The dreaded which tyre Question

T1berious
T1berious Posts: 438
edited August 2008 in MTB buying advice
Hi,

I'm currently using Panaracer Trailrakers, and while they are magic in the wet, they're not so great in dry or damp conditions. I'm thinking about switching to Panaracer XC or Panaracer Cinder's.

I do mostly XC but really after something with low rolling resistance and stable cornering but grippy enough to laugh at damp roots and rocks.

Cheers!

T1b
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    I'd be tempter by cinder/razor combo, (akin to ralph and nic (schwalbe tyres)) but bear in mind grippy and fast rolling don't go together very well.
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  • papasmurf.
    papasmurf. Posts: 2,382
    Cinders are a great trail centre tyre...bit poor on wet roots and rock though
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  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Echo mode - give Conti MKs a go - work on roads, hardpack and gloop. Not as mud grippy as full on mud tyres but good enough, light and great puncture resistance if you get "Protections"
  • kegs
    kegs Posts: 204
    Smoke/Dart, oldies but goodies. Grippy, fastish good for about 9 months of a normal year, so you'll probably get 4-5 weeks use out of them before you have to get the trailrakers back on this year ;)
  • T1berious
    T1berious Posts: 438
    Right, I'm going to go for the Cinders as they seem like a happy medium
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  • salsarider79
    salsarider79 Posts: 828
    Continental Speed King Supersonic 2.1 or 2.3
    About 400g for the 2.1, 430g for the 2.3's, next to no rolling resistance. If they did them in a 29er I'd have them on my new bike. I had them on all my 26ers I'd swear by them, wet and dry.
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  • GT Destroyer
    GT Destroyer Posts: 1,719
    I run cinders and was more than happy with them at Llandegla, it was wet and slippy and they didn't slip out on me once.
    500 Miles in 5 days
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    salsarider79 wrote:
    Continental Speed King Supersonic 2.1 or 2.3
    About 400g for the 2.1, 430g for the 2.3's, next to no rolling resistance. If they did them in a 29er I'd have them on my new bike. I had them on all my 26ers I'd swear by them, wet and dry.

    Many punctures? I looked at these but they seem flimsy and the "Protection" don't come in Black Chili rubber so got MKs instead. 580g each but also roll very well.

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