, I live on the southdowns as well...
medusas went on front and rear last week for riding in surrey. I blinked a bit early as I ripped the side wall on a more summer orientated tire and couldn't be bothered changing again after a couple of weeks. Now it's raining and everything is soft winter tyres are just the job.
Had a great ride in stanmer last night on summer tyres. It's not muddy enough for mud tyres yet.
Changed tyres last night: NobbyNic went on the back of my fun bike to replace a RacingRalph (which was lethal on damp root at the weekend), not used NN's in the wet yet so am interested to see how they work.
Mud-X went onto my more XC bike, and will be put to use when the mud gets too much for the other bike.. soon going by the local weather.
Mud x are going on tomorrow. I can't see the point in having more than two sets of tyres per bike. Too much faffing.
Just changed over to winter tyres, I live near Winchester and the woods are getting mucky!
Was glad of my Trailrakers yesterday in QECP.
Er no. You live down south don'tcha?
Mud x are going on tomorrow. I can't see the point in having more than two sets of tyres per bike. Too much faffing.
Especially running tubeless. Refilled my rear Racing Ralph with Stans sealant the other week after 3 punctures, now the Ralphs are coming off in favour of Mud Xs. Couldn't afford the sealant if I swapped about all the time.
Trailrakers went on this morning after a slidefest in Wharncliffe last night.
Especially running tubeless. Refilled my rear Racing Ralph with Stans sealant the other week after 3 punctures, now the Ralphs are coming off in favour of Mud Xs. Couldn't afford the sealant if I swapped about all the time.
You can re-use the sealant.
In Lewes and regularly ride Stanmer and Friston. Haven't had a problem with Racing Ralphs on my Swift so far but have just swapped out the rear with a narrower Ignitor. Hell getting the RR off and bit worried now about thorn punctures and having the same kind of struggle in the cold. Nearly broke my tyre levers. Should I go tubeless and is it difficult to do for a novice? Never worried about punctures with the Cross bike.
you still have to be prepared to fit a tube even with sealant - it's not a panacea.
I carry a DH tyre lever - makes the job easier when you have cold hands.
Pedro tyre levers are pretty good.
I'm just about to buy a set of tyres for my new 29er build, wondering if I should go all out and get a pair of eavers or go for a more all rounder like a Sepcalized Ground Control or a Bonty ACX 2.2"
Typical riding on the bike will be woodsy single track with the odd trail centre thrown in and smoe more natural stuff when I don;t wanna get teh FS caked in crap
Who makes Mud X's ?
Anyone rate the Maxxis Medusa ?
After last nights slip fest I'm going to replace the advantage at the front for something a little more specific to mud I reckon.
They're made by Bontrager Lowey, JE James had some cheap.
Although I've been pleased with single ply swampthings (tubeless), got them last winter and they'll be going back on for the Rivington mud.....
Well I've just bought some race kings, which are summer tyres. So based on that I think you'll be fine 😆
Lowey bontrager makes mud-x and they are flipping awesome. Bit skinny for slamming into those rocks on ICR but otherwise top notch tyre. Can get em for £20 each without having to shop around much.
I keep em on all year on my SS.
Anyone rate the Maxxis Medusa
I really rate them, but tyres are so subjective. Mate tried them on my recommendation and hated them.
I run 2.4 Advantage monsters in the summer and the skinny spikes totally change the way I ride. But so do the seasons, so I don't mind. I tend to 'play' more in summer, do DH runs and stuff as it's so nice just being out. In winter I do more head down, XC distance stuff so skinny, low volume, spikey tyres work for me.
That said, as pointed above I'm trying Trailrakers this year as my mate runs them and I was jealous of the size of his knobs. So we'll see if I regret it or not.
Aye, will soon be time to get the IRC Mud Mads out... 8)
Has anyone got any experience with maxxis wetscreams?
Are they too slow , or can they be useful in winter?
When people say "full on mud tyres" do they mean pointy spiked things as used in DH racing which make a complete mess of trails and skitter over roots and rocks or do they mean tyres which don't clog easily and are sticky enough to handle wet roots and stuff?
Swapped my tyres over last week, for my 1st ride on Wednesday last. It was wet and muddy and I was glad I had my mudx on in QECP (actually they were Spec Storms, but very similar). That'll be it, apart from changing the FS too, until March or so.
