"You want one of those new WTB Judge things, I read somewhere – over there on the right actually – that they’re maybe ‘the perfect rear tyre for winter’, plus they’re a bargain at just 80 quid each and weigh only 1600g."
Perfect for someone much quicker than me on much gnarlier trails!
DHR2 2.3 dual Exo, Butcher 2.3 T7 Grid, or DHR2 2.4 dual Exo are my already owned (and less than £40 each) choices...
Most of us will never really test the grip limits of a tyre
On any steep, greasy chute cris-crossed with roots and a couple of sharp turns thrown in for fun, even the average rider will overcome the grip of pretty much every front tyre there is. Trouble is, that 's precisely the point at which you need to trust it most, and it's just a matter of when not if...
I wondered iwth my low pressure FastTraks doing better on greasy chalk than mates running DHR or nobby nic was if it's a bit like an all season car tyre with more contact and sipes to give me more grip, whereas they are just getting contact on the top of the nobs and so just spinning out
Indeed I find compound as important as huge tread.
And I'm happy to trade some slippery fun down for more speed when I'm pedalling...ymmv
