Yorkshire tyres for muddy trails and some gravel

thelomax
thelomax Posts: 16
edited August 2008 in MTB buying advice
Prob asking too much but does anyone know of some decent tyres 2.2 to 2.4's for riding West Yorkshire mud, rocks and some dry soil but are also good to use on gravel. I've just worn out my Specialised Enduros which are brilliant on the trails but rubbish on manmade stuff eg gravel, Stainburn etc. Bought a Maxxis Ardent for front but not as good as Specs. I've got a Marin Wolfridge 2007 by the way. Cheers!

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Gravel and rocks: conti Mountain King?
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  • thelomax
    thelomax Posts: 16
    How are they with mud though? Deep black sucking stuff! Conti's always seem a bit shallow on the knobbly bits? As it's mainly muddy around here (Haworth) I want them to be good at mud with gravel 2'nd. How are they with that?
  • Bikerbaboon
    Bikerbaboon Posts: 1,017
    last week i did the leeds 50 with my xc fire pros 2.1 front and back and had no problems with the mud. and i also ride round stainburn on them as well they dont grip well on the boldertrail when its damp but i have not found a tyer that can.

    dry tacky mud is the downfall of hte xc pros they can get clogged but its yorkshire we dont get dry anything. :wink:
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  • bells0
    bells0 Posts: 414
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    last week i did the leeds 50 with my xc fire pros 2.1 front and back

    Quick off topic - what's Leeds 50??
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  • grantway
    grantway Posts: 1,430
    Go for Maxiss Swamp Things 42a Tacky up front and a 60a rear tyre.
    If nice n muddy or a 42a High roller front and a 60a Swamp thing on the rear.

    If not to muddy but top soil mud and firm underneath go for the Schwalbe Fat Alberts
    fantastic grip and fast rolling

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  • thelomax
    thelomax Posts: 16
    Cheers for that. High Roller front and Swamp back sound good. Not seen Fat Alberts before but I'll have a look. Maxxis Minions seem to be getting good reviews lately, I'd need front and back pos for the extra grip going up, anyone used them? Do they roll OK?
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    grantway wrote:
    Go for Maxiss Swamp Things 42a Tacky up front and a 60a rear tyre.

    I'll second that - absolutely corking combination for the wet stuff. Mine are going back on this weekend, can't see the trails round me drying up before next summer...
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  • thelomax
    thelomax Posts: 16
    OK you've both convinced me. Do you have the 2.35 or 2.5 sizes? Cheers
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Single ply, 2,35 wide, wire bead.
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