Alex - I'm talking about narrower tyres that don't clog as much. Sticky enough to handle wet roots & stuff..... Moon on a stick 😉
Back wheel spinning on climbs at Woburn last weekend. MudX's go on tomorrow night...
mud x went on the back last weekend, remember to check for the thorns you left in them when you took the off last march
Depends where you're riding, I was on swampthings at the weekend and glad of it. But for 9/10ths of my riding there's no need.
Fitted the Mud X's and have managed to find the slit in the tyre that i got on some flint at the end of last winter!
What's good for getting Stans juice off clothes, walls, floors, dogs ❓
Is there anything?! I still have Caffelatex sealant all over my rear wheel after a flint incident... I'm going for a similar sized tyre with sticky rubber and more widely spaced and slightly taller knobs in the hope of more confident cornering this winter.
Trailrakers or Mud X's are your friend 😉
I bought mud x's last year after reading a lot of positive reviews.. They've stayed on the bike all year and have proved themselves to be fantastic in all conditions. I rode a few (very) muddy couple of rides (including the Forest of dean Enduro and they coped fantastically
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I've got MAxxis Aspens... they're useless in the wet..
my Mud X's are going on today.
Yah lovely and fast on summer trails but some v sketchy moments for me on the wetter peatier trails on my namesake last time out so the 'winter' tyres are going on.
Panaracer fire xc or something like that.
Still don't really understand the adulation for mud xs... They're great at mud, as a rear tyre, but that's it really. I'll not put one on the front again, just so inconsistent. Wet clean hard surfaces especially, they break away so hard and fast under so little provocation. And twitchy and just not very grippy on hard stuff. Sooner just fit a regular tyre- better to slip predictably in bad mud, than unpredictably everywhere else.
What Northwind said. Rear only for Mud X's here. Minion DHf's are pretty good all year round, similar but wider spaced and less ramped than High Rollers so they clear mud and grip far better in winter... Got the single plys front and rear on my Hemlock.
Haven't we decided there is no perfect tyre yet? Thats why most of have a shed full of tried rubber. Come to the conclusion that it's more down to my lack of riding skills than the tyre I'm running.
Having said that I thought I'd try Bonty XR4's this winter on the FS. 🙂 I don't think we get enough mud around the South Downs to warrant full on mud tyres. Trying to see how far I get through winter on Bonty XDX on the 29er...
Maxxis Swampthing SuperTacky on the Front, and Bonty Mud-X on the Rear for me.
Was hoping to hold out a few more weeks but it's been chucking it down all week.
In the space of a fortnight, trails that were excellent have turned in to muddy quagmires (especially if they have a lot of horse traffic).
After last nights ride, I'll be putting my 2.0 Dirty Dan's back on for local rides.
My High Rollers were totally outgunned by some Bonty Mud Xs on a slippery mud and grass steep haul upwards last night. I've been pondering something more mud orientated but not sure that the terrain I normally ride demands it? Last night was unusually muddy and featured too much wet limestone in between, but normally its grippy lakeland stoney trails and hardly any mud.
Is there a half way house that will be enough of an all round tyre to handle rocky trails with enough volume not to pinch but wide spaced knobs for clearing muddy sections?
Is there a half way house that will be enough of an all round tyre to handle rocky trails with enough volume not to pinch but wide spaced knobs for clearing muddy sections?
The new Panaracer Cedric Gracia AM Soft Conditions sounds like what you're looking for as it's available in 2.25
I'm planning on getting a set - just saving some pennies for some.
Decent volume for a mud style tyre and supposedly pretty fast rolling for the grip on offer.
http://www.panaracer.com/mtb.php#cg_sc_am_xc
ive just put on my new advantage ust 2.1's mighty narrow compared to 2.25 crossmark and 2.35 ignitor.....so im kinda thinking they should cut through mud a bit better than the above....tread does look pretty good on them! will no doubt be mucky this weekend so ill give em a good old testing!
been using them as rear tyre for a couple of years only put one on the front a cpl months ago. No dramas so far not thrown it down any proper downhills yet but coping fine with mulchy singletrack.Still don't really understand the adulation for mud xs
*well except last friday but I don't think anything grips on wet moss/algae ridden plywood with a wet leaf covering - and I still didn't crash just scared myself and went a bit off piste
Got some 2.0 Mud X's in the shed at the moment which seem a bit of overkill at the moment round here (South Downs)
Well I was lying on the South Downs this morning after my mud x front went from under me on the way to work so I wouldn't say it was too early. To be fair it was wet bare chalk so no tyre was going to much better. I've also decided to give flats a try this winter in the I now realise mistaken belief that I might get a foot down in time to save myself.