Depends on your “all round”. Conti Baron is a genuine do-anything… Grips well on hard stuff, works very well in mud. Bit draggy but no worse than some tacky trail tyres. Not as outright grippy as a big sticky dry-conditions tyre but then, it wouldn’t be. But kinda expensive. Wear rate seems very good though so I reckon it’ll work out not too expensive in the long run.
Nobby Nic I have a love/hate with… They’re fast for their grip, but they cost too much and the sticky compounds wear ludicrously fast (they seem really dependant on the knob shape to grip, and all the edges rounded off the knobs on mine in maybe 10 rides tops) They’re a wee bit delicate too. But if they just lasted longer, I’d be a fan.
I like Kenda’s NEvegal myself but that’s a bit of a vanilla tyre- nice and neutral feeling which is good, but doesn’t respond as well as a Highroller or Minion to more aggressive riding which is bad. The 2.35 stick-e on the front is draggy but will do anything I ask of it (Fort william dh one day, XC on the west highland way the next…) and they’re light for their size. But some folks find the sidewalls fragile.
The new Slant 6 is fantastic- phenomenal grip for such a fast tyre. Wouldn’t put one on the front though.
Pair of those should probably come under £50.