[Closed] What tyres for the Golfie

Shortys good but I wouldn't say the Golfie is that fussy tyre wise. I have a Goodyear on the front (Newton DH) and DHR on the rear but also been totally happy with DHF front and Aggressor rear

I’m there every week (ish) and I’ve used Minions front and back for years all year round. I’ve not died yet!

I’m there every week (ish) and I’ve used Minions front and back for years all year round. I’ve not died yet!

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I'm currently using Michelin wild enduros year round (mostly because I needed new tires a little over a year ago and was intrigued by them) which I have found very good but you can't really argue with minions for Tweed Valley riding.

DHF or Assegai front and DHR rear seem to do fine for me.

There today. Michelin Wild Enduro Magi-X2 front, Force AM2 rear. Didn't die, although the Gorilla sintered pads in the rear E4 and the Hope floating disc set up an annoying, droning harmonic all the way down NYNY. Exceedingly tedious, that was.

Magic Mary's are a Local favourite and I'm finding the kenda hellkat an exceptional front tyre. Semi slicks don't work well here, I tried a wtb trail boss and really didn't get on with it. If it's not muddy it's loose so the back tyre has to dig when you chuck out the anchor to slow down

Currently on a balding/peeling Michelin Enduro up front, which I keep meaning to change as it's getting noticeably less grippy, and I think a relatively new Enduro Rear (or it might be a Nobby Nic....I can't remember what I have on each bike, but both do get ridden at the Golfie).

But regardless of what tyres you have, if it's wet, the Golfie is either going to be greasy, so get used to that sliding feeling, or it's going to clog your tyres unless you keep the speed up, so see previous suggestion, or go faster.

Thanks!

I'll give the shorty a go on the front next time and have a rummage in the shed for something else for the rear.

I think I still have a dhr 2 in double down. I'll give that a go next time.

Trouble is that you need to get a bit of speed going to clear that front tyre, slower you go, worse it'll clog.

In the meam time something like a shorty or a Mary will help.

Everyone struggles at first on they stuff btw.

It's not my first time, but I've only been there three times in the last 5 years.

Now I've got a sprog and my wife comes up to my parents, using my parents as a base for long days biking is less frequent 🙂

I’ll give the shorty a go on the front next time

I use to like the Shorty for the valley, and I live here so ride all the time, but.

I find it 'pings' off rocks/roots etc, whereas something like a Mary or Wild Enduro (or previously I was a fan of the original e13's) seems to be more 'stable'.

I was off-piste at GT today, and Wild Enduro's for me.

TBH the golfy's pretty varied in the wet, especially with such a mixed set of trails as you did... but I suspect if you'd just had something on the back that you could trust, you'd have done much better- it'd have given you the comfort to brake a little less and compose the bike and let the front tyre clear more. I'll happily ride there with a semislick even in the wet but that's just because I know it pretty well and I'm used to it.

You can't go too far wrong with a Mary though. Shorty 2.3 for me wouldn't be ideal- I love the 2.5 for winter but the 2.3's much less good on harder/mixed stuff and really depends on the spikes, which just won't be that useful on some of the trails.

I'm there pretty much every weekend. As above, you'll see lots of:

DHF/DHR/Assegai/Shorty
Wild Enduros
Magic Mary/Hans Dampf

All of these work great, I run WTB Judge and Verdict which also work really well. Whatever you get, get the sticky ones, at least for the front. Lower tyre pressures also worth considering.

I'm pretty hopeless when it's slick back home in Calderdale but find the Golfie rides well wet once you drop into the woods. Shorty 2.5 for me up front.
Never ridden it in the dry.

Shorty for me. Used to ride them front and back, but am varying the rear tyre based on whatever I have with a bit of life left in it, or a semi-slick (Minion SS or Rack Razor) if not too wet. Makes the schlepp up less of a drag (literally) and is fun in all but the worst mud going back down.

Schwalbe Rock Razer, front and back.

KOMs all day long.

