Looking for a mixed conditions/mixed terrain front tyre for winter. Usually run a 29x2.5 Shorty but looking as this as potentially a better ‘all rounder’
Grippy as f&@k
Great in mud as well as wet root & rock.
Tough as well if you don’t mind the weight penalty.
I’m running the TCS light High Grip.
Thanks beer-sounds good!
Can't recommend it highly enough. Absolutely leaves the Shorty, Wild Enduro etc for dead in off camber, slippy, loose natural trails. Yep, there's a weight penalty and rolling on tarmac is slow, but you'll just get fitter as a byproduct.
I'm running 29x2.5 Tough High Grip 👍
Great tyre, I have been running one all year and I have a Verdict Wet sat in the shed for when it gets biblical.
I did find on my last ride that it might be a bit pressure sensative, decided on the last trail to drop 2psi out and it felt complately different, somehow quieter than before, so will definitely be experimenting with pressure when I am out again.
Both my verdict and verdict wet are light casing high grip.
Had my first ride on the Verdict Wet (tough high grip) on Sunday. It's a level up from any enduro tyre I've tried in the wet.
Very heavy and slow on climbs & flat pedaling, but I think it'll be worth it when the trails are a slopfest.
Would try the Verdict as an all-rounder if I didn't have a new-ish Mary already.
I’m running mine at about 19psi at the moment, doesn’t seem to squirm or fold in corners.
I weigh about 85kg at the moment though.
Paired with a Judge out back in Tough High Grip flavour at 21psi
Tough on the rear, light on the front. Seems excellent so far at 20psi, might try and drop the pressures a bit today. Riding wet chalk, loamy woods, off-camber roots.
also interested in this. on the reviews though there seems to be some fairly consistent talk of a bit of letting go when leaning the bike over until it catches on the side tread? anyone experienced this, if so how bad / noticeable is it? not a fan of front tyre drift, even if i know its going to catch! also how does it compare to the magic mary?
Been using one over the summer. 98% of the time it’s incredible, but there’s times when it will randomly let go on off cambers, which I think is the big gap between the centre and side knobs - you could call it under commitment if you liked, but it’s not regular enough for that.
On the whole I’m a fan.
I rate it as one of the best front tyres going in the High Grip compound. The Assegai my dry weather/hardpack tyre & the Verdict is my wet/soft ground preference. The only time I do find it feels a bit vague is on hardpack, but it really bites in on loose & soft stuff.
On the back it's great for grip, not so good for braking performance - the judge is a better tyre IMO.
They are bloody heavy and I imagine would be draggy, but they are on my Eeb, so it's non issue. Not sure i'm enough of a sadist for them on the analogue.
The more I hear about them the better they sound. Well apart from being heavy and draggy...