PSA: Bontrager XR/SE tyres

These tyres regularly get a few recommendations on here. They are currently on offer at SportPursuit, including the increasingly rare 29×3.0 option.

Other Bontrager items too, shoes, gloves, etc

https://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/bontrager-sep24?sp_nav=ct-5.ev-27748.

Someone please tell me the XR3 is worse than a Barzo for XC cornering grip….

I had the XR4s in 29×2.6 and wouldn’t be in any rush to buy them again, even at a heavily discounted price.

Saying that, if anyone in Aberdeen wants a set that have done less than 100 miles you’re free to take them off my hands for nowt.

XR3 is semi-slick with some ok side knobs. It would have to be the middle of a dry summer to run one up front. Good on the back with a xr4 up front, again if dry. For xc a barzo is better 95% of the time.

I’ve run XR3 front and rear all summer on my Carbonda 110/100mm FS, great tyres, I’ll be putting an XR4 on the front soon.

I had an se5 on the rear for a bit. Was pretty good as an all round rear, but it suddenly deformed one day and was rubbing the stays. If they don’t do that any more then they are a decent trail rear tyre.

£25….bargain for a proper 29+ tyre!

I don’t have a login for sports pursuit but, if they have any Bonty tyres in 26 inch size, I might be tempted.

(I very much doubt it, though, unless the found some old stock from somewhere)

Nope, no 26ers.

Thanks, have ordered 2 of the 29 x 3.0 XR4’s. Never ridden them but given my recently deceased Teravails are £70 each it’s a gamble I’m prepared to take.

Thankfully the wrong size for me..

Must not spend.

Must not spend

Must not spend

Nope, no 26ers

Thanks for save Ng me the bother