Race king 2.2 as a rear

DTM12
DTM12 Posts: 163
edited July 2009 in MTB general
Would it make a decent rear tyre, I am relatively new and hoping to learn fast about bike setup etc. I am running a 2.35 60a high roller at the front, and want to run a quicker tyre at the rear. I was thinking or either a 2.0 Larsen TT or a crossmark however I have a couple of nearly new folding Raceking 2.2's sat in the garage, and never really considered them as a rear tyre. It's certainly save me some money to use what I have, but if they dont work well as a rear then theres no point. Anyone have any advice

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  • zero303
    zero303 Posts: 1,162
    edited July 2009
    If you've got race kings give it a go but in reality, it's all about the Kenda Small Block 8 ;)

    I am however a subscriber to the crazy fast rear, crazy grippy front tyre school of thought!
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    for summer they'd be great but only if its mega dry. ive heard that they're good for traIl centres too. if u dont want would you sell them???
  • Drunkenmunkey
    Drunkenmunkey Posts: 28
    I've just tried these for the first time in a 10hr No Fuss event and they rock! Ususally I run a HR super tacky up front and HR 60a on the back, for the race I ran a Mountain KIng Supersonic 2.4 and a 2.2 supersonic Race King out back and they were brilliant, no punctures [I ran them at 25 and 27psi respectively], roll fast and grippy. They're more progressive than HRs which enabled me to drift into corners if I wanted but if not they just gripped. Quality tyre....if you've got them already just try them.
  • chorscroft
    chorscroft Posts: 254
    I run a Race King 2.2 rear and it's pretty good. it's got a big carcass so that gives it a bigger volume for cushioning and it rolls brilliantly fast.

    However it doesn't grip well in anything other than dry solid ground; anything loose or wet and it's useless.

    It's also fairly useless at cornering but as a rear it's not as important.

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