Xmas present tyres

knownothingbozo

On my sons's xmas present list is a set of new tyres. He rides a Pinnacle Peak, and does cross country riding, and is actually pretty good.
The area he generally rides is hard pack pathways for part of it, then sea wall which tends to be very rutted but dry, and can in the winter get quite muddy and slippery.
Budget is unlikely to stretch to winter and summer tyres, so if you're up for it, I'm after advice on a good set of all round tyres, quite happy to get different front and back if that's the consensus.
Father Christmas isn't loaded this year so £50 all in is the top budget.
I've looked on CRC at Maxxis Ignitor, Advantage and Crossmark, buyesr on their seem quite happy with them.
Any advance on that?

willodabeast

I have Ignitors, but when it gets a bit slippery they don't enjoy it much. I've heard the Advantages are a good choice and a little more chunky. I wouldn't recommend Crossmarks they seem more of a XC race tyre.

missmarple

I chose the Maxxis Monorails for my full sus, they've got the same resistance as the Advantage's, cut nice and deep in the mud too with lots of support for slippery roads/stones in the wet. For me this is a perfect tyre and I tend to stick with XC too, perhaps a tiny bit of DH.

Also, I don't know if it is something you're looking for in tyres for your son but the cornering ability on these are incredible, lots of pull when you're leaning into the turn. I've heard that these tyres are basically the same as the Crossmarks & Advantages.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=31264

Hope this helps.

Cheers, Theo.

cat_with_no_tail

The quest for the ultimate "all-rounder" tyre is never ending and generally, they are jack of all trades, master of none. It's a case of finding the ones that best suit the conditions where you ride.

I currently use Fire XC Pro, they are quite tough and not prone to sidewall tears on the rocky singletrack we have round these parts. They roll fairly well and grip is good enough in both deep mud and dry hardpack.

Not sure if your lad needs to ride on the road to get to where he is riding, but I noticed the Fire XC Pros wear well on tarmac.

They are not the lightest of tyres though.

Racing Ralph and Nobby Nics are excellent, lightweight, fast rolling tyres, but the Ralph Evo I used last summer had sidewalls too thin for the conditions round here and didn't wear too well. I hear that the snakeskin versions are a bit stronger and from what you describe, perhaps a Ralph/Nic combo would work well for him.

ads4

I'm finding my new Maxxis Highroller 2.1 LUSTs to be pretty damn good, best tyre I've ridden yet, though they are slightly out of budget - the kevlar ones would be under £50. Awesome grip round the bends, they really dig in and return a great feel before they let go. Roll really quick too, IMHO.

missmarple

Ads4 wrote:

I'm finding my new Maxxis Highroller 2.1 LUSTs to be pretty damn good, best tyre I've ridden yet, though they are slightly out of budget - the kevlar ones would be under £50. Awesome grip round the bends, they really dig in and return a great feel before they let go. Roll really quick too, IMHO.

This may sound like a dim question but are those LUSTs tubeless, what rims are you running those on?

ads4

missmarple wrote:

This may sound like a dim question but are those LUSTs tubeless, what rims are you running those on?

Yep, LUSTs (Lightweight Ultimate Sidewall Technology ) are tubeless. I'm running mine on Crank Bros XC Cobalt wheels.

knownothingbozo

Thanks for the replies, I knew I could rely on you