XC Mud tyres

BikerDan

With winter around the corner (a big one) i thought id prepare myself early. Im looking for some decent mud tyres about 2.2 in width to fit either DS2-XC rims or Mavic XM-719 rims. Im not bothered about going tubeless for now. My Panaracer Fire XC pro tyre wont cope in the sloppy mud at my local trails. I know where i can get tyres cheap, so budgets wont really be an issue. Anyone got ant ideas?[/img]

epicEm

Panaracer Trailraker!
1.95 or 2.1 (I use the skinny ones and my bloke uses the fatter ones)
We swear by them in Epping Forest - the muddiest muddy place ever!
The keep you on your line, they handle wet roots and if it dries suddenly, they aren't too shabby on the dry stuff either, rocks and the like.

Em 8)

Scubar

Panaracer Cinders are meant to be very good for lots of mud, im considering a set of them or fire xc pros.

epicEm

While in England we used Fire XC pro for the Summer and Trailrakers for the Winter.
Trailrakers where a major improvement to Fire XC Pro in Muddy conditions!

GT-Dave

Trailrakers are ace, but I also reccomend Bontrager Mud-X tyres.
I run with a 2.1 Trailraker on the rear and a Mud-X up front & it's a great combo.
The Bonty is better than the Trailraker on wet roots, so keeps the front stable whilst the Trailraker pushes you through any mud!
Also tried & tested in Epping.

Panaracer Fire Mud's are also very good,

BikerDan

GT-Dave- what size are the bonty's in width?

davaomx5

cinder 1.95's... great tire for most conditions... theyre on my xtc

GT-Dave

BikerDan wrote:

GT-Dave- what size are the bonty's in width?

Bonty's are a 2.0, but look wider!

BikerDan

Cool! Obviously you need wide knob spacing but does the width matter? Ive got a 2.3 Nokian NBT tyre up front. is this good enough?

epicEm

I reckon it depends what type of mud you're talking about.
The thinner the tyre the more it will cut through the mud to where the grip is.

Noodoo

the best tyres i've used in mud were the Panaracer Duster up front and the Smoke on the rear. Useless on anything else and draggy as hell on hardpack, but that Smoke is like a tractor tyre in the mud!

tommywmb

Don't ride Fire XC Pros in sticky mud, absolutely alwfull in the wet! Mine skit all over the shop at the back!

thaibog

trailraker 2.1 at the back...cinder 2.25 at the front.............i would say trailrakers both ends but they are too thin for the front wheel in areas with a few descents..the cinders are bigger with larger side knobs for cornering..great mud clearing without the compromise of less grip..

i run a fire xc pro 2.1 on the back in the summer

gotta love panaracer...cheap and functional

BikerDan

Cinders will be ideal for me cos my local trils are quite twisty.