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Hi just wondering what tyre combination other people are running?
i run on my 650b Fs bike Ardent 2.4 front and a Purgatory 2.3 back.Might try a Crossmark 2 when it drys out.
29er is Bonty xr 3 team 2.30 front and rear. 🙂
Shorty front, Smorg rear. 29er.
Front - Chunky Monkey
Rear - Smorgasbord
Forekaster front and rear.
Kenda Juggernaut front, Geax Saguaro rear 😀
On my Enduro Sled, i run a Vertstar Magic Mary on the front, and Trailstar Hans Dampf on the back.
Prefers going downhill...... 😉
Off trend, 29x2.2" Mountain King IIs front and rear.
Jumbo Jim 4.4 front and rear
Rapid rob 35c front and rear
Butcher / purgatory 26 x 2.3 front and rear
Shorty 2.5 and dhr2 2.3 29ers on the Remedy
Minion 4.8s on the Dune
2.3 Purgatory Control Front, 2.3 Ground Control Grid rear. 29er hardtail.
Front: Magic Mary
Rear: Hans Dampf
(on an Orange Five)
On my fs it's Conti Mountain Kings 2.4 width 650b with black chilli compound.
On the hardtail it's the cheapest Schwalbe Black Jacks they make. Fine on the road, awful if you show them a root or rock that is damp.
9/10 Butcher grid on front.
For rear, HR2, Purg grid, Slaughter grid, Vee Crown F. As long as the rear is tough and not too draggy.
Ti 29erHT - Magic Mary/ Smorgasbord (Michelin mud r soon!)
Heckler 26er Alps bike Chunky Monkey/Smorgasbord
All tubeless.
At the moment:
Front: Minion DHF 2.3 EXO
Rear: Ardent 2.4 EXO
But usually:
Front: Minion DHF 2.3 EXO
Rear: Minion DHF 2.3 EXO
And ocassionally:
Front: Magic Mary SG
Rear: Magic Mary SG
Minion 2.5WT 3c front
Minion 2.5WT Dual rear
Will run a Minion SS or Crossmark rear from the Soring
Front Minion 2.3 exo
Rear Aggressor 2.3 exo
XC 29'er FS: Vittoria 2.25 Barzo TNT front / 2.25 Mezcal TNT rear.
Fattie: 4.0" Schwalbe Jumbo Jim TLE front & rear
CX: 32mm Vittoria XL TNT front & rear.
Road: 25mm Vittoria Rubino Pro Graphene front & rear
Magic Mary front and Minion DHF rear
WTB Vigilante 2.4 f&r.
Front, Magic Mary, Rear, Vigilante, both pumped up way too hard.
Depends on the conditions. Most of the read a slaughter on the rear with either a bonty XR4, HR2 2.4 or a baron 2.4 BC on the front. Got a HR2 on the rear at the mo, good in everything bar slop.
Minion dhr2 exo maxxgrip F&R 27.5 setup tubeless
FS: DHF 2.5WT, DHR II 2.4WT
HT: High roller 2.35, Rocket Ron 2.25
All tubeless of course.
Chunky monkey front, minion dhf rear at the moment.
A shorty / dhr2 co at some point
Maxxis mammoths 4"
Small block 8s 29x2.1
Small block 8s 700c x35
Fat Albert 26 x 2.4 , Smorgasbord 26 x 2.35?
On my Hummingbird, Chunky Monkey front and rear at the minute, but usually Smorg rear.
Same on my Alpitude.
On my Liteville 301, 2.5" Maxxis DHF Super Tacky and 2.4" DHR2.
On my Pitch I currently have a Shorty at both ends.
And the C456 has Butcher fr and Purgatory rear.
Winter. Butcher Grid front, Purgatory Grid rear.
Rest of the year. Butcher Grid front, Slaughter Grid rear.
Reign: Minion dhf/Minion dhf, Shorty goes on the front if riding muddy/steap trails after its rained.
Smuggler: Minion Dhf/minion dhf for trail riding, xr3/xr3 for local midweek xc rides.
Magic Mary front and Minion dhr2 on the full suss and rock razor front & rear on my hardtail. Currently use both like that all year round.
XR4 front XR3 rear
Right now shorty front and rear as its pretty minging out there.... Other 3 seasons hr2 3c terra thing in 2.4 guise.
Rock'R front
Chunky Monkey rear
Great drifting fun!
chunky front smorg rear (29erHT) spot on
pro4endurance front gatorskin rear (fixed commuter) love the pro4 very grippy and good protection, gators aren't so bad on the rear at 6bar
lithion2 front&rear (roadbike) they are rubbish need replacing
Those using Butcher up front, do you find them draggy ? I used to use Purgatory front and rear on my soul for a few years and swopped to butcher on front this summer. Loads of grip but mighty slow for general xc stuff IMO.
sticky german rubber queens on the solo in 2,2 flavour. the tandem gets swapped around depending what we are doing. 2.4 sticky german rubber queen front / 2.2 non sticky rear for trail centres, larsens for all round riding, hi rollers for out in the wilds / wet, larsen / high roller are dual ply rear. Crossroads for touring
Currently on a change from my normal Maxxis..
WTB Convict 27.5" x 2.5" light/high grip front,
Vigilante 26" x 2.3" tough/fast rear.
26"
Front: Minion DHF EXO 2.5 super tacky
Rear: Schwalbe Rock Razor 2.35
Prob time to change to
Front: Minion DHF EXO 2.5 super tacky
Rear: Minion DHF EXO 2.5 60a
F: WTB Convict 2.5 Light high grip
R: WTB Breakout 2.5 Tough fast rolling
Keen to try the new Butcher/Slaughter Grid 2.6 when it dries out next year!
Front: Maxxis Minion DHF 27.5 x 2.5 WT TR
Back: Maxxis Minion DHRII 27.5 x2.4 WT TR
Running on IBIS 741 rims.
Usually...
Front: High Roller 2 2.4 Exo 3C
Rear: Minion DHR2 2.3 Exo Dual
Filth... (new experiment)
Front: Shorty 2.5 Exo 3C
Rear: Shorty 2.3 Exo 3C
Dry & Hard...
Front: Minion DHR2 2.3 Exo 3C
Rear: Minion SS 2.3 Exo Dual
On Flow EX rims. Really really like the HR2 2.4 / DHR2 2.3 combo.
650b FS: Hans Dampf 2.35 / Rock Razor 2.35
29er HT: Xking 2.2 F/R
B+ rigid SS: Trailblazer 2.8 F/R
I feel totally out of place amongst everyone else posting gnartastic tyres.
On my Enduro Sled, i run a Vertstar Magic Mary on the front, and Trailstar Hans Dampf on the back.Prefers going downhill......
Ive got a Magic Mary on the front of my 29er Anthem, but still have a racing Ralph on the back, which seems to work so far. I tend to head for the firmer/drier uphill trails in winter. Will check out the Hans Dampf though as two of you have mentioned it with a front MM.
Full sus Front:27.5 x 2.4 Chunky monkey winter, Summer Ardent 2.4.
Rear :27.5 x 2.3 Purgatory, winter and summer.
29er hardtail F&R Bonty xr3 team 2.30
26er hardtail Front Maxxis Ardent 2.25
Rear Maxxis Crossmark 2.25