Specialized tyres – price hike?

shopping for rubber and cant help but notice their tyres have gone up loads?

last years Purgatory 2.2 2bliss – around 23 quid. this years 30 quid.

seems to be the same for all the folding 2bliss tyres.

used to love spesh tyres for grip and value 🙁

2.3 purg’s are £54 a pair from freeborn bike.

too big for my frame unfortunately – the 2.2s were chewing the swingarm on my fuel ex as it was, but thanks for the tip off.

anyone tried running stock panaracer folding tubeless? are thy still a no-no or have they got their act together?

m6TTF – how do you find the purgatorys round our way?? any good in the forest etc?

I thought they were great – they come up massive, the 2.2 is more like a 2.3, no idea what the replacement is like as its listed as a 2.3 now, and has a revised tread pattern. been running mine front only as the rear was too big. only had a moment losing the front on loose gravel, but other than that a great tyre.

Rrp has been £30 for a while, cant really complain as even in sales you cant get many decent tyres for less than that.

M6TTF – Member
I thought they were great – they come up massive, the 2.2 is more like a 2.3, no idea what the replacement is like as its listed as a 2.3 now, and has a revised tread pattern. been running mine front only as the rear was too big. only had a moment losing the front on loose gravel, but other than that a great tyre

cheers bud! cope admirably in mud then as per the bikemagic review? you know theres not tooo much mud if you select a route carefully by us, not consistent anyways, looking at them as a F&R combo for winter really, will i go far wrong with them you reckon?

I paid £30 for an Sworks Storm the other day. Given that so many half decent tyres now seem to start north of £35 this seemed pretty reasonable.

I use a 2012 2.2 Purg on the front and it’s pretty big, only just fits under the arch on my Reba fork.

Anyone know how the 2013 model compares?

OW – I think you’ll be more than happy – depends if you get the 2.2 though – the new ones are 2.3 and I’ve no idea how they ride of if they’re bigger. North west have got the 2.2s in still

The 2.3’s look a lot bigger. I’ve got a 2.2 on the front of both my 26’er with Revs and 29’er with Rebas, they fit just fine.

Got a 2.3 29’er one in my shed that I’m gonna try at some point, does look a lot bigger though

I read somewhere that the 26er carcass size is the same- they just changed the claimed size to be more accurate, which seems reasonable since they’re one of the few companies that owns a ruler and knows how to use it. Haven’t actually had my hands on any to measure though.

Northwind – I was hoping that might be true, Specialized tyres seem huge compared to other brands in my experience.

What Northwind says 2.3 are slightly bigger than 2.25 Ardents/aDvantage/Crossmark
I shall produce a photo of both later.

mmel – Member

Northwind – I was hoping that might be true, Specialized tyres seem huge compared to other brands in my experience.

See, the ones I’ve had have always been really close to claimed- Eskars, Butchers and Clutches are a hair under, my Fasttraks and Sausagewinds were spot on. Think the Hillbilly is a little over. But I think maybe we’re quite programmed now to accept that a 2.35 tyre is probably about 2.2 across.

There is hardly anything in it.

£26 is what i paid from j.e James a couple of weeks ago.