Tyres for vintage rigig Orange Prestige MTB

barbej
barbej Posts: 23
edited October 2007 in MTB buying advice
I habe a 13 year old vintage Orange Prestige (Pre P7 steel) Mountain bike with rigid forks which I am starting to use again for mountain biking including trailquest. What tyres would anyone suggest? I was thinking of Panracer Fire XC Pro 2.1 or should I go for something a bit wider to give me some more tyre suspension. I would need them for all year round use mainly around the Yorkshire Moors.

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  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    what size are on it now? i would recommend maxxis high roller, very very good imo
  • barbej
    barbej Posts: 23
    1.75 Schwalbe Marathon XR. I know these are touring tyres but they are just about better than nothing. Got me round a Mountain Marathon :lol: Quite often sideways hence the post :(
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    you should put 2.1 on anything over will probs be to big. how much is your budget.
    have a look on chainreactioncycles and wiggle they both are quite cheap for tyres.
    also if you have a look on ebay there is a shop selling kenda nevegal tyres for £20 a pair and i think they do 2.1, i have the 2.35 on my bike and they are very very good..
  • barbej
    barbej Posts: 23
    Budget is about £60 for the pair. What Kenda Nevegal model would you go for as it seems Kenda have lots of different DH and XC models is it the Lite version I should go for :?:
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kenda-Nevegal-Mou ... dZViewItem
    then tyres should be good for all year around riding!
  • barbej
    barbej Posts: 23
    Ta :!:

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