I’ve had 3 EXO tyres deadkenny, HR2 that came with the capra, DHR that I replaced it with and a minion, I managed to rip all 3 within months of fitting them, so I’ve kinda given up on them, too expensive to keep believing. Since that, I’ve used WTB and now spesh slaughter grid with no issues, so I’ll stick with those matched to my big sticky MM up front.
Tbh, from what I’ve seen at Ard rock (this is the first year I’ve missed!) it’s not really the tyres that are the issue, it’s riders maybe letting go a bit more than they would on such rocky terrain in normal circumstances, as the racing head takes over.
I’ve never had a puncture there, I try to pick and choose when to go full gas, and when to be sensible, you’ll only save fractions of a second hammering into jaggy bastard rocks, but all that time is gone with a puncture. I’ve never seen as many people with punctures at any of the Scottish enduro’s as I did last year at AR, Stage 3 must’ve had at least 30 people at the side when I rode it!.
Talking to people over the years there, it does seem to attract a lot of people who have never really raced enduro before as well, this will also be an issue….