So I’ve a Salsa El Mariachi and firestarter fork arriving, I have a new set of Hope Pro 4’s on WTB Sti25 TCS rims. So what tyres would the stwers recommend.
I’m just after a front with good side grip and fast rolling in 2.4 or 2.6 and a fast rear tyre in 2.4.
Not sure if anything in the Specialized sale is of use.

I like Spesh Purgatory – 29*2.6″ on the front of my rigid Solaris. Ground Control would be a faster rolling rear, or an Ardent if you’re not fussed about mixing brands. Or, the new Teravail tyres – Honcho front and Ehline rear.

Have a look at WTB Trail Boss 29*2.6″ – mine is working nicely

Good shout hadn’t considered Tervail or WTB

My word Tan sidewall Tervails but very spendy!!

I got my WTB ones for around £25 each

These wtb’s look heavy, with a steel frame and fork, the wheelset is where I’m looking at a bit of weight saving.

I’m rocking a bonty xr4 front, xr3 rear
… Team editions…

Works well

DrP

These wtb’s look heavy, with a steel frame and fork, the wheelset is where I’m looking at a bit of weight saving.

I currently have a Trail Boss on the rear of my hard tail (Vigilante front) and they are heavy and draggy but the grip is OK

RE: WTB Trail Boss. I have the Light/Fast Rolling version which seems an accurate description to me

Bonty a good shout. I run a 2.6 xr5 front and 2.4 xr4 rear on one bike, very happy with them.

Wider than you’ll get away on those rims but fitting a Maxxis Chronicle 29*3 was night and day better than running a 2.2 tyre up front on my rigid Unit.

You can get vitoria mezcals in 2.4 and 2.6.

I’ve run Bontrager Xr4’s a few years back and found them a good all year fit and forget tyre which I suppose is a good thing. So will probably go with them but still intrigued with the Vittoria Barzo/Mezcal combo.

2.6 Nobby Nic up front, 2.35 RaRa out the back, in true recommend what you have tradition.

Bontrager XRs are great tyres too

Yes going wth Bonty XR4’s

Tioga Psycho’s.

Slight hijack ; where are you getting XR4’s from? Last time I looked for a xr4 29er 2.2, it seemed they’d stopped making them and were just doing 2.6s

To be honest I was only looking 2.6/2.4 combo but I don’t see any 2.2 listed

Ah, OK.

//end hijack

Barzo/Mezcal is good, but more xc/endurance race. XR4/3 is a decent combo and still pretty light in a 2.4.

Definitely going with the XR4’s cheers