Thank me later 😊

In the past I’ve rode the Golfie in the wet with WTB verdict wets front and rear
Superb grip
Also rode Wild enduro front and rear
Also great grip
Some trails are grippier than others so it’s horses for courses
Am currently on an Assegia front that my mate DIDNT rate on front at Golfie and it’s superb

Am currently on an Assegia front that my mate DIDNT rate on front at Golfie and it’s superb

I have the MaxxGrip DD one, it's great for that kind of riding, but can clog in some situations. Your mate probably just ran into a bit more mud than you, or the wrong kind of mud.

I've got a Verdict high grip (non Wet) on the way, got high hopes for that.

DHR2 on the rear, always. 2.4 exo+ maxx terra.

DHF: I've gone off the DHF, it struggles in the dust compared to the assegai.
Assegai: doesn't do mud, it clogs, I have one thats been trimmed which helps clear in mud.
Shorty: Works well in the mud, the new one should be better still

Front tyres will always be maxxgrip, makes little difference to the rolling speed, but gives way more confidence, can run higher pressures too.

Key is keeping the wheels turning and the speed up to clear the tyres.

PS, if you went back today you'd find it totally different. I think you might have timed it just right after the wet spell to get it drying and sticky? Which makes tyres cloggy but also makes it a bit treacherous/hard to read and can suck out a little speed and joy even on the easier parts which tends to make the whole ride feel harder. Generally easier in the rain than when it's part dried out.

Going down tonight, have put the Rock Razor back on so hoping for dryishness

@Northwind, any front tyre inspiration in 29 x 2.6 flavour? sensible head goes back to a Mary, but willing to try something else, similar conditions to what you ride in. Ta.

Sorry, haven't really got a 2.6 I really like yet.

Aye, there's not a huge amount of inspiration about, may widen the search to 2.4 or 2.5, but I like that bigger tyre in my eyeline.

@cha****ng we ride same trails so wasn’t the mud,he had a couple of spills,overthought it and put it down to tyre
He’s a mary fanboy so anything else won’t compare
@nobeer the Verdit is a good tyre,the wild comes in 2.6 and isn’t that much heavier than the 2.4 non Ebike version
100g or so
My mate got his 2.6 Mary from R2 bikes in germany

https://r2-bike.com/SCHWALBE-Tire-Magic-Mary-29-x-260-Super-Trail-ADDIX-Soft-EVO-SnakeSkin-TLE-2021
Says stock due in June

Yah, the new schwalbe carcasses are badly thought out imo but that's still the one I want to try.

Hmmm... That Mary is tempting me Craig!

PS, if you went back today

@northwind unfortunately I'm not going to be riding there again until October. The weather I get will be pot luck!

I've spent ages procrastinating about this. I can't find a 2.6 Mary anywhere. Are the 2.4 going to be much different?

Riding with some other mates on my local trails I just need to get off the brakes to keep up. Its a similar lack of confidence that has me on the brakes. I couldn't be bothered pedaling my 2.3 shorty about unless it was biblically wet and slippery. I'm going to give the Mary's a try.

A bike radar review rated the 2.6 and poo pooed the 2.4. is there going to be much difference in my world where once a tyre is on it stays there for a year?

Also my 2.6 butchers only just fit under my (non boost) mudguard. Are the 2.6 marys likely to fit. The rims are 25mm internal if that makes a difference

Https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/tyres/mountain-bike-tyres/schwalbe-magic-mary-supergravity-addix-soft-29-x-2-6in-front-tyre-review/

Confusingly, the ADDIX Magic Mary with 2.35in printed on the sidewall measured 2.27in across the casing, while the new 2.6in Magic Mary measured up at 2.35in exactly.

I found the smaller version a little wooden and uncomfortable when I tested it in the SuperGravity casing, but the so-called 2.6in tyre is better all-round if you can forgive the extra weight.

The tall tread pattern is even more spaced-out in 2.6in, making it better in soft and muddy conditions. There’s plenty of edging tread and a generous gap to the centre tread to help it bite into corners and off-camber slopes.

A bike radar review rated the 2.6 and poo pooed the 2.4

Bollocks to them, I've never really found a huge difference, just extra volume and confidence in the 2.6, 2.4 is a great tyre too.

The rims are 25mm internal if that makes a difference

Try a wider rim (on the front), 'spreads' the tyre more.