Which tyres for both on and off road use??

buzzbl

I am going to be doing the coast to coast later this year on my mountain bike, i have heard it is a mixture of road and off road (cycle paths and old train lines). Can anybody suggest a good tyre that gives benefits on both? I have seen the specialized crossroads armadillo, is this what I should be looking for? Any experience?

Cheers in advance

tmg

Schwalbe Racing Ralph

Matteeboy

Those tyres should work fine.

I've got Fastrak Pros (Specalized) on three of four of our MTBs and rate them for both road and trail.

Random Vince

halo twin rails

gives a narrow, almost racing bike width contact when on the road or hard smooth trail

on soft ground it'll sink in a little and grip with the rest of the tyre

djb1971

Another vote for Halo twin rails. I'm actually using them now in the wet and they are still even ok if you're on a hard pack trail with the psi lowered and they're great for tarmac when pumped up hard. I took racing ralphs off because they dragged on tarmac and were wearing too quickly.

dunker

Maxxis Crossmark work quite well too.

niblue

Maxxis Larsen TT

dave_hill

DMR Moto or Moto Digger